Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
A couple weeks ago I got a surprise envelope in the mail. The cards were from a consignment that finished roughly two years ago but was just now finding their way back to me in Hawaii. They were all players from the 2017 Cal Ripken League, a collegiate summer league.[…]
There are only a few cards that, when I first saw them, I was like “I need this”. This card was one of them. I loved the 2013/2014 Oakland Athletics–this despite the fact that they were a miserable team to try and get autographs from. Donaldson and Cespedes were huge[…]
Ben Sheets. He was a promising prospect, taken 10th overall in the 1999 draft. He made it to the majors in 2001 and would go 11-10 with a 4.76 ERA/90 ERA+, earning his first All-Star game appearance. From 2001-2008 Sheet would go 86-83 with a 115 ERA+, 1.201 WHIP. He[…]
Tommy DeJuneas was on my radar since his college team, North Carolina State, played here in Hawaii in 2017. He was a potential first-round draft pick after his freshman season at NC State, but he struggled with his command in 2016 and 2017, resulting in him dropping to the Indians[…]
Luis Urias is one of the biggest prospects in baseball and expected to be the cornerstone of San Diego’s resurgence. He was having a really nice season in AAA this season, hitting .296/.398/.447 with 8 HR, The Padres rewarded him with a call-up this week to the big league club,[…]
Starling Heredia was one of the Dodgers biggers prospects coming into the 2018 season, but so far has struggled. In 229 at-bats between Rookie and Low-A ball, he is hitting .192/.260/.332 with 92 strikeouts to only 21 walks. He does have 7 HR, but unless he learns to make better[…]
Triston Casas was Boston’s first-round pick of the 2018 draft–26th overall. He was considered one of the best all-around batters in the draft. For a high school player, his bat is remarkably polished and has both plus power and plate discipline. There is not a lot to dislike. He might[…]
The 2009 SP Legendary Cuts autograph set is probably one of my favorite ever. It’s a shame that Grady Sizemore never panned out, or else I could see this card being worth a mint. Still, it’s not a super easy card to find and I am glad I scooped it[…]
This is one of the few Allen and Ginter cards that I ever got signed myself. It’s a great looking card. I am very happy that Choo is having a nice bounce-back season in 2018. He is hitting .282/.394/.483 with 21 HR–good for an OPS+ of 129. What really crazy[…]
Got these TTM roughly 10 years ago. One of my favorite TTM ever. The 80’s and early 90’s were a dark time for Indians fans, but there were some bright spots. Doug Jones is one of those. From 1986 to 1991 Doug Jones was one of the teams most dependable[…]