Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
D2 baseball season is here in Hawaii. It’s very exciting. Even better, Hawaii Pacific is opening the season against some fantastic teams, including the 2022 National Champions North Greenville. The Trailblazers visiting the islands is special, and they had a bunch of players whose autographs I was hoping to get,[…]
Outfielder Milton Bradley should have probably had a better career than he ended up with. … For a hot second, it was all working out. Cleveland traded for Bradley in 2001, hoping he could replace Kenny Lofton. Replacing Lofton is not a small order, considering he was one of the[…]
From the Field: Britton Beeson, of, The University of Hawaii … The University of Hawaii had its alumni game this past week and was a chance for me to knock out some team newcomers. On the short list of players I was excited to get was outfielder Britton Beeson. …[…]
New Arrival: Joe Morgan, 2b, Cincinnati Reds … Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan was good. When Morgan was at the top of his peak, from 1972-1977, he carried a .429 OBP and averaged 22 HR a season. And, the icing on the cake, was that he was a[…]
When you think about the best pitchers of the 90’s, you think of Greg Maddux, Rogers Clemens, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez, to name a few. But you know who else was really good? Jamie Moyer. When it comes to total WAR (Wins Above Replacement), he ranks 9th during that[…]
From the Field: Caleb Lomavita, c, Washington Nationals This is an exciting one! In 2001, catcher Caleb Lomavita was the best prospect in Hawaii. Of course, back then I was not paying as close as attention as I am not to prep baseball in the islands, so I didn’t get[…]
Former Arizona Diamondbacks’ top prospect outfielder Sócrates Brito is an interesting player. This past season with the Korea’s Kia Tigers, he posted an impressive .310/.359/.516 line, hitting 26 home runs—his third consecutive strong season with the club. His bat has caught the attention of major league teams, and there is[…]
From the Field: Welbyn Francisca, ss, Cleveland Guardians … Guardians shortstop Welbyn Francisca is one of the organization’s top prospects. What’s especially nice with Francisca is that he is a toolsy 18-year-old that you don’t have to squint hard to see the potential, since he is already putting up the[…]
Infielder Alex Mooney (7th round, 2023) came into the 2024 season as one of Cleveland’s top 25 prospects. He put up great numbers with low-A Lynchburg (.729 OPS, 11 HR over 405 at-bats), but struggled on his promotion to high-A Lake County (.475 OPS and no homers over 66 at-bats).[…]
Cleveland’s Andrew Walters only needed a season to go from the University of Miami to the Guards 2024 post-season roster