Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Mark Reynolds is one of the great “three true outcome” (TTO) players in history–guys whose majority of at-bats are either a strikeout, walk, or home run. Being one of these types does not make you bad (see: Jim Thome, Mark McGwire, Adam Dunn), but it does not guarantee you will[…]
When I think of Ray Durham, I think about the 2002 Oakland Athletics. That is the same season made famous in the movie “Moneyball”.
Outfielder Milton Bradley should have probably had a better career than he ended up with. … For a hot second, it was all working out. Cleveland traded for Bradley in 2001, hoping he could replace Kenny Lofton. Replacing Lofton is not a small order, considering he was one of the[…]
Carlos Beltran had a fantastic career and was a borderline Hall of Fame player.
Chris Young had a very understated career. He spent 13 seasons in the majors and was a solid #3 starter. When healthy, he was well above average. The problem was he was rarely able to stay on the field.
Gary Sheffield had a borderline Hall of Fame, 22-year career. When he retired following the 2009 season, he had a career 140 OPS+ and 509 career home runs.
Ken Griffey jr. was easily the most popular player in the game when I was growing up. I still think of him as one of the greatest that ever played the game, though I try to quickly remind myself that isn’t really the case. During his peak–I will say from[…]
Eddie Murray spent 21-seasons in the big leagues. Three of those seasons, in the twilight of his career, came with Cleveland. They were good too. In 1995, at the age of 39, he would hit .323/.375/.516 with 21 HR, good for a 129 OPS+.
Joey Votto signed 2013 Topps Allen & Ginter oversized box topper card. Joey Votto has had a fantastic career. During his 15 seasons in the big leagues, he has led the league in OBP seven times, walks five times, been selected to six All-Star teams, won a Gold Glove, and[…]
Kosuke Fukudome was traded from the Chicago Cubs to Cleveland in July 2011. The Indians had to part ways with two prospects to get him, pitcher Carlton Smith and outfielder Abner Abreu. The 2011 Cleveland Indians, like pretty much every season since, were having trouble fielding a major-league caliber outfield.[…]