John W. Miller

The Long Game by Leander Schaerlaeckens: 9780593653876 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books The gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026 For almost half a century,...

Need a Christmas present for someone who enjoys soccer and waiting a long time for things? The sort of person who savors the sweet anticipation of a 0-0 match going to extra-time?

Have I got the gift for you. Buy it for them now and they'll get it May 12!

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The United States must create big moments at World Cup 2026. Anything less is not enough | Leander Schaerlaeckens Each nation’s World Cup is defined, for good or bad, by huge, indelible moments. With a favorable draw, the onus is now on the US to create them

This generation of the United States men's national team was raised on the indelible moments made by their predecessors. Next summer, their job is to pay it forward and create more of them.

Oh, and reach the round-of-16. At least.

Column @theguardian.com

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Again @squawkinsports.bsky.social killed. A unique night b/c none of us on the dais know shit about F1. The crowd took over and crushed.

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Great fun with @davidjroth.bsky.social
@timrohan.bsky.social
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Stand with Haitian Families in Crisis Build the Emergency Fund that protects families when everything feels uncertain. The end of TPS. Increasing ICE actions. Families losing work authorization overnight. For Haitian parents and children ...

The Haitians in Springfield, Ohio (remember?) has a fabulous nonprofit working to support them. I've contributed in the past and they are wonderful. Perhaps you might want to help them meet their goal?

@dicknixon.bsky.social Mr. President, I’d like to recommend to you The Last Manager by John W. Miller, a biography of Earl Weaver. It makes me really miss him

🤣🤣

I took this class and it helped me write a NYT bestselling book

I woke up to hundreds (!) of direct pre-orders for this book, and quickly found the culprit (local journalism!). Congrats to Andy and Nick!!

The Last Manager Audiobook on Libro.fm NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Baseball books don’t get any better than this...Earl Weaver has at last been given his due.” —George F. Will “Vivid...Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller...

heads up O's fans the new Earl Weaver bio is on sale for 4 bucks

An icon of Dorothy Day, written by Br. Robert Lentz, OFM.

"Love and ever more love is the only solution to every problem that comes up. If we love each other enough, we will bear with each other’s faults and burdens. If we love enough, we are going to light that fire in the hearts of others.

(1/2)

Wild? Maybe.

Apt? Definitely.

The Last Manager named a @nytimes.com Notable Book of 2025. Wild.

The Last Manager named a @nytimes.com Notable Book of 2025. Wild.

The 2026 Belt Pubishing Catalog My Book Proposal Course Starts January 5: Six of the 12 spots have been claimed; want one of the remaining ones? Some news from former-participants: a NYT bestseller, a contract with Princeton, gettin...

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Orioles manager Earl Weaver arguing in the face of an unimpressed first base umpire Bill Haller. Meme text over the image with Weaver's famous quote "You're only here for one reason. That's to try to fuck us"

I don't understand the excitement and support for sports gambling. These companies only exist to steal your money. Much like billionaires, DraftKings and all these other companies aren't your friends. Earl Weaver had it right.

Hard, fast rule from a veteran police reporter: Excepting anyone engaged in infiltrating a criminal conspiracy in an undercover capacity, any law officer who hides his identity from the public is a shitheel is doing vile shit and is, in fact, actively destroying the credibility of law enforcement.

Momentum is Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher That's not exactly how Earl said it, but we dive into his words, Dave Roberts' bizarre Blake Treinen fixation, and where the World Series goes next (no idea).

On the myth of momentum and more baseball wisdom from Earl Weaver.

Catholics must build a more humble church, seeking truth together, pope says "We must dream of and build a more humble church," Pope Leo XIV said in his homily during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 26. The Mass marked the closing of the Oct. 24-26 Jubilee of Synodal Teams...

The supreme rule in the Catholic Church is love, which compels all of the faithful to serve, not to judge, exclude or dominate others, Pope Leo XIV said.

Silencing dissent is now second nature to this administration. We have fully abandoned the premise of allowing public argument and debate and are instead entrenched in rote fascism. The thought police are entirely empowered, and they treat us no longer as citizens of a republic,
but as sheep.

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17000 days ago (April 6, 1979), legendary manager Earl Weaver picks up the 1000th win of his career as the Orioles beat the White Sox 5-3 on Opening Day.

Before the game, the O’s new mascot The Bird is hatched from an egg. I’m sure Earl had a four-letter word or three ready to go.

Minit-thread: Bears repeating daily at this point: There were no immigration laws at all until white people on the West Coat began to fear the dreaded Yellow Peril of Chinese immigration in the 1880s. That's right. While these people were building railroads across mountain and plain...

Max Scherzer's insistence on staying in last night's playoff game recalls the I'm-not-coming-out moment that can never be equaled: Jack Morris, in the late innings of Game 7 of the '91 World Series, telling manager Tom Kelly to go sit down and then completing a 10-inning shutout and walk-off win.

Your Card of the Day: Earl Weaver: "After Dark" I highly recommend reading John W. Miller's biography of Earl titled, The Last Manager. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social

Managers shouldn't be allowed to wear hoodies. An ill fitting satin jacket was good enough for Earl Weaver it's good enough for you!

I’ll be starting this one shortly! Just finished words of radiance. ATM I’m reading The Last Manager about a legendary Baltimore Orioles manager named earl weaver. I don’t really follow baseball too much but always love a good book about ball for some reason. Just fascinating history

one slap single ... still leaves you down a run, on the road. Earl Weaver wrote about how dumb this was fifty years ago. It's still dumb.

chalk another one up for the Earl Weaver philosophy of “what if you call a meeting and then nothing happens?”

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

YouTube video by TOMMY HAM RADIO BLOOPERS- Earl Weaver (ADULT LANGUAGE)

I am pretty sure this has made the rounds many times but listening to Earl Weaver on live radio is sure to make your day better

Earl Weaver, by Kjelli Blaik from the album Returning to the Fork in the Road

First track on the new album is an ode to Earl Weaver. Because what the world needs now is an ode to Earl Weaver.

#Baltimore #Orioles

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