Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Joe Morgan, 2b, Cincinnati Reds … Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan was good. When Morgan was at the top of his peak, from 1972-1977, he carried a .429 OBP and averaged 22 HR a season. And, the icing on the cake, was that he was a[…]
When you think about the best pitchers of the 90’s, you think of Greg Maddux, Rogers Clemens, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez, to name a few. But you know who else was really good? Jamie Moyer. When it comes to total WAR (Wins Above Replacement), he ranks 9th during that[…]
I am a big fan of signed books. I normally remove the signed page and toss it in a toploader (or now, more often, an archival album). Assuming it’s signed in ballpoint and the book was even reasonably well taken care of, the autographs are normally still bold. Both blue[…]
This is my one Mickey Mantle autograph. I really wanted a nice index card…but so does everyone else. And nice ones–in blue ballpoint pen–are just way too expensive for me. So I decided to just go this route. Mantle was involved in writing a couple books, and so you can[…]
This is a page from Ted William’s book “My Turn at Bat”. It’s about as nice a Ted Williams signature you will find; bold blue ballpoint and no real significant smearing. I just love it. I had been wanting to buy this autograph forever, but the seller would not budge[…]