Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Sammy Sosa has, I think, 11 rookie cards. His 1990 Leaf is easily the best one of the bunch. There was a while there where it was booking for roughly $100. This card was very popular. And very expensive. But now…not so much. PEDs will do that, I guess. Still,[…]
I had a thing for Krieger a couple seasons ago. He was having a really nice season with Lake County in 2016 and I sent a bunch of stuff out on consignment. He refused to sign any sweet spot cards. I scrambled to get together some pictures to get done[…]
Mike Papi was drafted by the Indians in the 1st Round of the 2014 draft out of the University of Virginia. He was considered one of the most polished bats available in the draft and was expected to move quickly through the system. He has managed to get on base[…]
Will Benson was the 14th overall pick in the 2016 draft. He was a high school pick out of Atlanta, Georgia. Power is his game. He has a ton of it. The biggest issue is that he has problems making contact…and you can’t hit for power unless you can hit[…]
I was not really thrilled when the Indians drafted Benson, since some scouts questioned his hitting tool and he would be a project. I am risk averse. But…I guess that is silly. If the Indians would have taken a polished college bat I would have been complaining about how we[…]