Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
I got this Mike Yastrzemski autograph while he was with the Baltimore Orioles AA-Club back in 2015. He was traded to the Giants in 2019 and has come out of nowhere to become one of the better outfielders in the National League. This season he is hitting .294/.402/.563 with 8[…]
I got this Ozzie Albies autograph from a signing that was held last month. For whatever reason, Albies’ autograph always comes out streaky. My hope was that this would not be the case at a private signing. All things considered, I am very happy with the results. Standard Batting Year[…]
Neat Topps Archives autograph card of Sal Bando. Bando spent 11 seasons with the Oakland Athletics and is one–if not the–best third baseman in franchise history. During his time with the club, he hit .255/.359/.418 with 192 HR, good for an OPS+ of 127. He was an All-Star four times[…]
Jeromy Burnitz spent 14-seasons in the majors, from 1993 to 2006. He would retire with a line of .253/.345/.481 with 315 HR and an OPS+ of 112. He would have six seasons of 30+ HR. Despite those power numbers, he was only selected to one All-Star team (1999). Burnitz was[…]
2019 National Treasures Nolan Ryan Retro Signatures. I actually don’t have a Nolan Ryan autograph in my collection, so this is kind of exciting. Standard Pitching Year Age Tm Lg W L ERA G IP H BB SO ERA+ WHIP Awards 1966 19 NYM NL 0 1 15.00 2 3.0[…]
Will Saxton is a junior LHP for Florida International. During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, he transitioned from the pen to the rotation. He started four games, and over 15.1 innings allowed 14 hits, 8 walks, and 13 K’s–good for a 1.17 ERA. He limited hitters to a .233 AVG. He[…]
Russ was drafted by the Phillies in the 19th round in 2017 out of Houston Baptist. He has developed into a legit relief prospect—BA ranked him the Phillies #24 prospect in 2020.
Harvey Haddix had a fantastic 14-season career in the big leagues. From 1952-1965 Haddix went 136-113, with a 3.63 ERA/1.233 WHIP/108 ERA+. Some highlights include: A 20-game winner with the Cardinals in 1953 Selected to three All-Star teams and won three Gold Gloves. In 1959 he had a 12-12 record,[…]
Mike Mussina had an amazing career. The fact that he decided to retire after winning his first 20-game season–the first pitcher since Sandy Koufax in 1967 to do such a thing–kind of makes me like him more. Standard Pitching Year Age Tm Lg W L ERA IP H BB SO[…]
Johan Santana was a very good pitcher and is a borderline Hall of Famer. Career record of 139-78 with a 3.20 ERA/136 ERA+ Was a one-time 20 game-winner and led the league in wins in 2006 with 19 Three-time ERA leader. Selected to four All-Star teams Won two Cy[…]