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Showing posts with label Cleveland Indians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleveland Indians. Show all posts
Friday, March 03, 2023

TTM autographs received: Jack Brohamer

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The former big league second baseman is apparently the only player in the game's history to hit a home run wearing uniform shorts - he ...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

TTM autographs received: Richie Scheinblum

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The one-time Angel from the 1970s signed my cards in about 10 days - he was the first Jewish player in Japan and had a couple of nice season...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

TTM autographs received: Sam McDowell

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The former 1960s - early 1970s Cleveland Indians pitching ace signed my three retro cards from my A-Z archives in about a month - while t...
Monday, January 20, 2020

TTM autographs received: Andrew Miller

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The St. Louis Cardinals reliever signed my cards in about two or three years c/o Cleveland Indians spring training - being a lefty, he mig...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

1976 Topps Dennis Eckersley RC #98

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With the help of $10 and change in eBay Bucks, maybe picking up this graded [PSA-5] old-school rookie card was more palatable than going mod...
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Monday, June 04, 2018

Featured autograph - Tim Belcher

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I was looking for a Belcher card to add to my Angels opening day collection [1999 starting pitcher] and found this signed card, likely from ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Featured autograph - Luis Valbuena

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I'm not really excited about his signing , because I see Valbuena as a flawed player with an up-and-down big league career - if he hit...
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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Featured autograph - Albert Belle

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I like these certified autograph cards where presumably a baseball is ripped up and the sweet spot [the area between the seams, the preferr...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

A couple of Rookies of the Year adds

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2008 Topps 50th Anniversary All Rookie Team Lou Piniella #AR6 - 1969 American League ROY 2005 Topps Rookie Cup Chris Chambliss #24 - 1971...
Monday, June 13, 2016

Featured autograph - David Huff

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I had to dig this signed card up when I saw Huff was pitching for the Angels - with an 11.81 ERA in two starts [including 4 home runs allo...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Featured autograph - Manny Ramirez

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The hype surrounding ' Manny Being Manny' and ' Mannywood ' has been long over - though I still remember the flaky but f...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

2015 Topps Spring Fever pack

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#SF-29 Ryan Braun #SF-42 Adrian Gonzalez #SF-49 Chase Utley #SF-39 Michael Brantley #SF-30 Billy Hamilton
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Autograph request through the mail received: Clint Frazier

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I sent this request out c/o Cleveland Indians [spring training] in March and got it back yesterday - it doesn't happen at all these day...
Thursday, May 01, 2014

Went to a game, picked up a baseball

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I went to an Angels game on Tuesday and spotted a coach tossing a stray baseball that was 'lost' in the camera well to a fan before...
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Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Featured autograph - Roberto Alomar

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I picked up this single-signed baseball of Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar at the end of last year through Mill Creek Sports - the ball came ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Featured autograph - Joe Smith

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Maybe the salaries for rank-and-file MLB players have bumped up with more money in the game - so a three year, $15 million commitment f...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Ranking the 30 MLB teams on my watch - Cleveland Indians #22 of 30

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The Indians 2013 season came out of nowhere and seemed like a mirage of sorts - while their key free agent signings [Nick Swisher, Micha...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

Featured autographs - Andy Marte

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It may not hurt to see what this guy can do for about a month when he's been scorching the ball at AAA - though I'd be really more...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

Featured autograph - Jack Morris

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His prime through the 1980's was way before my time as either a baseball fan or card collector - I just remember him through various ju...
Thursday, August 08, 2013

Scott Kazmir and Ubaldo Jimenez

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The Cleveland Indians might be contenders this season because of the resurgence of Kazmir and to a certain extent, Ubaldo Jimenez - it'...