Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
… From the Field: Gavin Balius and Brett Griffiths, Ball State Baseball … I was looking forward to Ball State coming to town. They are a strong mid-major school—which I am always partial too—and are the alma mater of a couple of my favorite Cleveland prospects: Brad Snyder (2002-3), Perci[…]
From the Field: Jayson Jones, IF, Wichita State Baseball … Wichita State baseball is in town. The team is almost completely different from the club that came through here last season. One of the biggest additions is infielder Jayson Jones. In fact, you probably already knew that if you follow[…]
From the Collection: Ryan Nelson, p, Arizona Diamondbacks … Back in 2019, Oregon Duck’s starting pitcher Ryan Nelson got the win in a game again Hawaii. He went 4 innings, allowing 4 hits, walking 5 and striking out 4. After the game I was able to get his autograph. He[…]
From the Collection: Julian Greenwell, if, Wright State Baseball … You know who was a really good baseball player? Wright State’s Julian Greenwell. I got his autograph when the team was visiting Hawaii back in 2023. At the time, Greenwell was coming off a monster 2022 season where he hit[…]
From the Field: Sebastian Gonzalez, sp, University of Hawaii Baseball … For years, pitching was a problem for the University of Hawaii. But gosh, that isn’t the case anymore. The team has a bunch of great pitchers, and Sebastian Gonzalez is easily one of the best. … Last season, Gonzalez[…]
Roman Martin, a sophomore infielder for UCLA baseball, had a fantastic 2025 season. He ended the season with a .450 OBP and .952 OPS, with nine home runs over 237 at-bats. And he is not slowing down in the Cape Cod League, with a .364/.462/.916 line. Before coming to[…]
From the Field: JC Allen, if, UC San Diego Baseball … UC San Diego infielder JC Allen had a very nice series this weekend in Hawaii. He went 4-13 with 2 HR and six RBI. It was a continuation of what ended up being a fantastic season, hitting .304 with[…]
From the Field: Laif Palmer, p, Oregon State Baseball … Oregon State pitcher Laif Palmer is having…quite a season. While he has not pitched a ton of innings, when he has pitched, it’s been something else. Over 21.1 innings, he has only allowed 10 hits and struck out 16. Good[…]
Oregon State coming to Hawaii was exciting, and I had a long list of players I was excited to get. But at the top of that list was pitcher Dax Whitney. Whitney is having a fantastic freshman season, striking out 72 in only 49.1 innings and a .245 opponent batting[…]
Oregon State is a good team–one of the top 10 in the nation–and is packed with offensive talent. When looking over the roster, the player I was most excited to get this weekend was junior OF Easton Talt, who is having an amazing season. He leads the team with an[…]