Anyone Collect MLB Media Guides?

[roarfrom34]

I collect Baltimore Oriole Media Guides and am only missing a few of the early years.....

Used to collect Street & Smith Baseball annuals as well

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I have over 700 team guides dating back to he 1930's. I also have a run of Spalding, Reach and TSN guides dating to the 1880's. I also have a like amount of pro football guides.

While a few NFL teams have gone "green" in recent years I doubt that the MLB teams will follow. The guides along with yearbooks are major sellers both at the stadium and on-line. Some NFL teams have gone to reduced numbers too, they are scarce. Most NFL teams issue a weekly game guide that is spiral bound and well over 200 pages, it is a "live" media guide that is constantly updated. These must keep the PR departments busy!

Having 81 home dates and souvenir shops throughout the stadiums make MLB guides very popular. I have to add that all 30 PR departments do a wonderful job with their guides too. The Yankees even make theirs available through Barnes & Noble as well as their yearbooks.

A few years ago I sold over 1,200 college football guides but still have around 500. I think as I move through my 60's I will start reducing my collection. I have a final project goal of having a guide from what I deem the top 75 college football programs for each year 1960-79. I may never complete it but they are great fun and they bring back some wonderful memories or growing up watching on Saturdays. If you have college guides from these years I might have a need!

[Steve D]

I have all the Padres' media guides from 1969-2015, and just bought the 2016 and 2017 guides.

I also have all the San Diego Chargers media guides from 1960-2008. Apparently, the Chargers stopped issuing media guides at that point, as I have been unable to find any since 2008.

Additionally, I have most of the media guides for the San Diego Rockets, Sails, Conquistadors and Clippers of the NBA/ABA, along with the Gulls and Mariners of the old WCHL and WHA, and the Sockers of the NASL/MISL.


Steve

[cubman1941]

I have the Cubs from 1970-2011 plus some from the 60's and 1934-1942 when they weren't call Media Guides but Player Roster, History of just plain Cubs of 1934 or 1935. Need to get 2012 - present sometime and trade off some dups.

[ooo-ribay]

First 50 years of SF Giants and then 2011, 2013 and 2015 because they have some sort of World Champs cover. Same for yearbooks.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

While a few NFL teams have gone "green" in recent years I doubt that the MLB teams will follow.

In 2010, the Mets offered flash drives with the media guide already loaded on them, price $15.


(Photo taken July 6, 2010. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here.)

[YankeeFan]

I collect Yankees media guides. I have most from 1961 on up. Need to start working on the 1950's.

I also have all of their yearbooks from 1950 to the early 2000's, but not every edition of each year yet.

[yankeesjetsfan]

I have a couple NY Islanders media guides from the 90's. Been wanting to pick up some from my other teams, Yankees, NY Jets and Knicks.

Mike

[AustinMike]

I collect Yankee media guides, yearbooks, and programs.

In regards to media guides, I need 1956 through 1959, 1962, 2016, and 2017. My understanding is their first media guide came out in 1955.

I also have 3 post season Yankee play-off media guides and need the rest and 6 World Series Yankee media guides and need the rest.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Hey Mike- I don't know if this helps or not but Barnes & Noble have the 2016 & 2017 Yankees guides for sale on their website at good prices.