Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
From the Collection: Taylor Teagarden, c, Texas Rangers … Taylor Teagarden was a 3rd round pick of the Texas Rangers in 2005. He was a very good, glove-first prospect with excellent strike-zone discipline. He would have Tommy John surgery in 2006, but it did little to dim his prospect status.[…]
Tanner Bibee visited Hawaii twice while he was pitching at Cal State Fullerton. And of course, I never got him. The problem is, I assumed that I had until last week. But when I was going through my collection, nope. Nothing. This stings considering Bibee has become one of the best pitching prospects in the organization.
Drew Burres is a high school outfielder out of Georgia. As of early-May 2023, he is one of the top 100 prospects for the upcoming draft.
From the Field: Jonathon Long, 1b, Long Beach State Baseball … Another player high on my list to get for the Dirtbags was first baseman Jonathan Long [ @jlong24_ ], so I was happy to knock him out on Friday night. Last season, as a sophomore, he hit .311/.411/.454 with[…]
From the Field: Rocco Peppi, of, Long Beach State Baseball … Long Beach State is in town, and they have a couple of players that I was really excited to get. Rocco Peppi was high on that list. Last season, as a redshirt freshman, he hit .321 with 5 HR[…]
When Mike Redmond signed with Cleveland for the 2010 season, I was pretty excited. I have to think there were not too many Cleveland fans who felt that way. I had been following Redmond for years since he was a young catcher with the Marlins. He was never a starter,[…]
Not only is Tyler Soderstrom Oakland’s #1 prospect entering the 2023 season, but he is also one of the best prospects in all of baseball. He is the rare catching prospect with an elite bat, though there is a chance that his path to the majors will be via first[…]
I had a small pile of cards that didn’t have names on them, and for years have been meaning to start going through and identifying who I could and tossing the rest. Most were nothing special. But when I got to this card I was like like “Wait a minute…I…know this autograph.”
Starting pitcher Eric Ireland. I followed him very close for a couple of years, and I am still bummed he never made it to the majors.
Do you know who was a really good player that people don’t talk about anymore? Cleveland outfielder Vic Wertz.