Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
When J.T. Realmuto was here in Hawaii for the All-Star workout I was not able to get him. He signed plenty but I was always in the wrong spot. I would have gotten him easily on the second day had I gone…but I decided to instead stay home and relax.[…]
Crowded event. Luckily while there were plenty of people, the vast majority of them were kids or nice collectors. Never got contentious. Gates opened at 11 am and practice ran from 1:00-2:00pm. Gates opening at 11 implied that there would be…something…happening inside by that time. Using that we figured players[…]
Adam Ottavino was drafted in the 1st round (30th overall) out of Northeastern University by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. His junior season at Northeastern he was fantastic. Over 93.2 innings he only allowed 71 hits while striking out 120, good for a 2.98 ERA/1.11 WHIP. I remember writing[…]
I have been eyeballing this card for a couple years now and was finally able to snag one for under $10. Pretty happy. Joc Pederson was drafted in the 11th round (352nd overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. He moved quickly through the system, and by 2013 was[…]
I love the 2001 Topps Heritage 1952-style certified autographs. When I saw that Cabrera had one I jumped on it. I am not really thrilled that the Indians are in a position to need to keep Melky Cabrera on the 25-man roster. And he was pretty terrible during his initial[…]
B.J. Upton was in camp with the Indians this past spring but did not make the team. This is…kind of a huge fall…for a player who was the #2 overall pick in the 2002 draft. I really thought that he had the chance considering the lack of competition, but he[…]
Pretty excited about this autograph, from the 2015 Topps Heritage Set (’51 Collection). This is been on my short list of cards that I have been wanting to add to my collection since it came out. I kept missing out on it since the ones that were popping up were[…]
Couple Carlos Correa autographs from my collection. I have been a fan of his since he was in Quad Cities, so its great to see him turn into one of the better players in the National League. He is having a bit of an off year in 2018, though[…]
This card was signed during Spring Training this year. Was really hoping to knock it out…I figured the autograph would pop, and its a neat, short-printed card as well. While I love the Indians, the Athletics are a close second and its nice to see them having some sucess this[…]
I don’t normally care to add guys from the 2016 Chicago Cubs team if I can help it…but considering he is with the Phillies now and one of the more accomplished pitchers in baseball…I got over it. It’s easy to forget that for the first three years Arrieta spent in[…]