Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
This is from the 2018 Allen and Ginter set. I overpaid. But I really wanted it, so here it is. Fun fact: Before the 2018 All-Star break Ramirez was hitting .302/.401/.628 with 29 HR and a sOPS+ of 196. Post-All-Star break? He has had 24 at-bats and only gotten 4[…]
This is a neat one. He is a local kid. Went to Punahou High School here in Hawaii. Drafted out of high school–the 25th round of the 2014 draft by the Indians–but decided to instead go to college at Oregon State. He was a great hitter at Oregon State, and[…]
This is not a hard card to find at all–even the silver signature version–but its one of my favorite Thome cards. It’s a clean, simple design that really helps the Indians home uniform pop. The picture of Thome is just…classic Thome. He is in the box and ready, most likely,[…]
Kenny Lofton was doing a private signing in Cleveland at the National. I wasn’t able to get a card there in time. But for 1/4 the cost I did snag this card, so I am pretty happy. And I think its a better investment than the sweet spot card I[…]
Brad Hand was traded by the Padres to the Indians last week. The Indians needed the pen help, so the price–losing their #1 prospect Fransisco Mejia–was worth it. I asked if anyone had any spare Hand cards, and was able to get all these from people on my message board[…]
Another late arrival from the college baseball season. Bryson Stott had a very strong sophomore season with UNLV baseball. He hit .365/.442/.556 with 4 HR. Great numbers. This is coming after a strong freshman campaign that saw him selected to the Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-American Team and was the[…]
This was a nice surprise autograph that rolled in, a late arrival from the college baseball season. Kyle Isbel was great this season at UNLV, hitting .365/.643/.441 with 14 HR. He was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round of the 2018 draft. He was taken about where[…]
Couple Carlos Correa autographs from my collection. I have been a fan of his since he was in Quad Cities, so its great to see him turn into one of the better players in the National League. He is having a bit of an off year in 2018, though[…]
Adam Dunn is one of my all-time favorite players. Drafted by the Reds in 1998 in the 2nd round. Was considered a good prospect, but was generally rated the Reds #2 behind OF Austin Kearns. Dunn would go on to have the more successful career, spending 14 seasons in the[…]
Eli White. 2016 11th round pick out of Clemson. He is 24 and dominating AA pitching to the tune of .327/.416/.498 with 8 HR. Good enough to make the Texas League All-Star game. This was his second All-Star appearance–he was also selected to the 2016 NYPL team, Sean Murphy and[…]