Annual-spotting thread

by fingolfin on Mar 8, 2009 6:47 PM EDT

I thought it might be nice to put the locations where the Indians 2009 Annual could be found all in one thread. I purchased mine at the Borders in Cleveland Heights, and the Borders in Strongsville has also been mentioned (with visual evidence!).

So anyone else who spots the Annual in magazine racks around the Cleveland area, post here to let everyone know.

Really, is the difference between 63 words and 75 words all that much? I don't think so.

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I called both B&N and Borders in north Columbus (Polaris area) to see if they had the Annual, but neither of them had it and it wasn’t in their computer system to order. So I guess I’ll have to order online and pay the $5 shipping. Oh well.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 8, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

I got one at a Kroger. I’d bet they have them in most stores in Ohio if Groveport has a stack.

by JK in CBus on Mar 8, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Jay’s interviews are posted on the right hand side of the Indians Annual page on MSP. They’ve got a weird frame thing going on with their site, but the main link isn’t hard to navigate from: here.

by afh4 on Mar 8, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Very nice interviews. Kenny Roda is hilarious. He definitely had not seen the Blyleven pic; otherwise he would have offered more than a stale Chris Berman ripoff.

It’s a little worrying that so many people in the Cleveland area have been to bookstores, searched for the Annual, and could not find it.

by tabler84 on Mar 9, 2009 6:43 AM EDT up reply actions

these were good. the links are a little finicky, but worth checking out.

by Brick. on Mar 9, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ve looked in a couple Giant Eagles and a CVS in Stark County, and neither had them. Next stop is the local Borders.

by Ryan on Mar 9, 2009 8:15 AM EDT reply actions

I’m going to try up in the very northern corner of Stark tomorrow, I’ll let you know what I find.

by Brad D on Mar 10, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Books-A-Million store #267 in Fairview Park is well stocked with Annuals.

by jhon on Mar 9, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

Roll that beautiful Annual footage…

The stack is decidedly smaller than the picture shown after my wife emptied it out to send to everyone she knows, Indians fan or not.

Sorry, I can’t figure out how to do images on here, so the link is the best I can do.

by The DiaTriber on Mar 12, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions

In case I didn’t make it clear, that picture is from the Books-A-Million store at Westgate that Jhon references.

by The DiaTriber on Mar 12, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for the tip, picked mine up there yesterday.

by painaxl on Mar 12, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Got mine at Giant Eagle at Bethel/Sawmill in Columbus.

by CBusSteve on Mar 9, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

Hmmm…guess I should have checked out grocery stores. I figured bookstores would have it before Kroger and Giant Eagle but I guess I was wrong.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 9, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I know – I hit Borders first having tried Barnes and Noble the night before. Pretty sweet, two annuals and Fuelperks!

by CBusSteve on Mar 9, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for the info Steve — I bought it today at the Kroger down the street from my house (I know, no Fuelperks, but it’s closer). I called Maple Street Press today and changed the address on my order to my Dad’s house so he can read the book, it’s his birthday present!

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 9, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I posted this in the thread of Jay’s interview, but I’ll put it here too.

I picked up mine at the Giant Eagle in Mayfield Heights. It was on the front shelf, right next to the SI Swimsuit Issue. Great placement.

by lenred on Mar 10, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

You Ohio people are irritating. We’ll get nothing in Richmond until MSP puts out a NASCAR Annual.

by FredOx on Mar 9, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions

I saw the jackass annual on display the other day at a local drugstore

by Roger Dorn on Mar 9, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Does it come with a case of Miller High Life?

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 9, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I have yet to see the Phillies book in Philadelphia.

Looked at a supermarket last night.

I think this is all very subject to the management both on a regional level and on a store level. The best thing to do might be to ask about it if you don’t see it.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 9, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

I bought mine online from MSP. Living in the DC area I knew I’d blow more than the $5 S/H fee in gas trying to find a store that carried it. It arrived about five days after I ordered it.

The Annual is well worth the price. Too bad the season it described pretty much sucked…

by LeftyCatcher on Mar 9, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

Imagine two guys with British Accents:

Wha you been, Theodore

I’ve been annual spawtting.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 9, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

I believe the “I’ve” would be “Oi’ve.”

by tabler84 on Mar 9, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Haven’t had a chance to say it for a while but I’m glad you’re back full time.

by NickFantana on Mar 10, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions

ditto

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 10, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait … is Swayze making a comeback this year?

by talonk on Mar 10, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

When first read this title I was thinking that this was our yearly “spotting” thread, although I wasn’t too sure what we were looking for.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 10, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

ditto

by Logodaedalus on Mar 10, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought the hyphen would make that more clear. Guess not.

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by fingolfin on Mar 10, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually noticed that you properly hyphenated it.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 10, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

It did, once I read it properly.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 10, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions

reditto

by Logodaedalus on Mar 11, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Updating previous reports… ksu bookstore: success

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 10, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

They sell books in Kent?

by mauichuck on Mar 21, 2009 4:13 AM EDT up reply actions

they’ve got bathrooms, don’t they?

by APV on Mar 21, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Not sure, I’ll I saw were outhouses.

by mauichuck on Mar 21, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, in fairness, you saw it in1912.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 21, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Finally found it at a Giant Eagle in Canton (30th Street).

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

Just curious, has anyone seen the Annual on sale in West Akron, like around Summit Mall?

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 12, 2009 12:19 AM EDT reply actions

i’ve never heard “West Akron” before. Has Akron gotten bigger since i left the area now that it needs sub-regions?

by Brick. on Mar 12, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Just trying to find something convenient for my parents, who aren’t extremely mobile.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 12, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

my bro in law works in akron (not sure which coast). i’ll have him look around on his lunch hour…

by Brick. on Mar 13, 2009 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Moot now, but thanks anyway. Tell him to find them and buy two for himself.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 13, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Solon Giant Eagle’s got a ton of ’em (minus one that went home with me.)

That stack is adjacent to a stack of MSP’s Red Sox annual (minus one that got dropped in the Depends section nearby)

Very excited about this, and thanks to everyone for all your work. I’m flying to Goodyear next week and am really going to try to save this for the plane.
Couldn’t help but peek, though, at a stoplight, and the Eric Wedge picture & caption on page 35 was worth the cost all by itself.

by KoolAidMan on Mar 12, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions

They really had Red Sox annuals there? That is weird.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 12, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Uh, in my fruitless effort to find the annual, I was completely frustrated at the West 117th Street Giant Eagle when finding the Red Sox annual instead of the Indians edition. I was initially pleased to see the Maple Street Press logo only to greeted by the weasely face and beady little eyes of you know who on the cover. It’s like some kind of cruel joke. To make matters worse, there were only two copies left so I assume some creeps actually bought some there. I am at the point where I have wasted far more than $5 (what I should have paid for shipping) in time and gas trying to locate the annual in Cleveland proper.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 13, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I also checked the 117th Giant Eagle (since it’s right by my house), but no dice. The Books a Million at Westgate was my only hope.

by painaxl on Mar 13, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry for your frustration. The publisher if very interested in finding out about these incidents, so please keep reporting if you see the wrong book in any store.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 13, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Can the publisher let you know if any place in the city of Cleveland has the annual? I scoured west side bookstores, the downtown magazine stands and a handful of grocery stores to no avail.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 13, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

At this point, just get on 71 for 15-20 minutes, get off at 82 West, and voila! Borders.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 13, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I already struck out at the Tower City Borders.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 13, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ve seen it there. I had a picture of it up in one of these threads.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 13, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

At the Tower City Borders downtown? I was in there on the 9th and they didn’t have any then. When did you see it there?

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 13, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

No, sorry, the Borders off 71 on 82.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 13, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

http://www.letsgotribe.com/2009/3/4/780455/sporting-news-tribe-previe#12824347

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 13, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll check, and I’ll pass on the info you provided.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 13, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 13, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Just got a note from Jim Walsh, founder/CEO of MSP. He considers it shocking that it’s that hard to find. He note that you can’t go anywhere in Boston without seeing the Red Sox Annual. He seems determined to figure out the problem.

So, thank you again for the detailed reports, and everyone, feel free to submit more info.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 13, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I just got mine at Giant Eagle in Hartville. If it’s in Hartville, it should be everywhere.

by Brad D on Mar 14, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

Giant Eagle at W. 140th and Lorain has a healthy stack of annuals.

by painaxl on Mar 16, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

Just snagged a copy that was sandwiched in between copies of the Cubs and the Cardinals annuals. I looked through those and they looked pretty good visually.

I’ll be cracking open mine tomorrow morning on my flight to Sky Harbor.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 23, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Where was this?

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 23, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

It was at the Giant Eagle on Bunts Avenue and Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. I don’t shop at Giant Eagle, but figured I should give another one of their locations on the west side of Cleveland a stab before heading off on vacation.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 23, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions