Contributors
Don Miller- Publisher and Editor
Don is a lifelong baseball fan and that life is getting pretty long. He makes his living at home in New Port Richey, Florida.
He served as a fantasy correspondent for ESPN for the Tampa Bay Rays, back when they were called the Devil Rays.
A self-made entrepreneur Don’s work has been featured on a number of sports, business and financial websites.
He has been told that his writing style is direct since his days in college. It’s not something that he will likely change.
How was that for direct?
Don can be reached at don@baseballnewssource.com
Jeff Louderback – Red Sox Contributor – Baseball News
A former sports writer for a daily newspaper in Ohio, Jeff Louderback is a professional freelance writer who lives in Clearwater, Fla.
He writes baseball features for several publications, including prospect profiles for Baseball America.
He is also the founder, editor and columnist for BoSox Banter , a site about the Red Sox, the Red Sox farm system and baseball-themed travel.
Jeff can can be reached at jeff@baseballnewssource.com
Ben Berkon – Mets Contributor - Baseball News
Ben Berkon’s work has been featured on Huffington Post, The Onion, Rising Apple, Tonic, Brand Channel, NewYork.com, Contently, Paperweight Magazine, and various other websites. He also currently works for Ogilvy & Mather, a worldwide advertising agency, as a television/internet producer.
In his free time, he enjoys eating good food, drinking offensive amounts of coffee, and writing for his personal blog, Blah Blah Berkon, and analytical baseball blog, The Beanball.
Berkon is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he majored in History and minored in Creative Writing. He was born and raised in New York City, where he also presently lives.
Ben can be reached at ben@baseballnewssource.com
Vince Mercandetti – New York Yankees Contributor
Vince was born in NY, grew up in NJ and now resides in the Orlando, FL area.
He comes from a family of life-long Yankees’ fans dating back to when his grandparents went on dates to watch Joe Dimaggio play in the 1940′s.
A Quinnipiac University graduate, Vince majored in Broadcast Journalism and has been published in multiple online publications ranging from his passion for the Yankees to finance.
He has also worked for ESPN, ESPN Radio (in West Palm Beach) and WTNH (An ABC affiliate in New Haven, CT).
Vince can be reached at vince@baseballnewssource.com
Lou Musmeci – Giants Contributor – Baseball News
Lou Musmeci has been a writer and editor for multiple newspapers in South Florida. A life-long San Francisco Giants fan, Lou moved to North Texas five years ago and continued to write for local newspapers.
The move proved to be eventful, because he was fortunate enough to see the Giants take Game 5 in Arlington against the Rangers in 2010 to win their first World Series representing San Francisco.
Lou can be reached at lou@baseballnewssource.com
John Friend – Pittsburgh Pirates Contributor
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, John grew to become a serious sports fan in a serious sports-town.
While John is still a fan, he now puts his views into an objective and straight forward manner.
John graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2011.
In addition to his work at Baseball News Source, John covers the Pittsburgh Pirates for SlewFooters.com, a Pittsburgh sports website that covers the Pirates and Penguins.
John can be reached at john@baseballnewssource.com
Grant Hamersma – Baseball News
Grant is a student at the University of Florida where he majors in law. He has an unparalleled passion for all sports,but baseball is his true love.
Grant covers breaking baseball news combined with his own spin.
Grant makes his home in St.Petersburg Florida when he’s not on campus in Gainesville.
Grant can be reached at grant@baseballnewssource.com
James Conley – Baseball News
James is a seasoned veteran of web based sports writing and is equally adept at writing about baseball and writing about hockey.
He joins us here at the Baseball News Source and contributes regularly to Slew Footers, The Hockey Writers, Bleacher Report.
He is a credentialed media attendee to Pittsburgh Penguins home games, including 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
James graduated with a BA in Professional Writing (University of Pittsburgh).
James can be reached at james@baseballnewssource.com
Chris Copeland – Houston Astros – Baseball News
Chris is a native Texan and attended Texas A&M University. He loves his Aggies, and he STILL loves his Astros.
Chris lives with his family in Houston and has agreed to cover the Astros and other baseball news for Baseball News Source.
Chris can be reached at chris@baseballnewssource.com
Donnie Miller – Baseball News
Donnie , otherwise know as the “Last Don” is Don’s older son who had a baseball in his hand before he came home from the hospital .
He loves and writes about all sports, but baseball is his first love.
He has son who has major league potential already or so his grandfather thinks.
He graduated from Andersonville in Louisville, Kentucky, but is back home living and working in Tampa now.
Donnie can be reached at donnie@baseballnewssource.com
Andrew Waltz - Philadelphia Phillies – Baseball News
Andrew grew up in Central Pennsylvania and has a deep love for all Philadelphia sports and will cover the Phillies for BNS
He is currently a student at the University of Maryland University College and living in Hawaii as a member of the Army.
He is the former editor of Phillies 101 and his own sports related web sites.
Andrew can be reached at andrew@baseballnewssource.com
