Jon Weisman
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Jon Weisman is the proprietor of Dodger Thoughts, a popular weblog devoted to "dealing psychologically with the Los Angeles Dodgers
and baseball." He is also a writer and editor for Variety Magazine, and has contributed to Sports Illustrated's SI.com.
Jon Weisman is the brother of writer and producer Greg Weisman
, with whom he has worked as a writer on several TV series, such as W.I.T.C.H.
and Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles. The two brothers co-wrote "The Blackguard Syndrome", an episode of Men in Black: The Series
.
Mr. Weisman has published two books. His first book, The Best of Dodger Thoughts, was published in 2005, with longtime Dodger broadcaster Ross Porter writing the foreword
. His second book, 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, was published in 2009, with former Dodger owner Peter O'Malley
writing the foreword.
Mr. Weisman also edited the Maple Street Press Dodgers Annual 2010, as well as contributing an article to that periodical.
. On February 13, 2004, Mr. Weisman moved his blog to All-Baseball.com, then on March 9, 2005, the blog moved on to the Baseball Toaster.
On February 2, 2009, Weisman announced that he moved his popular blog over to the LA Times website. The departure of Weisman to the LA times has led to the shutdown of the Baseball Toaster.
About a year after he moved the blog to the Los Angeles Times, Weisman announced he would be moving the blog to ESPN Los Angeles, beginning February 1, 2010.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
and baseball." He is also a writer and editor for Variety Magazine, and has contributed to Sports Illustrated's SI.com.
Jon Weisman is the brother of writer and producer Greg Weisman
Greg Weisman
Greg Weisman is an American comic book and animation writer and producer, best known as the creator of Gargoyles and as the Supervising Producer of The Spectacular Spider-Man. Weisman is currently a producer on the Young Justice animated series...
, with whom he has worked as a writer on several TV series, such as W.I.T.C.H.
W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)
W.I.T.C.H. is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name produced by SIP Animation in association and participation by France 3, Jetix Europe, CNC, , - AGICOA, the Poitou-Charentes region and the Charente department. Despite their acronym, the five main...
and Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles. The two brothers co-wrote "The Blackguard Syndrome", an episode of Men in Black: The Series
Men in Black: The Series
Men in Black: The Series also known as Men in Black: The Animated Series is an American animated television series that aired during The WB's Kids' WB programming block for four seasons from 1997 through 2001.The show features characters from 1997's science fiction film Men in Black, which was...
.
Mr. Weisman has published two books. His first book, The Best of Dodger Thoughts, was published in 2005, with longtime Dodger broadcaster Ross Porter writing the foreword
Foreword
A foreword is a piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells...
. His second book, 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, was published in 2009, with former Dodger owner Peter O'Malley
Peter O'Malley
Peter O'Malley is the former president and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers of American Major League Baseball.-Biography:...
writing the foreword.
Mr. Weisman also edited the Maple Street Press Dodgers Annual 2010, as well as contributing an article to that periodical.
Dodger Thoughts History
Dodger Thoughts began June 21, 2002, with a one sentence post on BloggerBlogger (service)
Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com. Up until May 1, 2010 Blogger allowed users to publish...
. On February 13, 2004, Mr. Weisman moved his blog to All-Baseball.com, then on March 9, 2005, the blog moved on to the Baseball Toaster.
On February 2, 2009, Weisman announced that he moved his popular blog over to the LA Times website. The departure of Weisman to the LA times has led to the shutdown of the Baseball Toaster.
About a year after he moved the blog to the Los Angeles Times, Weisman announced he would be moving the blog to ESPN Los Angeles, beginning February 1, 2010.