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| Maple Street Press Cubs Annual 2009 |
| Edited by AL YELLON |
| PRICE: $12.99 |
| ISSN/ISBN: 1942-2369 |
| TRIM SIZE: 8 x 10.81 |
| PUB DATE: February 2009 |
| PAGES: 128 | |
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 Despite a gut-wrenching end, the Cubs had a lot to be proud of in 2008. Going into 2009 fans can be certain the team will, once again, be at or near the top as the season comes to a close.
Other preseason annuals cover all of baseball and just can't give you the detail and focus you need as a diehard Cubs fan. But Maple Street Press Cubs Annual 2009 goes beyond the basic, 10-page spread you'll find elsewhere, and will quench your thirst with 128 pages of the most in-depth and thoughtful Cubs analysis, along with beautiful full color photography!
Edited by Al Yellon of the popular BleedCubbieBlue.com website, the Annual covers every aspect of Cubs fandom from the major league team, to the minors, and Cubs history, including:
- New this year: Full color, graphical scouting reports on each player in the Cubs lineup. Wondering how often Soriano chases balls in the dirt (hint: it's a lot)? Want to how Milton Bradley handles curves from lefties? What areas of the strike zone Aramis Ramirez has the most power? These pages have it all, including a season preview and profiles of each potential contributor.
- Go behind the numbers to see if Kosuke Fukudome can be counted on to improve on his way-up and way-down 2008.
- Len Kasper gives you a first-person account on just what it's like to be the Cubs play-by-play man.
- Wrigley Field is getting up there in age, two design experts offer their thoughts on improvements, while keeping the charm that makes it America's favorite place to watch a game-with drawings to back them up.
- With the Trib (finally) selling the team, beat writer Paul Sullivan examines how the Cubs grew in the almost 30 years of the media giant's ownership.
- Red Sox fan, and Boston.com writer Chad Finn offers Cubs fans some hope, and a promise: It will happen.
That's not all, by any means. A detailed look at the Cubs minor league improvements includes profiles of prospect Brandon Guyer, and flame-throwing Notre Dame alum Jeff Samardzija. Then go back in time to visit the Boys of Zimmer from 1989 and the fondly remembered 1969 team.
Written by Cubs fans for Cubs fans, Maple Street Press Cubs Annual 2009 is all you need to get pumped up for another exciting year at the Friendly Confines!
Available on newsstands on March 3.
Shipping from MapleStreetPress.com on February 16.
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by Rob Glowacki
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Almost Famous: The 2008 Chicago Cubs
by George Castle
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2009 NL Central: A Hope, A Wish and a Prayer
by Rob Glowacki
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Tribune Company and the Cubs: Success and Failure
by Paul Sullivan
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Learning on the Job: The Rise of Jeff Samardzija
by George Castle
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A Day in the Life of a Cubs Broadcaster
by Len Kasper
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Yes, It Will All Be Worth it: Hope From a Red Sox Fan
by Chad Finn
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Kosuke Fukudome: Behind the Numbers
by Colin Wyers
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As the Cubbie World Turns
by Bruce Miles
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The Cubs Top 20 Prospects
by Josh Timmers
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Seeking The Ivy Walls: Brandon Guyer Awaits His Cubs Debut
by Josh Timmers
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The Cubs Find a Hidden Gem: The Development of Jay Jackson
by Josh Timmers
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Is There Light?: A Cubs Organizational Overview
by Tony Wu
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The Cubs of 1969: 40 Years On
by Al Yellon
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20 Years Since the Boys of Zimmer
by Miriam Romain
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Hitting The Road To See The Cubs
by Lisa Dreishmire
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Whither Wrigley Field?
by Al Yellon
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A hundred and One Nights Cartoon
by Mike Bojanowski
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