Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
I love Kenny Lofton. But he is a cranky guy to get in-person and his private signings can be both expensive and restrictive to what he will sign. So when I see a decent autograph of his pop up I like to hop on them. Lofton was a great player.[…]
Kerry Wood. He will always be remembered as a Chicago Cubs super prospect who, briefly, lived up to the hype. But he was also, even more briefly, the closer of the Cleveland Indians. In 2008 Kerry Wood had a good season as the Cubs closer. He went 5-4 with 34[…]
Brandon Moss is one of my favorite players, having played for both the Indians and Athletics. It took him 10 years and three organizations, but in 2012 he had a breakout campaign with Oakland, hitting .291/.358/.596 with 21 HR in only 265 at-bats. From 2012-2014 he hit .254/.340/.504 and averaged[…]
I know that he lost Game 7 of the World Series and all…but I still miss Bryan Shaw. I got this autograph that season–2016–while on vacation. Dude was a rock while he was with the Indians. From 2013-2017 he averaged 72 innings, 61 hits and 67 K’s.[…]
Andrew Calica was drafted in the 11th round of the 2016 draft out of UC Santa Barbra. I was lucky enough to snag him prior to him getting drafted when USB came rolling through Hawaii in 2016. Since going pro he has moved steadily through the system, advancing[…]
George Valera was signed out of the Dominican in 2017. He was considered one of the best international prospects at the time. Because he was raised in the United States for 13 years before moving to the Dominican he was able to skip the island summer league and jump right[…]
Albert Belle had a very impressive career. It was short and loud…but impressive. When I saw this card I jumped on it. The 2013 Topps Museum Collection is easily one of the most attractive autograph sets out there…and the card costs about half what I would have to pay at a[…]
I have been trying to get a copy of this card for the better part of a year. I finally was able to snag it this past month. Bert Blyleven was a very good pitcher who–I think–deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. I get why people don’t like[…]
I got these from a private signing. It’s kind of exciting to finally knock out some nice Carlos Baerga autographs on sweet spot cards. Up until now, I have only ever been able to get one, and it was a rushed in-person autograph. I remember very clearly when Baerga was[…]
Dante Mendoza was drafted by the Indians in the 12th round of 2017 draft. In 2018 he spent the season in the Arizona League and went 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA/1.42 WHIP over 37.1 innings. The 19-year old only allowed 33 hits and struck out 37. He walked 20. The[…]