Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
The Card: 2020 Panini USA Stars & Stripes Autograph Doug Nikhazy Doug Nikhazy was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2021 draft by Cleveland out of the University of Mississippi. In his last season at Mississippi, he went 12-2, striking out 142 in only 92 innings. This season Nikhazy[…]
Mel Harder had a fantastic 20-year career in the big leagues. Unfortunately, he was stuck playing on Cleveland squads that were middling at best, which probably hurt his career numbers. The best any club did that he was on came in 1940 when the Indians went 89-65 and finished a[…]
The Card: Joey Votto 2011 Topps Lineage Box Topper This is one of my cooler Joey Votto autographs. I was able to get this card signed in person while the Reds were visiting Cleveland back in 2012 or 2013. It was my first time getting Votto in person, and I[…]
The Card: 1978 TCMA Knoxville Knox Sox #0025 Harold Baines Is this really his first card? Yup! What is his rookie card? Baine’s real rookie cards would come in 1981: 1981 Fleer #346, 1981 O-Pee-Chee #347, and 1981 Topps #347. When was he in Cleveland? Baine was traded to Cleveland[…]
I love outfielder Ryan Ludwick. One of my all-time favorite players.
Every now and again I get infatuated with a prospect and go crazy trying to stock up on their autograph. Tyler Krieger was one of those players. This was back in 2016 when he had a fantastic season between Low-A and High-A, hitting .299/.377/.417.
From 2002-2012, while playing for the Saitama Seibu Lions, infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima was one of Japan’s best ballplayers. He was selected to eight All-Star teams, won three Gold Gloves, had had a career .302 batting average with 162 homers. Plenty of Major League Baseball clubs were interested in him, and[…]
Keith Foulke had a great career in the majors, but I will also love him for his time, be it brief, with Oakland.
Willie Mays was a pretty good baseball player. After 23 seasons in the big leagues, he retired with 660 HR and a line of .301/.384/.557, good for a 155 OPS+. Mays was selected to 24 All-Star teams, 12 Gold Gloves, two MVP awards, the 1951 Rookie of the Year Award,[…]
Card: 2021 Onyx Vintage Extended Kevin Parada Georgia Tech catcher Kevin Parada had a very nice 2022 season, hitting .361/.453/.709 with 26 HR. He is easily one of the best catchers in the country, and a top 10 draft prospect for the upcoming draft. There are some questions if he[…]