From the Collection: Justin Verlander, p, Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander is when it comes to autographs, an unpleasant person. But gosh, he sure is a good pitcher.
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: Sandy Koufax, sp, Los Angeles Dodgers
I got this autograph through the mail years ago, and it is one of my favorite pieces in my collection. Ballpoint has a bad habit of smearing when you sign cards like this, so I have no idea how he managed to sign it perfectly, put it back in the envelope, and it still comes out perfect.
From the Collection: Robin Roberts, sp, Philadelphia Phillies
I’m not a huge Phillies fan, so I sometimes fail to appreciate what a great pitcher Robin Roberts was.
From the Collection: Cliff Lee, p, Cleveland Indians
The 2007 Cleveland Indians were a good team. They won 96 games, and beat the Yankees in the ALDS, but could not quite get past the David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez-led Red Sox in the ALCS. The Cleveland rotation had a good rotation, with two 19-game winners in CC Sabathia and Roberto Hernandez, and a 15-win season from Paul Byrd. But it is tempting to think what would have happened if Cliff Lee would have been a productive member of that rotation.
Cleveland Minor League Hall of Fame: 1986 Procards Charleston Gators Sandy Alomar Jr.
Is this Sandy Alomar’s first card? Oh gosh no. Alomar’s first minor league card is 1984 Spokane Indians Newspaper #22. I have never even had a chance to buy this card. It’s a bummer. But this is his second minor league card, so it will have to suffice until I can get his Spokane card.
Odds and Ends: 1991 Fleer Cleveland Indians Team Set
1991 Fleer baseball was a massive set–720-cards, that was produced en masse during the height of the Junk Wax Era. So, with almost 3 million copies of each card floating around, there is nothing rare about this set.
Cleveland Minor League Cards: 2009 West Virginia Power #5 Robbie Grossman
.. The player: Outfielder Robbie Grossman The card: 2009 West Virginia Power #5 Robbie Grossman Rookie Card: This is Robbie Grossman’s first team-issued minor league card. His first Bowman card was in 2008 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects (#BDPP10), and his regular issue rookie card came in 2013 Topps Chrome (#82).[…]
From the Collection: Wally Post, of, Cleveland Indians
Wally Post’s last season in the big leagues came in 1964 with Cleveland. The outfielder got eight at-bats, recorded no hits, and would be released in May. It would be the end of an impressive 15-year career in the big leagues.
Odds and Ends: 1948 Cleveland Indians Team Issued Photo Pack
I am finally getting around to posting some of my non-Topps Cleveland sets onto my portfolio. Starting off with the team-issued 1948 Cleveland Indians team picture pack. I bought this set years ago, and I remember it did not set me back that much. But, it seems that like most[…]
From the Collection: Rocky Colavito, of, Cleveland Indians
Rocky Colavito. I love this autograph. What I don’t have shown is the note that I got from him explaining how I forgot a return stamp and that normally he would throw requests like that away. But I wrote a nice letter, so he was doing me a solid by adding a stamp. I was…so embarrassed.