John W. Miller
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Contributing Writer at America Magazine
Writer/baseball coach from Brussels. Creator https://t.co/WCXZtU4INg, contributing writer @Americamag, trade @tradedatanews, Earl Weaver bio out 3/4/25, ex-@wsj, AMDG
Articles
-
1 month ago |
wsj.com | John W. Miller
What I said to the priest at my last confession is none of your business. It also wasn’t that interesting, so you didn’t miss much. In the usual way of this Catholic sacrament, it started with an acknowledgment of sin and ended—for a believer like me—with God’s forgiveness. James M.
-
1 month ago |
wsj.com | John W. Miller
When the Black Sox Scandal erupted after eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for throwing the 1919 World Series, big league baseball vowed to crack down on gambling once and for all. It was mostly public relations. The talk died down, but the action didn’t. In subsequent decades, the bookies just kept showing up at the ballpark. Gamblers, as legendary former owner Bill Veeck once said, are “good customers of a ball club.”Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-
1 month ago |
sports.yahoo.com | John W. Miller
The Gamblers and Hustlers That Made Baseball’s Greatest ManagerThe Gamblers and Hustlers That Made Baseball’s Greatest ManagerEarl Weaver learned about playing the odds from his bookmaker uncle. Those lessons would turn him into a pioneer of modern analytics.
-
Aug 28, 2024 |
wsj.com | John W. Miller
Just as Mr. Saban loomed over college football for a generation, he looms over “The Price,” a chronicle of the characters and controversies that have animated college football in recent years. Armen Keteyian and John Talty, both veteran journalists, call Mr. Saban the “Old King,” and they argue that the era in which he flourished is slipping away as a new crew of coaches and players scramble for success.
-
Aug 15, 2024 |
wsj.com | John W. Miller
WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 1:55WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week Play video: WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week Skellig Michael, IrelandNear the top of the island, the feeling breezed through me: solitude. It didn’t last long, as my wife, daughter and son were nearby but out of sight on our journey to the ruins of a remote medieval monastery.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 4K
- Tweets
- 25K
- DMs Open
- Yes
RT @hollywoodjuicer: @shillman1 Indeed. In other news -- and you being an O's fan -- I highly recommend "The Last Manager," a new book b…
RT @DaveBismo: Loved Davey. What a charge he put into the 1984 Mets, insisting that Gooden make the team and putting the long-forgotten Wal…
RT @jpfask: @FoxForceFlacco I encourage you to read The Last Manager the new book re Earl Weaver. It documents how managers are now. Ever…
