Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Gavin Williams, sp, Cleveland Guardians I try to knock out Cleveland draft picks as soon as I can, that way I get it out of my system and I can enjoy them as they advance through the minors. It’s nice when one of these players has a nice[…]
I was pretty jazzed to get these Carl Yastrzemski and Eddie Murray autographs. Both are signed on what looks like autograph book paper, and in both cases with a bold, blue ballpoint pen.
I was so excited about Vanderbilt baseball coming to Hawaii. The team is filled with great players, and more than a few are going to being playing in the professional ranks someday soon. I had a few players I was particularly excited about, and infielder Carter Young was high on that list.
Rutgers baseball is having a heck of a season. As of today they are sitting atop the Big 10 standings with a 25-6 record, and are riding a 10-game winning streak. One of the big reasons for this is catcher redshirt junior Nick Cimmino
Trent Tingelstad was drafted in the 22nd round by the Seattle Mariners in 2019 out of Louisiana-Monroe. Since being drafted he has done nothing but get on base, with a career .378 OBP in his two seasons in the minors.
Jacob Wallace was drafted in the 3rd round by the Colorado Rockies in 2019 but was traded to the Red Sox in 2020 as part of a package for OF Kevin Pillar. Wallace is a very good prospect, who might very well be in the majors sooner rather than later.[…]
Pitcher Carl Pavano was ranked one of the Top 10 prospects in baseball coming into the 1998 season. While he would never quite live up to that lofty billing, he did have some very nice seasons during his 14-year career.
Kevin Brown had a very impressive ten-season stretch.
Ryan Ludwick is one of my all-time favorite players. The big reason he that is one of the rare players who played for both of my favorite organizations (CLE and OAK). It’s also in large part because he was on the 2002 Oklahoma RedHawks team, which was a team that I absolutely loved. That roster was stacked with prospects–many of which I followed since they came from the Athletics organization in the Carlos Pena trade.
I always forget how good Greg Maddux was at his peak. From 1988 to 2000 Greg Maddux was arguably the best pitcher in the game. During this period he would average 18 wins a season and won the Cy Young award four consecutive seasons in a row. And then there[…]