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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · May 13

Publication day today! Thanks @jaysonst.bsky.social

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · May 13

Thanks and great convo with you, @explodingarrow.bsky.social . Appreciate you taking the time for this

The Fan Files @thefanfiles.bsky.social · May 13

Do baseball managers still matter? According to @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social, yes! Read our convo on how the role of manager has changed, how Dave Roberts helped make a last minute edit to this book, and more!

www.thefanfiles.com/articles/baseball-managers-skipper-scott-miller-interview-dave-roberts

www.thefanfiles.com

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · May 5

Out everywhere next Tuesday 5/13!
Still available for pre-order now

Rob. ✍️🕮💥 @rjk3phd.bsky.social · May 3

Agent copies! Congratulations to one of the true good guys in the game, @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social. Thanks to the good people @grandcentralpub.bsky.social. #MLB #book

You'd never know we just had a torrential downpour here if not for the raging of the Mighty Mississipp in the background.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Mar 27

This is terrific

Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · Mar 27

Kristian Campbell asked who his roommate would be on the road trip after he learned he made the team.

They let him wonder a bit before Alex Cora told the rookie you get your own room in the big leagues.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Padres do right by Bryce Miller, the San Diego Union-Tribune’s graceful columnist who passed last week at 56. An empty spot in press box but he is in our hearts as we start the 2025 season.

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Rob. ✍️🕮💥 @rjk3phd.bsky.social · Mar 12

A great review in PW for my client @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social's forthcoming book!
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306832703

Skipper: Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will by Scott Miller

This revealing report from sportswriter Miller (coauthor of Ninety Percent Mental) investigates the evolving role of baseball ma...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Mar 11

Yep Craig Counsell set the bar, this was where Dodgers had to come financially.

Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Mar 5

Eager to read L.A. Story, new book from
@billplunkett.bsky.social available april 1, the inside story of Shohei Ohtani & #Dodgers triumphant 2024 season. Pre-order now, buy it when it comes out, read it, Bill is one of the very best so this is going to be great
www.amazon.com/L-Story-Shoh...

L.A. Story: Shohei Ohtani, The Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages

L.A. Story: Shohei Ohtani, The Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages [Plunkett, Bill] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. L.A. Story: Shohei Ohtani, The Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages

www.amazon.com

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Feb 18

Congrats & best to Mark Whicker
on publication day today of his new biography of Don Drysdale. Up and In is an engaging read written in Mark's inimitable style with his usual deft expertise on the subject. Terrific interviews, including Koufax.
www.amazon.com/Don-Drysdale...

Don Drysdale: Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend

Don Drysdale: Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend [Whicker, Mark, Garvey, Steve] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Don Drysdale: Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend

www.amazon.com

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Jan 21

My 26th @baseballhall.org ballot: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Jan 21

Ichiro Suzuki missed becoming a unanimous @baseballhall.org by one vote. He received 99.7 percent of the vote. CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are elected as well. A great day for baseball.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Jan 16

Farewell, Bob Uecker, we will miss you every day. What a life, what a man, what joy he brought to all of us in so many ways over so many decades. Say hello to Vin and Ernie for us as you make your way to heaven’s Bob Uecker seats, my friend. RIP and God bless the Uecker family.

Steve Gardner @steveagardner.bsky.social · Jan 16

Rest in peace Bob Uecker. What a career.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Bob Uecker, Hall of Famer and legendary broadcaster, dies at 90

The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.

www.usatoday.com

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Benjamin Hoffman @bhh.bsky.social · Dec 21

There are days I miss writing about baseball more than others. Imagining the Rickey section I’d have done with @tylerkepner.bsky.social, @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social, Dave, James and our other pals has me feeling wildly nostalgic.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Dec 10

Congratulations to the legend, Tom Boswell, for winning the BBWAA Career Excellence Award, announced Tuesday morning at winter meetings in Dallas. Boz’s Why Time Begins On Opening Day is one of many seminal books and columns he’s written that have educated & entertained. Bravo!

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Dec 6

Just stop it with the Golden At-Bat. Fine, Commish Rob Manfred threw out a trial balloon, and here's hoping it pops and lands immediately. It is a wretched idea. Baseball should be embracing some of its unique elements, not looking to dissolve all of them.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 23

You too, my friend. Hope Spencer is not here though or he will see what you got him for Christmas too early!!!! Ha!! Best to Rick

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 22

I had an NL MVP ballot, and I can now reveal it:

1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Francisco Lindor
3. Marcel Ozuna
4. Ketel Marte
5. William Contreras
6. Bryce Harper
7. Willy Adames
8. Kyle Schwarber
9. Mookie Betts
10. Manny Machado

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

Writes David on working with O.J. Simpson in Naked Gun movies: "Although he actually improved with each film, his acting remained a lot like his murdering--he got away with it, but nobody really believed him."

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by
David Zucker, Jerry Zucker & Jim Abrahams will have you laughing as the movie did. An oral history, David gets off a great line talking about bringing @kareemabduljabaar.bsky.social into the movie & working with athletes:

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv & the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé
is great fun & delivers on several fronts: Film, music & icons. I wondered for years why Paul Schaffer was on record but not BB film, & answer to that is here, too

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City by Kevin Baker is an ambitious idea executed very well. Story of how game & city grew together from late 1800s thru WWII. Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Hal Chase, Mordecai Three-Finger Brown, NY politicians, characters galore

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

The Tao of the Backup Catcher is as gracefully written as I would expect from @bytimbrown.bsky.social with deep respect and empathy for all of who toil away at one of most overlooked positions in the game. Erik Kratz riding shotgun here is sometimes touching, sometimes funny & always fun.

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

Been meaning to give shout out to handful of books I've read in past couple of months: The Last of His Kind, Andy McCullough's terrific biography of Clayton Kershaw, delivers rich detail & deep insight. Absolute pleasure to read an author with masterful knowledge of his subject

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 20

Fun hanging with @bradfo for his @BBisntBoring podcast this week

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Why Managers Are More Important Than Ever

Podcast Episode · Baseball Isn’t Boring · 11/19/2024 · 48m

podcasts.apple.com

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Scott Miller @scottmillerbbl.bsky.social · Nov 15

Seems better over here already.

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