John W. Miller
@jmjournalist.bsky.social
Writer, baseball coach. Author of NYT Bestseller The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented and Reinvented Baseball
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John W. Miller
@jmjournalist.bsky.social
· Dec 20
“The Last Manager” wins Casey Award as best baseball book of 2025. Awarded annually by Spitball, America’s best literary baseball magazine. I loved getting the call: “John, this is Mike Shannon, editor of Spitball Magazine…”
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Almost back to baseball season, folks, even if it doesn't look like it outside. And to help you get in the mood, less than one week until the next SABR Day at PNC Park. Admission $5, tentative agenda attached.
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Almost back to baseball season, folks, even if it doesn't look like it outside. And to help you get in the mood, less than one week until the next SABR Day at PNC Park. Admission $5, tentative agenda attached.
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If you are a journalist who speaks out against the fascist Trump administration I’m sorry to say that it’s time to get your affairs in order. They’re doing a trial run arresting Black journalists right now and it’s only a matter of time until they come for all of us.
Wake up. Speak out.
Wake up. Speak out.
January 30, 2026 at 5:18 PM
If you are a journalist who speaks out against the fascist Trump administration I’m sorry to say that it’s time to get your affairs in order. They’re doing a trial run arresting Black journalists right now and it’s only a matter of time until they come for all of us.
Wake up. Speak out.
Wake up. Speak out.
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Join us for SABR Day on Saturday, January 31! We have dozens of baseball events scheduled all over North America; all fans are welcome to attend, virtually or in-person: sabr.org/latest/join-...
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Join us for SABR Day on Saturday, January 31! We have dozens of baseball events scheduled all over North America; all fans are welcome to attend, virtually or in-person: sabr.org/latest/join-...
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Please take a moment to remember Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Earl Weaver who passed away on this date 13 years ago.
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Please take a moment to remember Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Earl Weaver who passed away on this date 13 years ago.
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Finished this audiobook. It was good. I always want more depth but that's a me problem not the book's problem.
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Finished this audiobook. It was good. I always want more depth but that's a me problem not the book's problem.
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I was thrilled to arrive home from our holiday earlier this week to find that this gorgeous thing had arrived from @thetwinbill.bsky.social
I'm grateful! So nice to think of the book reaching some readers who are on its wavelength.
I'm grateful! So nice to think of the book reaching some readers who are on its wavelength.
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I was thrilled to arrive home from our holiday earlier this week to find that this gorgeous thing had arrived from @thetwinbill.bsky.social
I'm grateful! So nice to think of the book reaching some readers who are on its wavelength.
I'm grateful! So nice to think of the book reaching some readers who are on its wavelength.
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Things I learned today from the book about Earl Weaver: what bench jockeying is and the scene in Bull Durham where Costner fights with the ump is based on Weaver.
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Things I learned today from the book about Earl Weaver: what bench jockeying is and the scene in Bull Durham where Costner fights with the ump is based on Weaver.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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My patience has paid off and now I'm listening to a book about the best baseball manager ever: Earl Weaver.
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
My patience has paid off and now I'm listening to a book about the best baseball manager ever: Earl Weaver.
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Earl Weaver was the first non-Yankee manager to win three consecutive pennants since the 1930s.
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Earl Weaver was the first non-Yankee manager to win three consecutive pennants since the 1930s.
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Happy World Cup year
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Happy World Cup year
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The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball (2025) by John W. Miller
A delightful look at one of the most important and fun figures in baseball history.
A delightful look at one of the most important and fun figures in baseball history.
December 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball (2025) by John W. Miller
A delightful look at one of the most important and fun figures in baseball history.
A delightful look at one of the most important and fun figures in baseball history.
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If anyone is looking to make a holiday donation, the scholarship in my nephew’s name is a fine choice.
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Donate to Waylon Madison Sauer Scholarship Fund, organized by Lindsey Scott
Waylon Madison Sauer was a kind and generous friend, a motivated student, and a lo… Lindsey Scott needs your support for Waylon Madison Sauer Scholarship Fund
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December 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If anyone is looking to make a holiday donation, the scholarship in my nephew’s name is a fine choice.
gofund.me/062dcc636
gofund.me/062dcc636
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Grateful for this. Thank you O's fans for reading/buying/supporting the book!
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
<i>The Last Manager</i> wins coveted CASEY Award - Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine recently announced that The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball, written by John W. Miller is the winner of the 2025 CASE...
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Grateful for this. Thank you O's fans for reading/buying/supporting the book!
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
Grateful for this. Thank you O's fans for reading/buying/supporting the book!
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
<i>The Last Manager</i> wins coveted CASEY Award - Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine recently announced that The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball, written by John W. Miller is the winner of the 2025 CASE...
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Grateful for this. Thank you O's fans for reading/buying/supporting the book!
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2025/12/26/t...
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Best of 2025: @jmjournalist.bsky.social
John W. Miller, Author of The Last Manager — Writer's Bone
Author and journalist John W. Miller joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his book The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball.
www.writersbone.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Best of 2025: @jmjournalist.bsky.social
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One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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I finished this last week and this book is so much fun there should probably be some FDA guidance on how much of it is safe to consume in one 24-hour period
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I finished this last week and this book is so much fun there should probably be some FDA guidance on how much of it is safe to consume in one 24-hour period
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60 Minutes is one of only two documentary-style public affairs programs left on the air. The other is Frontline on PBS, which saw its funding gashed by the Trump admin and Congress. They have a matching donation rn.
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Watch full episodes of FRONTLINE, the PBS documentary series, and explore news investigations from FRONTLINE's award-winning journalism team.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
60 Minutes is one of only two documentary-style public affairs programs left on the air. The other is Frontline on PBS, which saw its funding gashed by the Trump admin and Congress. They have a matching donation rn.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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(Publisher's Note: This article was public on the blog Moundsville.org and has been shared with LEDE News by the author.)
Every December, until around 40 years ago, town leaders in Moundsville, WV erected a giant Christmas tree on top of the Grave Creek Mound.
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Every December, until around 40 years ago, town leaders in Moundsville, WV erected a giant Christmas tree on top of the Grave Creek Mound.
ledenews.com/was-it-ok-to...
December 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
(Publisher's Note: This article was public on the blog Moundsville.org and has been shared with LEDE News by the author.)
Every December, until around 40 years ago, town leaders in Moundsville, WV erected a giant Christmas tree on top of the Grave Creek Mound.
ledenews.com/was-it-ok-to...
Every December, until around 40 years ago, town leaders in Moundsville, WV erected a giant Christmas tree on top of the Grave Creek Mound.
ledenews.com/was-it-ok-to...
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This book is great!
“The Last Manager” wins Casey Award as best baseball book of 2025. Awarded annually by Spitball, America’s best literary baseball magazine. I loved getting the call: “John, this is Mike Shannon, editor of Spitball Magazine…”
December 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This book is great!
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That’s a very good call…
“The Last Manager” wins Casey Award as best baseball book of 2025. Awarded annually by Spitball, America’s best literary baseball magazine. I loved getting the call: “John, this is Mike Shannon, editor of Spitball Magazine…”
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
That’s a very good call…