After 6 years, the book is done. My latest quarterly newsletter. mailchi.mp/62dbd053dc91... @jmjournalist.bsky.social @metrotimes.com @bestbookstore.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social #ronleflore @powells.bsky.social #detroittigers @biographersintl.bsky.social @sportssocietyvu.bsky.social
Extremely fortunate and rare to have such a smart reviewer given space to write, and Matthew King did it so thoughtfully. @clereviewbooks.bsky.social is doing great work.
“The moment when we hit bottom and must get up is when we start conjuring a true vocation from an alchemy of inspiration, talent, and circumstance.” - John W. Miller, The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball #dailyquotes
People keep saying “oh so you want OPEN BORDERS” as some kind of gotcha and like. Yeah. When I was a kid you could just drive into Canada. On accident, even. It was great, and I think we should do that instead of kidnapping children. Normalize being normal instead of being kidnapping weirdos
The LAST MANAGER: HOW EARL WEAVER TRICKED, TORMENTED, AND REINVENTED BASEBALL by John W. Miller. Orioles ticket from Sat Sept 2, 2017 vs Toronto Blue Jays used as bookmark.
With the WBC behind us, I’m now ready to do my final bit of coursework before Opening Day. Only problem, I’ve got 8 days to do it. #booksky
I’ve covered sexual abuse scandals in unions for years & sadly unions often close ranks and pervert solidarity to defend abusers like Chavez. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
Lula tells Trump he won’t allow a Neo-Nazi envoy in Brasil!
Its top headline story in Brasil.
No one in US is talking about it
Im only 6 followers short of 5,000.
Help expand the reach of labor reporting & rebuild the 25,000 follower network we had before Elon destroyed Twitter.
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The Earls.
We name them after the greatest 0’s manager Earl Weaver. Known for not taking shit and kicking dirt.
Greeting from Pirates historian Jimmy Trdinich, standing with chapter president Mark Woods
Craig Britcher at bat with his and Baseball Joe Vogel's research on Paul Waner.
Cold outside, but folks came out.
John Miller on tracking the life of the fiery Earl Weaver
A few snapshots from today's #SABRDay proceedings. Some great presentations. See yinz again in May!
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.
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.
Join us on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for our annual SABR Day celebration! SABR Day is a way for all baseball fans to come together, regardless of where they live, and talk about the game we all love. SABR Day events will include an All-Star lineup of guest speakers, including 2026 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner Paul Hoynes and Zack Meisel of The Athletic in Cleveland; Tom Jacobs, Executive Director of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, in Kansas City; Tim Kurkjian and Jeff Kurkjian, co-hosts of the podcast “Is This A Great Game, Or What?” in Las Vegas; Kevin Uhrhan with a tour of the Louisville Slugger Factory bat labs in Louisville; a preview of the new My Father, Dick Allen documentary in Philadelphia; Earl Weaver biographer John W. Miller in Pittsburgh; Bruce the Bat Dog in Rochester, New York; Cardinals executives Rob Cerfolio and Moisés Rodríguez in St. Louis; Padres Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager Josh Stein in San Diego; Athletics television analyst Jessica Kleinschmidt in San Francisco; former Blue Jays manager and current Los Angeles Angels bench coach John Gibbons in Toronto; and many award-winning authors and presenters elsewhere.
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-...
Please take a moment to remember Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Earl Weaver who passed away on this date 13 years ago.
thank you for reading. Earl's memoir is a fun addendum.
The cover of The Last Manager how Earl Weaver tricked, tormented, and reinvented baseball by John Miller.
Finished this audiobook. It was good. I always want more depth but that's a me problem not the book's problem.
An award -- a clear baseball atop a pyramidal base, engraved with the words THE TWIN BILL BASEBALL LIT - 2025 BEST BASEBALL NONFICTION BOOK - FIELD WORK, ANDREW FORBES -- rests on a copy of the book.
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.
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.
The cover of The Last Manager: how Earl Weaver tricked, tormented, and reinvented baseball by John Miller.
My patience has paid off and now I'm listening to a book about the best baseball manager ever: Earl Weaver.
Earl Weaver was the first non-Yankee manager to win three consecutive pennants since the 1930s.
Ha, that's good. That's the book that hooked me. I read it when I was 11 or something in Brussels, and was captivated by the voice. Way more fun and interesting than other sports memoirs I was reading.
That is fun. What did you say in your report??
Happy World Cup year
The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball (2025) by John W. Miller
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.
If anyone is looking to make a holiday donation, the scholarship in my nephew’s name is a fine choice.
gofund.me/062dcc636
