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Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982

Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.

Hockey Break: Rick Nash, LW, Colombus Blue Jackets

Hockey Break: Rick Nash, LW, Colombus Blue Jackets … I was briefly a Columbus Blue Jackets fan. I still like them, but they are my #2 NHL team behind the St. Louis Blues. But I would probably not even be a Blues fan if I had not gotten Blue Jackets[…]

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From the Collection: Al Rosen, if, Cleveland Indians

From the Collection: Al Rosen, if, Cleveland Indians … Did you know that the last time that a Cleveland player won the MVP award was in 1953? That should probably not be the case. At the very least, Albert Belle should have won in 1995 (177 OPS+). But here we[…]

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From the Collection: Franmil Reyes, 1b, Leones del Escogido

From the Collection: Franmil Reyes, 1b, Leones del Escogido … Coming into the 2022 season, Cleveland assumed that Franmil Reyes was the long-term answer at first base. In 2021 Reyes hit 30 HR with a 128 OPS+, and was only 25 years old. Sure, power-hitting first basemen don’t always age[…]

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From the Collection: John Romano, c, Cleveland Indians

Cleveland has had some great catchers. In the 50’s you had Jim Hegan. In the 90’s you had Sandy Alomar Jr. The in the late-2000’s you had Victor Martinez. But one of the better ones that people don’t remember is John Romano, who was the team’s starting catcher from 1960-1964.

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From the Collection: Adam Plutko, p, LG Twins

Back in 2011, the top three of the UCLA Bruins rotation were Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole, and Adam Plutko. As good as that rotation was–and both Bauer and Cole would get taken in the first round of that year’s draft–it would be the Plutko-led rotation in 2012 that would win the National Championship.

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