Baseball Cards! Barry Bonds Rookie Card Collection
Barry Bonds. There is a world where this little collection of cards would be worth something. But this is not that world.
Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982
Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Zach Plesac, p, Cleveland Indians
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[…]
New Arrival: Billy Williams, of, Oakland Athletics
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.[…]
New Arrival: Mark Buehrle, sp, Chicago White Sox
Mark Buehrle was a great pitcher. He did not quite have a Hall of Fame career, but it was still pretty great. In his 16-seasons in the majors, he only had an OPS+ under 100 twice. He led the league in innings twice and averaged 221 innings over his career.[…]
New Arrival: George Brett, if, Kansas City Royals
I met George Brett once. He was drunk and not very friendly. Still, he signed a ball for me, so I won’t judge him too much. Brett had a truly amazing career: Three-time batting champion, 13-time All-Star, 1980 MVP, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999. I[…]
New Arrival: Ryan Garko, if, Cleveland Indians
Ryan Garko was always great hitter. He hit .350/.446/.591 during his four years at Stanford–including .380 his senior season. Despite his terrible glove, the Indians took him in the 3rd round of the 2003 draft. In 2004 he hit .330/.412/.565 between three levels, and was the Indians MiLB Player of[…]
New Arrival: Stan Musial, of, St. Louis Cardinals
I had a chance to add this Stan Musial signed index card to my collection on the cheap, so I jumped. You would have a hard time finding a Baseball-Reference page more impressive than Musial. Being a seven-time batting champ, 24-time All-Star, and three-time MVP will do that, I guess.[…]
New Arrival: Catfish Hunter, p, Oakland Athletics
Jim “Catfish” Hunter was a very good pitcher. He did not have a super-long career, but it was still a fantastic one: Career record of 224-166 with a 3.26 ERA/104 ERA+ Eight-time All-Star 1974 American League Cy Young He would win five World Series–three with the Athletics and two with the[…]
From the Field: Josh Hader, rp, Milwaukee Brewers
Josh Hader is a really good closer. Last season he pitched 75.2 innings for the Brewers, and only allowed 41 hits while striking out 138. Good for an 2.62 ERA/170 ERA+. He also got his second All-Star team selection. Standard Pitching Year Age Tm W L ERA G GF SV[…]
New Arrival: Ken Keltner, 3b, Cleveland Indians
Ken Keltner is one of the greatest Cleveland Indians in team history. From 1937-1950 (13-seasons), Keltner hit .276/.338/.441 with 163 HR He was selected to seven All-Star teams and finished in the top 15 of MVP voting four times. While his bat was very good, he was known for his[…]