Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: 1996 Best 1st Round Picks #FR8 Jake Westbrook … One of my side collections is tracking down the first minor league card of notable — and occasionally not-so-notable — Cleveland players. Most of the time, it’s easy and fun. But there are occasional challenges. The 1984 Spokane Indians[…]
Unless you are one of the three people who read my blog, you might not know that one of my central collecting focuses on Cleveland Minor League baseball cards.
This set is not cheap. But if knocks out three less well-known former Cleveland players. Well, at least now well-known for their time in Cleveland.
.. The player: Outfielder Robbie Grossman The card: 2009 West Virginia Power #5 Robbie Grossman Rookie Card: This is Robbie Grossman’s first team-issued minor league card. His first Bowman card was in 2008 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects (#BDPP10), and his regular issue rookie card came in 2013 Topps Chrome (#82).[…]
Last season Roberto Perez was one of the worst regulars in all of baseball, hitting .168/.256/.263 with 2 HR. At the same time Yan Gomes, the Indians starting catcher, had a great year hitting .266/.313/.449 with 16 HR and getting his first All-Star selection. This past off-season the Indians[…]
CC Sabathia was the 20th overall pick of the 1998 draft, taken by the Cleveland Indians. In 1999 he opened the season in Low-A Mahoning Valley, but was only there for 19.2 innings, striking out 27, walking 12 and allowing 9 hits. He was quickly promoted to A-ball. 20 years[…]