Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Card: 2021 Onyx Vintage Extended Kevin Parada Georgia Tech catcher Kevin Parada had a very nice 2022 season, hitting .361/.453/.709 with 26 HR. He is easily one of the best catchers in the country, and a top 10 draft prospect for the upcoming draft. There are some questions if he[…]
Tommy Jew is a sophomore outfielder for UCSB and one of the very best players in the Big West. Last season Jew hit .312/.386/.454 with 5 HR–great numbers that got him tagged First Team All-Big West. This was coming off an impressive summer in Collegiate Summer Ball with the Mystic[…]
Krishna Raj is a freshman starting pitching with Tulane University. He has had a couple of bumpy outings, but overall he has had a very nice season–especially for a freshman. Over 17.1 innings he has only allowed 12 hits while striking out 16. He does walk too many guys, with[…]
I got this J.J. Matijevic autograph back in 2016 while the University of Arizona was playing here in Hawaii. My notes at the time: This weekend Arizona is visiting Hawaii…and the series is not going well for Hawaii. There are a couple Arizona players that have really impressed me on the[…]
I got this autograph in 2016 when Santa Clara University was here in Hawaii. Steve Berman had a great junior season with Santa Clara, hitting .297/.432/.466 with 4 HR in 2016. He would be drafted in the 31st round of the draft that season by the Dodgers. Berman has moved[…]
Last season I added a bunch of University of New Mexico players to my collection. I saw them play in Hawaii the season before, but there were a couple guys that I missed. This is what I wrote about these guys a year ago: #30 Carl Stajduhar, if – Last[…]
Long Beach State visited Hawaii this season, and as always they had a very talented team. They took 2 of 3 from Hawaii. Chris Rivera (Junior) is the teams closer and had a very strong season. He went 2-3 with 11 saves, allowing only 31 hits in 36.2 innings. He[…]
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[…]
As a sophomore Eric Gilgenbach started 14 games for Notre Dame in 2017 and over 36 at bats hit .333/.500/.608. He had three home runs and a 13/23 BB/K ratio. This summer Gilgenbach played for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in the collegiate Northwoods League. He would tie for[…]