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.
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: 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[…]
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: Will Brennan, of, Cleveland Guardians
Will Brennan was drafted by Cleveland in the 8th round of the 2019 draft out of Kansas State. He was a decent prospect coming out of college, with good outfield defense and great on-base skills. But he did not have a ton of pop, so his ability to limit strikeouts[…]
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: Brandon Moss, of, Cleveland Guardians
Brandon Moss is one of my favorite players, having played for both Cleveland and Oakland. Moss was a very productive bat during his three seasons (2012-2014) with the A’s, hitting .254/.340/.504 and averaging 25 HR a season. Good for an OPS+ of 135. This included his only All-Star selection in[…]
From the Collection: Nick Markakis, of, Baltimore Orioles
Nick Markakis spent 15 very good seasons in the big leagues. His career was defined by consistency: he was rarely injured (averaging 144 games a year), and retired with a very solid line of .288/.357/.423, good for a 109 OPS+. His best season came very late in his career. In[…]