Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
I always like Scott Podsednik. He really had one great tool—speed—but still, it was a very exciting 11-season career. • Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB draft. It would take him roughly eight seasons to make the majors, debuting with the Mariners[…]
John Mayberry is one of my favorite all-time players. Mayberry was the 6th overall selection in the 1967 draft, selected by the Houston Astros. He made his major league debut the next season and would spend 15 years in the majors. He would spend the prime of his career in[…]
Randy Velarde spent 16-seasons in the major leagues and retired with a line of .276/.352/.408, good for an OPS+ of 101. He spent ten of those 16-seasons with the Yankees, and while he was never really a full-time starter in New York, I imagine that is where most people remember[…]
Don Sutton was a great player. He spent 23-seasons in the big leagues, the majority of them with the Dodgers, and won 324 games. He was selected to the Hall of Fame in 1998. While I know about Sutton, I had no idea that he spent a season with the[…]
Luis Robert spent most of 2020 looking like the American League ROY. But over the last month, he has been struggling and is now hitting .220/.291/.435, good for an OPS+ of 97. Still, he is only 22 and looks like he is the White Sox center fielder of the future.[…]
I was trying to find a good Tom Seaver autograph for a couple of months…then he died. It might be a while before I can afford another. This piece is not quite as nice as I expected, but the autograph is still bold enough that I am not going[…]
I have always been a fan of Brad Miller. I was thrilled when he signed with the Indians in 2019. He was an effective hitter during his short time with the club, and I thought he would be with the team for the rest of the season. But then there[…]
Gerald Williams has always been a favorite of mine. Back in the day when I would play All-Star Baseball on the N64 he was my 4th OF, and later I was his batboy while he was in AAA, and he tipped me $20. I carried around that $20 bill for[…]
I got this Mike Yastrzemski autograph while he was with the Baltimore Orioles AA-Club back in 2015. He was traded to the Giants in 2019 and has come out of nowhere to become one of the better outfielders in the National League. This season he is hitting .294/.402/.563 with 8[…]
I got this Ozzie Albies autograph from a signing that was held last month. For whatever reason, Albies’ autograph always comes out streaky. My hope was that this would not be the case at a private signing. All things considered, I am very happy with the results. Standard Batting Year[…]