2010 Maple Street Press Dodgers Annual

I am proud to say that i'm one of the writers in the first annual Maple Street Press Dodgers Annual. It's fitting that the annual is edited by Jon Weisman from Dodger Thoughts, and the rest of the writers are ones that many of you will recognize.

Here are some of the highlights:

* Amid Turmoil, Hope (2010 season preview), by Chad Moriyama of Memories of Kevin Malone
* So Close, Again (2009 season in review), by Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A.
* Manny Be Good? (What to expect from Ramirez in 2010), by Jay Jaffe of Baseball Prospectus
* Disorder In McCourt (an analysis of the impact of the McCourts' divorce) by Joshua Fisher of Dodger Divorce
* State Of The Stadium, by Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A.
* One Out Away (Jonathan Broxton looks to recover from another disappointing finish), by Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness
* Critical Campaigns (James Loney and Russell Martin), by Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness
* The Collected Colletti (a Q&A), by Josh Suchon of KABC AM 790
* Aces Are Wild Cards (The last word on No. 1 starters), by Eric Enders, baseball historian
* Prospect Park (Top 20 prospects in the Dodger farm system), by Dodger prospect expert Richard Bostan
* Individually Packaged (how the Dodgers develop young arms), by Josh Suchon of KABC AM 790
* No Minor Hopes (life in AAA), by Albuquerque Isotopes play-by-play announcer Robert Portnoy
* One In A Trillion (a Vin Scully retrospective), by Dodger team historian Mark Langill
* Unsung Heroes (key contributions from unexpected sources), by Bob Timmermann of The Griddle and One Through Forty-Two or Forty-Three
* Sweep And Low (the end of the 1980 season), by Dodger Thoughts commenter BHSportsGuy
* The Great Dividers (the 20 most controversial Dodgers of the 2000s), by Jon Weisman

Petriello also wrote the bulk of the player profiles, along with BHSportsGuy and another Dodger Thoughts commenter, CraigUnderdog.

Until Jon revealed who worked on the annual, I had no idea it was such a significant list. Given the quality of writers that Jon surrounded himself with, and experiencing the work he did as editor, i'm sure this will be a great annual.

It's currently available for pre-order, and it will be shipping sometime this month.