From the Collection: Carl Yastrzemski, of, Boston Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski had an amazing career. When he retired following the 1983 season, he had been in the majors for 22 years. His accolades speak for themselves
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: Brett Lawrie, if, Toronto Blue Jays
Man, I remember being really excited about infielder Brett Lawrie. He was Brewer’s 16th overall pick of the 2008 draft. He was a well-regarded prospect and put up fantastic numbers in the minors.
New Arrival: Juan Benjamin, ss, Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Shortstop Juan Benjamin, 19, opened his 2022 season in the Arizona Complex League (ACL). He hit a very impressive .300/.462/.500 with 3 HR. One stat to highlight is that he walked almost as much as he struck out (25:27), which is always a nice surprise in today’s game. These[…]
New Arrival: Angel Genao, ss, Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians seem to have yet another solid middle infield prospect coming up through the system: Angel Genao.
New Arrival: Chris Young, sp, San Diego Padres
Chris Young had a very understated career. He spent 13 seasons in the majors and was a solid #3 starter. When healthy, he was well above average. The problem was he was rarely able to stay on the field.
From the Collection: Gary Sheffield, of, Florida Marlins
Gary Sheffield had a borderline Hall of Fame, 22-year career. When he retired following the 2009 season, he had a career 140 OPS+ and 509 career home runs.
From the Collection: Triston McKenzie, sp, Cleveland Guardians
There are a bunch of reasons the Cleveland Guardians are successful this season. Triston McKenzie is high on the list of reasons why.
New Arrival: Scott Brosius, 3b, Oakland Athletics
Scott Brosius was in the big leagues for 11 seasons (1991-2001). He is best known for his four seasons with the Yankees, especially his 1998 season. That year, Brosius hit .300 with a 121 OPS+, was selected to his only All-Star team, and won the World Series and World Series[…]
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: Ken Griffey Jr., of, Cincinnati Reds
Ken Griffey jr. was easily the most popular player in the game when I was growing up. I still think of him as one of the greatest that ever played the game, though I try to quickly remind myself that isn’t really the case. During his peak–I will say from[…]