Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
The Card: 2020 Panini USA Stars & Stripes Autograph Doug Nikhazy Doug Nikhazy was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2021 draft by Cleveland out of the University of Mississippi. In his last season at Mississippi, he went 12-2, striking out 142 in only 92 innings. This season Nikhazy[…]
New Arrival: Gavin Williams, sp, Cleveland Guardians I try to knock out Cleveland draft picks as soon as I can, that way I get it out of my system and I can enjoy them as they advance through the minors. It’s nice when one of these players has a nice[…]
I am not quite into prospect watching like I used to be, but there are a couple of MiLB players outside of the Cleveland organization that I like, and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll is near the top of that shortlist.
Everyone likes to talk about Bryce Harper, but I think Anthony Rendon should deserve just as much respect from Nationals fans. This season Rendon hit .308/.374/.535 with 24 HR–good for an OPS+ of 137. This was the third season in a row that he hit at least 20 HR. He is 28,[…]
There are only a few cards that, when I first saw them, I was like “I need this”. This card was one of them. I loved the 2013/2014 Oakland Athletics–this despite the fact that they were a miserable team to try and get autographs from. Donaldson and Cespedes were huge[…]
I have tried buying this card a couple times over the last year and finally got one for a good price. Clean design and an autograph that really pops. Chapman is a huge part of the 2018 Oakland team that has become a surprise contender in the American League West.[…]
I have been wanting to get a Brandon Nimmo autograph for a little while…finally pulled this trigger on this one for a couple bucks. Nimmo has been bouncing between the majors and AAA since 2016. This season he looks like he will finally stick with the major league club, and[…]
In 2015 Sonny Gray went 14-7 with the A’s, with a 2.73 ERA/1.082 WHIP / 143 ERA+. As an Oakland fan, I was pretty thrilled with him and was sure he was the next Tim Hudson. Well, it did not really work out. He struggled in 2016, with an ERA[…]
Years ago I saw Charlie Blackmon play in Cleveland…and he was amazing. The entire weekend he seemed to get hits, make big plays, and generally dominate in a way that I had rarely seen a player do live. I was an instant fan. This season Blackmon forced himself in the[…]
2014 Panini National Treasures. This card cost me less than $10. That should say something about where he is in his career. Evan Longoria just finished his 10th year in the big leagues. At, at 31 years old, it was his worst. He hit .259/.312/.422 with 20 HR, good for[…]