Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Dan Fyvie is one of many minor leaguers that I have had a crush on over the years, and though many never really panned out professionally I am still a fan of. Unfortunately, despite never becoming stars players like this can still be tough and/or expensive to add to the collection.[…]
Got this from a private signing a couple weeks ago. Tejada had a fantastic career. Over 16 seasons in the big leagues he would be selected to six all-star teams, win two Silver Slugger awards and was the 2002 American League MVP. Standard Batting Year Age Tm Lg G AB[…]
I got this autograph two years ago when Ohtani was in Honolulu for a Nippon League event. At the time there was a lot of buzz about him coming to the majors, and it seemed like only a matter of time before he came to play in the states. Glad[…]
I got this in-person years ago, one of the only Allen and Ginters that I ever got done myself. Justin Masterson was the Indians #1 pitcher for a couple of seasons. For three years (2011-2013) he was the Indians most consistent pitcher, going 37-35 with a 3.86 ERA/1.316 WHIP/100 ERA+.[…]
The Indians are having a rough time of it in the majors, but at least there are a couple players moving up through the minors to be excited about. Will Benson was drafted 14th overall in the 2016 draft. A high school player, he was considered a project with a[…]
Tyler Baum is one of UNC’s top pitchers and is having a very nice season. While he has a 4.03 ERA, it is not really a good indication of how well he has pitched. On the season he leads the team with 29 innings pitched, allowing only 23 hits with[…]
With Jackson Rees, Dominic DeMiero and Neil Uskali the 2018 Hawaii team has one of the most talented rotations in the Big West. This past Friday I was able to grab Neil Uskali’s autograph after the game. Uskali spent two seasons playing at Cuesta College, a community college in San[…]
Drew Stubbs. I have always been a fan of his going back to his college days when he was at the University of Texas. I got this autograph in-person back in 2012 while the Reds were visiting Cleveland. When I think of Drew Stubbs I think of a centerfielder with[…]
I am normally pretty condition sensitive about autographs, but I really dig a bold, blue ball-point pen signatures. Even if the paper is a little dinged up they still look amazing. When I saw this autograph for only a couple bucks I jumped on it. It is signed on some[…]
Carlos Pena is well known to anyone who saw Moneyball as the player that the A’s coach kept playing instead of Scott Hatteberg, despite the objections of Billy Beane. I remember him since the A’s traded away some of my favorite Oakland players to acquire him from the Rangers back in 2002.[…]