Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
2003 Grandstand Boise Hawks Rich Hill, his first minor league card. One of my favorite in-person autographs was getting Rich Hill while he was pitching with the Cleveland Indians back in 2013. During his brief stint with the Tribe, he went 1-2 with a 6.28 ERA/1.733 WHIP/ 61 ERA+[…]
This weekend I took a couple of minutes to try and appreciate who good a player Frank White was, and what a huge role he played on the Kansas City Royals dynasty that would end up winning the World Series in 1985. White was a glove-first type (he won eight[…]
I got this Ozzie Albies autograph from a signing that was held last month. For whatever reason, Albies’ autograph always comes out streaky. My hope was that this would not be the case at a private signing. All things considered, I am very happy with the results. Standard Batting Year[…]
Barry Bonds. There is a world where this little collection of cards would be worth something. But this is not that world.
Billy Williams spent the first 16 seasons of his career with the Chicago Cubs. With the Cubs, he would put together a Hall of Fame career: 1961 Rookie of the Year, six-time All-Star, and 1972 batting champ. The one thing that he did not get was a World Series ring.[…]
Shogo Akiyama signed a 3-year, $21M deal with the Cincinnati Reds this past off-season. The 31-year old veteran has spent his entire nine-season career with the Seibu Lions the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization. He was very good. In Japan, he owns a career line of .301/.376/.454 with 116 HR. Five-time Pacific[…]
The Indians are not unique in having a deep stable of failed pitching prospects. Here is a list of the guys that I can think of off the top of my head: #1. Chuck Lofgren (2004 4th round, #2 prospect in 2006 and 2007) #2. Jeremy Sowers (2004 1st round,[…]
I wrote the Taylor Harbin while he was playing for Clemson University back in 2007. I really like Clemson and wrote to their players a lot back then. That season Harbin hit .296/.343/.510 with 11 HR. He was a solid mid-range draft prospect. He was drafted in the 8th round[…]
I remember really digging Jason Heyward back in the day. Mostly because he was considered a generational talent. The Braves manager at the time even comparted him to Hank Aaron. And when he hit a 3-run HR with his first swing in the majors…he seemed destined for greatness. Ten seasons[…]
Adam Kloffenstein is a very good pitching prospect. He was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 2019 draft out of a Texas high school. ICYMI: Full #BlueJays Draft coverage: Jordan Groshens (Rd. 1)https://t.co/4vi7hqH68y Griffin Conine (Rd. 2)https://t.co/QN351HeHs9 Adam Kloffenstein (Rd. 3)https://t.co/iCgLyNvpoL — Baseball Toronto (@BaseballTOR)[…]