Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Matt LaPorta was the centerpiece of the 2008 Cleveland-Milwaukee deal that saw C.C. Sabathia leave Indians. I thought it was a good trade at the time, and it seems to have worked out despite LaPorta never really panning out. That’s because the PTBNL was Michael Brantley, who has had a[…]
Anderson Tejada was the Rangers #27 prospect coming to this season. His stock slipped a little after a rough season in 2017 at low-A, but it looks like he is back on track. This season in High-A he is hitting .255/.324/.435 with 130 K’s and 43 walks in 432 at-bats.[…]
I got this Jose Altuve autographs through the mail back in 2011. This was the second try on him. He signed another card but it got messed up in the mail on the way back to me. I send him another letter–only included a Hawaiian Tiki with it in a[…]
Wally Judnich is one of the tougher autographs from the Cleveland Indians 1948 World Champion team. I got this index card years ago. Its not perfect–he signed it in pencil–but it’s still pretty nice. Judnich was a role player by the time he was on the ’48 team, but there[…]
Oliver Perez was a very well thought of prospect back in the day, topping out as the Pirates #10 prospect going into the 2002 season. He showed flashes of his potential in 2004 when he went 12-10 with a 2.98 ERA, 143 ERA+ and 1.153 WHIP with the Pirates. Most amazing[…]
I have tried buying this card a couple times over the last year and finally got one for a good price. Clean design and an autograph that really pops. Chapman is a huge part of the 2018 Oakland team that has become a surprise contender in the American League West.[…]
Angel Berroa was on the Omaha Royals while I was a regular to games. I even have one of his signed, game used bats. Always been a fan. I was able to get this card on consignment from some people in the GCL. In 2001 the Kansas City Royals traded[…]
Marshall Kasowski was drafted out of West Texas A&M by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round (400th overall) of the 2017 draft. West Texas A&M is a Division II school, and anyone who knows me knows my weird love of Divison II baseball. Kasowski was the ace of the[…]
I have been eyeballing this card for a couple years now and was finally able to snag one for under $10. Pretty happy. Joc Pederson was drafted in the 11th round (352nd overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. He moved quickly through the system, and by 2013 was[…]
I love the 2001 Topps Heritage 1952-style certified autographs. When I saw that Cabrera had one I jumped on it. I am not really thrilled that the Indians are in a position to need to keep Melky Cabrera on the 25-man roster. And he was pretty terrible during his initial[…]