Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
In 2005 Rich Harden went 10-5 with a 2.53 ERA/1.063 WHIP over 128 innings for the Oakland Athletics. He struck out 121 and only walked 43. It was the second strong season in a row for the 23-year old Canadian, and he looked like yet another ace for the[…]
I ordered the three cards that cover the Lindor trade, and all three arrived this week. Cleveland baseball is nothing but disappointment.
Casey Blake was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1996 draft. He would spend all of the 1997 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays, hitting .238/.319/.332 with 7 HR. Other notable future major leaguers on that team included IF Ryan Freel, pitchers Kelvim[…]
Jim Mecir was the Seattle Mariner’s 3rd round pick of the 1991 draft. He would make the majors in 1995 and spent 11 seasons in the big league, pitching for five different organizations. He spent his entire career pitching out of the pen and was more often than not fantastic,[…]
In 1983 the Indians traded Len Barker to the Braves for Brett Butler and Brook Jacoby. It was a good trade for the Indians. Butler would spend the next four seasons as the Indians starting centerfielder and would hit .288/.373/.396 (110 OPS+), averaging 5 HR and 41 stolen bases a[…]
I always like Scott Podsednik. He really had one great tool—speed—but still, it was a very exciting 11-season career. • Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB draft. It would take him roughly eight seasons to make the majors, debuting with the Mariners[…]
John Mayberry is one of my favorite all-time players. Mayberry was the 6th overall selection in the 1967 draft, selected by the Houston Astros. He made his major league debut the next season and would spend 15 years in the majors. He would spend the prime of his career in[…]
Randy Velarde spent 16-seasons in the major leagues and retired with a line of .276/.352/.408, good for an OPS+ of 101. He spent ten of those 16-seasons with the Yankees, and while he was never really a full-time starter in New York, I imagine that is where most people remember[…]
Don Sutton was a great player. He spent 23-seasons in the big leagues, the majority of them with the Dodgers, and won 324 games. He was selected to the Hall of Fame in 1998. While I know about Sutton, I had no idea that he spent a season with the[…]
Luis Robert spent most of 2020 looking like the American League ROY. But over the last month, he has been struggling and is now hitting .220/.291/.435, good for an OPS+ of 97. Still, he is only 22 and looks like he is the White Sox center fielder of the future.[…]