New Arrivals: Kyle Tucker, of, Houston Astros
I am a big Kyle Tucker fan. I was able to get him in person back in 2016 when he was with the Low-A 2016 Quad Cities River Bandits. So it’s been fun following his career ever since.
Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982
Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
From the Collection: Paul Goldschmidt, 1b, St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Goldschmidt had a career year in 2022, hitting .404/.578/.981 with 35 HR. He led the league in slugging, OPS, and OPS+.
New Arrival: Mike Schmidt, 3b, Philadelphia Philles
Mike Schmidt spent 18 seasons in the big leagues and would retire with 548 HR, and a career 148 OPS+. He was selected to 12 All-Star teams, and won 10 Gold Gloves and six Silver Sluggers. He won three NL MVP awards.
From the Collection: Zack Greinke, sp, Kansas City Royals
Zack Greinke ended his 2022 campaign by going 4-9 with a 3.68 ERA/1.343 WHIP/111 ERA+ over 137 innings. At 38 years old and 19 seasons at the big league level in the books, you have to think his career is just about to wrap up. It has certainly been an impressive career
Topps Now: 2021 Cleveland No-Hitters (Four of them…)
Nothing illustrated the anemic 2021 Cleveland team more than the fact that they were no-hit three–and really four–times during the season. Insane.
New Arrival: Willie Mays, of, San Fransisco Giants
Much like the Aaron card I posted earlier today, this card purchase was inspired by watching Ken Burns’s baseball documentary. I jumped at this card since the autograph was still nice and bold. It would seem many of these have not aged well, though from what I can tell it’s[…]
New Arrival: Hank Aaron, of, Boston Braves
Watching Ken Burns’s baseball documentary reminded me of how amazing Hank Aaron‘s career was and inspired me to drop a little money to add another autograph of his to my collection. I liked this card, in particular, since it was an Emerald version. Green is my favorite color. It was[…]
New Arrival: Vladimir Guerrero, of, Montreal Expos
Peak Vladimir Guerrero, from 1998-2008, was something else. During that period Guerrero hit .325/.392/.581 with 149 OPS+. He averaged 35 HR a season. My favorite stat is that he only averaged 70 K’s and 59 walks a season. The dude liked to swing. And when he swung, he normally made[…]
New Arrival: Zack Wheeler, p, Philadelphia Phillies
The Card: 2019 Topps Archives Zack Wheeler 2015 Topps Heritage Autograph Buyback Zack Wheeler seems like one of the more underrated pitchers in the game. His 2021 season was awesome, leading the league in innings (213), strikeouts (247), and a fantastic 2.78 ERA/148 ERA+. He certainly deserved his All-Start selection[…]
From the Collection: Joey Votto, 1b, Cincinnati Reds
The Card: Joey Votto 2011 Topps Lineage Box Topper This is one of my cooler Joey Votto autographs. I was able to get this card signed in person while the Reds were visiting Cleveland back in 2012 or 2013. It was my first time getting Votto in person, and I[…]