Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Bobby Abreu. I have no idea how this dude only made two All-Star teams. During his peak–which was from 1998 to 2011–he hit .295/.399/.484 and averaged 20 HR and 28 stolen bases. That is good for an OPS+ of 131. His 61.6 career WAR ranks 93rd all time. I am[…]
Frank Thomas was a very good player. I think some people forget how good. In 19 seasons in the big leagues, Frank Thomas hit .301/.419/.555, hitting 521 HR. He retired with an OPS+ of 156 and OPS of .974. He accumulated 73.9 WAR. He was selected to five All-Star games,[…]
Nolan Arenado is a very good baseball player. This season he hit .297/.374/.561 with 38 HR while also playing Gold Glove defense. He ended the season #3 in MVP voting, the fourth year in a row that he was in the Top 10. I have a couple Arenado autographs, but[…]
Jacob deGrom won the 2018 Cy Young Award. He did it despite winning 10 games. which if you know how these votes (and voters) work, is very impressive. Luckily voters looked past his win total and looked at the numbers that count: over 217 innings he only allowed 152 hits[…]
Albert Belle had a very impressive career. It was short and loud…but impressive. When I saw this card I jumped on it. The 2013 Topps Museum Collection is easily one of the most attractive autograph sets out there…and the card costs about half what I would have to pay at a[…]
When this set came out people were kind of critical about the design. I have to say…it grew on me. I am not sure if it’s in my Top 10, but its close. Notes and Key Cards This Indians team was one inning away from winning the World Series. That[…]
This is not an exhaustive collection of the 2018 Topps Now Indians issues. I just tried to grab the really important moments and milestones. There were not too many. The season was mostly the Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez show. There is one card left that I would like to get,[…]
This team made the post-season, or so I am told. Key Cards and Notes: #PS-18 Greg Allen has the Rookie Logoman on it, so that is probably worth mentioning. This set might be noteworthy to Indians fans for the inclusion of Josh Donaldson and Melky Cabrera. Both players had pretty[…]
When this card came out in 2012 it was one of the more popular cards in the set. And with good reason! By the end of 2012, Andrew McCutchen was already a two-time All-Star, Silver Slugger and Gold Glove winner. He ended the 2012 season 3rd in MVP voting. And[…]
I absolutely loved Jason Stokes when he was coming up. I was able to get him once through the mail, though the card he signed did not turn out. He is–in my experience–impossible through the mail now. Why did I like him? He was a huge prospect. For seven seasons[…]