Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Mike Napoli has a very nice 12-season career: He retired with a line of .246/.346/.475, with 267 HR. Good for an OPS+ of 117. Those numbers are a little more impressive when you remember that he spent almost as much of his career at catcher than first base. Selected[…]
Wade Boggs was a great hitter. 18 seasons in the big leagues, career line of .328/.415/.443. There was a point in his career where he might have been one of the most potent hitters in baseball history: from 1985-1990 he hit .357/.454/.496, good for an OPS+ of 158. All told,[…]
Joe Borowski signed as a free agent with the Indians in 2006, and over the next roughly two seasons he would save 51 games–including a league-leading 45 in 2007. His peripherals during this run were rough: over 82.1 innings with the Tribe, he pitched to a tune of 5.57 ERA/1.530[…]
Paul Byrd is absolutely one of my favorite pitchers. I have tried writing to him a million times over the years and never have been able to get a response. Finally got this card from a fellow collector. I will take it. Byrd was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in[…]
Jake Westbrook is, I think, one of the more underrated Cleveland Indians players in history.
Juan Marichal retired following the 1975 season with a 238-140 record.
Despite Mark McGwire being an Oakland Athletics, and his home run chase taking part in the formative part of my youth…I don’t really consider myself a particularly huge fan. Still, I was able to get this card for a good price and jumped. Standard Batting Year Age Tm Lg G[…]
Barry Bonds. There is a world where this little collection of cards would be worth something. But this is not that world.
This was signed in Spring Training. Zach Plesac debuted with the Tribe in 2019 and more than held his own: over 115.2 innings he struck out 88, walked 40, and allowed 102 hits. Good for a 3.81 ERA/124 ERA+/1.228 WHIP. Good numbers. But I am a little worried about how[…]
Billy Williams spent the first 16 seasons of his career with the Chicago Cubs. With the Cubs, he would put together a Hall of Fame career: 1961 Rookie of the Year, six-time All-Star, and 1972 batting champ. The one thing that he did not get was a World Series ring.[…]