Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Because the Yankees are a disaster and their entire roster is injured, former Cleveland Indian Gio Urshela has been pressed into starting service in New York. And he is more than holding his own, hitting .333/.400/.485 (135 OPS+) over 66 at-bats. Couple that with his Gold Glove defense…the Yankees have[…]
I know Ruben Sierra as a Texas Ranger since he spent the majority of his 20-year career with the Texas organization–though it was divided between three stints (1986-1992, 2000-2001, 2003). Though…and I will admit I totally forgot this…he was with the Cleveland Indians very briefly in 2000. He never made[…]
I love Kenny Lofton. But he is a cranky guy to get in-person and his private signings can be both expensive and restrictive to what he will sign. So when I see a decent autograph of his pop up I like to hop on them. Lofton was a great player.[…]
Kerry Wood. He will always be remembered as a Chicago Cubs super prospect who, briefly, lived up to the hype. But he was also, even more briefly, the closer of the Cleveland Indians. In 2008 Kerry Wood had a good season as the Cubs closer. He went 5-4 with 34[…]
Ivan Rodriguez was one of those players that I grew up with and took for granted how good he was. He was…very good. He debuted in 1991 and would end up spending 21-seasons in the majors. The majority with the Texas Rangers. In his prime–I will call in from 1992[…]
Brandon Moss is one of my favorite players, having played for both the Indians and Athletics. It took him 10 years and three organizations, but in 2012 he had a breakout campaign with Oakland, hitting .291/.358/.596 with 21 HR in only 265 at-bats. From 2012-2014 he hit .254/.340/.504 and averaged[…]
Tommy Jew is a sophomore outfielder for UCSB and one of the very best players in the Big West. Last season Jew hit .312/.386/.454 with 5 HR–great numbers that got him tagged First Team All-Big West. This was coming off an impressive summer in Collegiate Summer Ball with the Mystic[…]
Christian Koss is having a very nice junior season at UC Irvine. The infielder is hitting .240/.383/.427 with 3 HR. Good numbers, and even better when you remember that he is a shortstop. Baseball America rated him the Big West best draft prospect of 2019, and he is doing nothing[…]
Aaron Hicks was the 14th overall pick of the 2008 draft by the Minnesota Twins. From 2008 to 2012 he was rated one of the Twins Top 10 prospects, including twice as their #1 (2008 and 2009), and generally considered one of the better prospects in baseball. He projected to[…]
