Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Joe Blanton had a very nice 13-season career. I will always remember him most as being part of those amazing mid-2000’s Oakland rotations that included the likes of Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Mark Mulder, Dan Haren, Rich Harden, and Kirk Saarloos. I got this autograph right after he was drafted,[…]
Andy Fox was my go-to utility player when I was a young man playing MVP Baseball on my Nintendo 64. Not sure why I fell on him as my super-utility guy, but I did. He would almost end up getting a full season of at-bats since I would bring him in any chance the platoon splits would work.
Joe Smith has had a fantastic career. But he is a career middle relief pitcher, so it’s easy to not notice.
Cleveland outfielder Brian Giles. If you don’t know the story, it’s a little depressing.
2012 Topps Tribute Hank Aaron–a very nice card of a great player.
I got this autograph from Mike Trout…through the mail. There was while, when Trout was in the low minors, he signed TTM. Not really so much anymore, obviously. … Trout recently passed Pete Rose on the career WAR list, with 79.9 over 12 seasons in the big leagues. What is[…]
Back in 2018, I went to a High School showcase here in Hawaii. It was a small event, and I just snagged the autographs of the players who were on their way to a Division One school. Wyatt Young, a Mid-Pacific Institute player, was committed to Pepperdine and seemed like[…]
I love Division II baseball, and Dylan Stowell is one of my favorite D2 players to visit Hawaii over the years. … Dylan Stowell pitched for the California Baptist Lancers from 2014-2018 and was one of the best pitchers in not only the Pacific West Conference but all of D2[…]
Josh Naylor came over to Cleveland in the August 2020 Mike Clevinger trade. This trade might end up being up there with the 2002 Bartolo Colon trade as one of the better in the team’s history, with the team losing Clevinger and Greg Allen but adding Joey Cantillo, Gabriel Arias,[…]
Bobby Dalbec was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the 4th round of the 2016 draft. Arizona played Hawaii that season, which is where I was able to get this autograph. I was very happy to get it. That Arizona team was stacked with prospects, and Dalbec was[…]