How many yearbooks have you held onto over the years? Not just for your hometown teams, but for the visitors who came in your ballpark, or from games you saw on vacation? I always placed extra significance on anniversaries, those big round numbers -- such as the Giants 1983 Yearbook. This one marked the 100th anniversary of one of baseball's iconic franchises -- spanning New York and San Franciso. Pictured on the cover are Jim Murtrie, who became the manager in 1885, when the Gothams were renamed the Giants, and Frank Robinson, the skipper as the club began its second century.
So if you're a packrat -- or should I say "collector" -- as I am, what's the rarest yearbook or program you've held onto? Let's just count the ones you bought yourself. Something acquired second-hand, from a collectibles shop or eBay, doesn't count. But it's a lot of fun, especially around this time of year, to look through those dusty old boxes (well, mine are) and rediscover the yearbooks that tell a story and recapture a moment.
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