Hot List History: 1982 Topps #21 Cal Ripken Jr.
In 2019 Beckett rated the Top 80 cards of the 1980’s. This 1982 Topps Cal Ripken Jr. #21 (rookie card) came in at #12.
Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982
Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Hot List History: 2002 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks and Prospects Jason Stokes
Remember Jason Stokes? He was a big deal for a hot second.
Beckett Hot List History: 1998 Fleer Update #U100 J.D. Drew
This 1998 Fleer Update #U100 J.D. Drew ranked #49 on Beckett’s 2005 All-Time Hot List.
Cardboard Break: 2001 Donruss Elite Victor Martinez
This 2001 Donruss Elite Victor Martinez rookie is one of the three or so Cleveland cards that Beckett ranked in its 2005 “All-Time Hot List” cards. And it’s the only one of the Cleveland cards that’s worth anything. What bugs me? This card wasn’t cheap, and I didn’t notice the[…]
Cardboard Collection: 1997 Bowman Jaret Wright #398
In 2005, Beckett put together a “Hot List” retrospective of the top 244 cards that have popped up on the famous “Hot Lists” from 1996-2005. Considering these were the years I was into baseball cards, it’s a very nostalgic list. And I still enjoy picking up cards from that[…]
New Arrival: Bryce Harper, of, Philadelphia Phillies
I didn’t have a Bryce Harper autograph in my collection, and I thought it was time to fix that.
New Arrival: Sterling Hitchcock, sp, San Diego Padres
Sterling Hitchcock was the 9th-round pick of the New York Yankees in the 1989 draft. He would spend 13 seasons in the big leagues, his prime from 1995 to 1999 when he was in the Yankees and Padres rotation. During that period he would go 55-51 with a 4.65 ERA/1.391[…]
Baseball Cards! 1986 Donruss
This is one of my all-time favorite sets. When I was a little kid (late-90’s) I read an article in Beckett about how this was an underrated set and a great investment. And there were few things I loved more as a kid than buying cards and seeing the little[…]
Baseball Cards! 1992 Pinnacle Rookie Idols #7 Henderson/Lofton
Gosh, watching an Indians/A’s baseball game in 1992 would have been exciting. The A’s would more than likely stomp on the Tribe, but you would see Kenny Lofton and Rickey Henderson face off…which would be worth the price of admission. look at what they did that year: Henderson, 33, would[…]
2018 Topps Now Post-Season Cleveland Indians Set
This team made the post-season, or so I am told. Key Cards and Notes: #PS-18 Greg Allen has the Rookie Logoman on it, so that is probably worth mentioning. This set might be noteworthy to Indians fans for the inclusion of Josh Donaldson and Melky Cabrera. Both players had pretty[…]