Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
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[…]
Witchia Baseball was visiting Hawaii this past weekend and had some interesting players. On the shortlist of guys I was hoping to get was infielder Kam Durnin. He had a good series, starting all four games and hitting .294 with four RBI. Hitting in Hawaii is never fun. … Durnin[…]
D2 baseball season is here in Hawaii. It’s very exciting. Even better, Hawaii Pacific is opening the season against some fantastic teams, including the 2022 National Champions North Greenville. The Trailblazers visiting the islands is special, and they had a bunch of players whose autographs I was hoping to get,[…]
From the Field: Britton Beeson, of, The University of Hawaii … The University of Hawaii had its alumni game this past week and was a chance for me to knock out some team newcomers. On the short list of players I was excited to get was outfielder Britton Beeson. …[…]
CSUN is in town this weekend. The Matadors are having a fantastic season and are near the top of the Big West standings. While many players on the roster are having stand-out performances, freshman Jarren Sanderson jumped out at me. And, because of rain, I figured I might only be[…]
So this is a fun one! Hawaii Pacific University has not made the playoffs in 14 seasons. That all changed this weekend when HPU earned a trip to the PacWest Tournament at Azusa next month. … One of the biggest reasons for the Shark’s success this season was strong hitting,[…]
Chaminade University (@goswords) resurrected its baseball program this past season, fielding a team for the first time in 43 years. Starting a new program from the ground up is never easy, and this is especially true here in Hawaii, where recruiting mainland talent is always a challenge because of the[…]
From the Field: Ryan Stafford, c, Cal Poly Baseball … If you were to ask who my favorite player in college is right now, it would be tough to answer. But if I had to give you a name, Cal Poly’s catcher Ryan Stafford would be high in the running.[…]