Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
I love Kenny Lofton. But he is a cranky guy to get in-person and his private signings can be both expensive and restrictive to what he will sign. So when I see a decent autograph of his pop up I like to hop on them. Lofton was a great player.[…]
Kerry Wood. He will always be remembered as a Chicago Cubs super prospect who, briefly, lived up to the hype. But he was also, even more briefly, the closer of the Cleveland Indians. In 2008 Kerry Wood had a good season as the Cubs closer. He went 5-4 with 34[…]
Ivan Rodriguez was one of those players that I grew up with and took for granted how good he was. He was…very good. He debuted in 1991 and would end up spending 21-seasons in the majors. The majority with the Texas Rangers. In his prime–I will call in from 1992[…]
Brandon Moss is one of my favorite players, having played for both the Indians and Athletics. It took him 10 years and three organizations, but in 2012 he had a breakout campaign with Oakland, hitting .291/.358/.596 with 21 HR in only 265 at-bats. From 2012-2014 he hit .254/.340/.504 and averaged[…]
Tommy Jew is a sophomore outfielder for UCSB and one of the very best players in the Big West. Last season Jew hit .312/.386/.454 with 5 HR–great numbers that got him tagged First Team All-Big West. This was coming off an impressive summer in Collegiate Summer Ball with the Mystic[…]