Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Oliver Perez was a very well thought of prospect back in the day, topping out as the Pirates #10 prospect going into the 2002 season. He showed flashes of his potential in 2004 when he went 12-10 with a 2.98 ERA, 143 ERA+ and 1.153 WHIP with the Pirates. Most amazing[…]
I was stationed in Omaha when Mark Prior was working his way up through the minors. When he was called up to AA I took the day off from work just to drive to Des Moines to see him pitch. The buzz around him was insane, and people were already[…]