Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Matt Wilkinson, sp, Cleveland Guardians … It feels like it’s been a long time since a Cleveland minor league season ended and I was happy with the development of the prospects. But here we are. It’s refreshing to have some optimism about the talent coming up through the[…]
… Jose Ramirez had another great season in 2024, with a 143 OPS+ and a sixth All-Star selection. He nearly ended the season by joining the 40/40 club, but would fall one homerun short. … Ramirez has not performed quite as well in the playoffs, hitting .188 with a .350[…]
From the Field: Travis Fryman, if, Cleveland Baseball … Travis Fryman. Years ago, when he was managing Cleveland’s low-A team in Mahoning Valley, I drove down there three nights in a row trying to get him. I assumed, as a manager, that he would not be difficult. He was. And[…]
Charles Nagy is one of the few players whose first card is a Topps base card (1988 Topps Traded #74T). So those were the only Nagy cards I had in my collection until I added these 1989 Star cards, which are his first minor league issues. And since my collection[…]
C.J. Kayfus @ckayfus was drafted by Cleveland in the 3rd round of the 2023 draft out of the University of Miami. He is also having an amazing start to the 2023 season.
With Shane Bieber and Gavin Williams injured the Guards have started the season with a shorthanded rotation. But offseason free agent Ben Livey has more than picked up his fair share of the burden. … Livey was signed in December on a one-year deal. This signing was all about adding[…]
Remember Cleveland pitcher Reynaldo Lopez? If you blinked, you missed it. In one of the more curious moves in Cleveland baseball history, in late 2023 the Guards were awarded a series of waiver claims that netted them starter Lucas Giolito and relievers Reynaldo López and Matt Moore.
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: Jim Thome, 1b, Cleveland Baseball … I have a couple of Jim Thome autographs, but not too many certified ones. I was able to get this for a good price, so I pulled the trigger. I am bummed that Topps decided to pull the plug on Gypsy Queen;[…]
Fun fact! The record for the most consecutive seasons leading the league in losses by a major league pitcher is held by two former Cleveland pitchers: Pedro Ramos and Phil Niekro.