Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
In 2013 Scott Kazmir signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. He would go on to have a very nice season, going 10-9 with a 4.04 ERA/1.323 WHIP/94 ERA+ over 158 innings. He was no small reason why the Indians were able to sneak into the post-season as the[…]
Joey Wendle was one of the Indians better middle infield prospects from 2012-2014. But there was no room for him with Jason Kipnis on the roster, and so he was traded to the A’s for Brandon Moss. It was not a terrible trade. Moss was the kind of power hitter[…]
From 2008 to 2011 Ubaldo Jimenez was one of the best pitchers in the National League. He went 46-32 during that run, striking out 584, walking 280 with an ERA+ of 137, FIP of 3.42 and WHIP of 1.267. He was an All-Star in 2010 when he won 19 games.[…]
I got this autograph while he was on a rehab assignment in Lake Country. Jack Hannahan only spent two seasons in Cleveland (2011, 2012). He was signed as a free agent by the Indians, a planned stopgap until Lonnie Chisenhall was ready to take over the hot corner. Hannahan did[…]
Tommy DeJuneas was on my radar since his college team, North Carolina State, played here in Hawaii in 2017. He was a potential first-round draft pick after his freshman season at NC State, but he struggled with his command in 2016 and 2017, resulting in him dropping to the Indians[…]
The 2009 SP Legendary Cuts autograph set is probably one of my favorite ever. It’s a shame that Grady Sizemore never panned out, or else I could see this card being worth a mint. Still, it’s not a super easy card to find and I am glad I scooped it[…]
This is one of the few Allen and Ginter cards that I ever got signed myself. It’s a great looking card. I am very happy that Choo is having a nice bounce-back season in 2018. He is hitting .282/.394/.483 with 21 HR–good for an OPS+ of 129. What really crazy[…]
Got these TTM roughly 10 years ago. One of my favorite TTM ever. The 80’s and early 90’s were a dark time for Indians fans, but there were some bright spots. Doug Jones is one of those. From 1986 to 1991 Doug Jones was one of the teams most dependable[…]
Kyle Nelson was drafted in the 15th round (462nd overall) by the Cleveland Indians in 2017 out of UC Santa Barbra. He has a pretty amazing college career and served as the UCSB closer during its memorable World Series run. Nelson has had an…amazing 2018. He opened the season in[…]
Matt LaPorta was the centerpiece of the 2008 Cleveland-Milwaukee deal that saw C.C. Sabathia leave Indians. I thought it was a good trade at the time, and it seems to have worked out despite LaPorta never really panning out. That’s because the PTBNL was Michael Brantley, who has had a[…]