TTM Success - Ben Grieve

These cards took forever to get here, but after they did, I was glad to add them to my album.  The above 1994 Upper Deck looks really nice.  I like the yellow.

I really like the 2000 Topps HD.  Those are some really cool cards, and look awesome when signed.  Grieve also signed a 1998 Fleer Ultra and a 1999 Topps Gold Label.  Those Gold Label cards also look awesome.

Grieve (b. 1976) played in the majors from 1997 to 2005 for the A's, Devil Rays, Brewers and Cubs.  He had 864 hits, 118 home runs and a .269 batting average.  He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1998; he was also an All Star that season.

I mailed to Grieve on February 27, 2017, and got the cards back on June 25, 2020, for a 1,214-day TAT.

2015 National Free VIP Signer - Ben Grieve

The next specialty baseball I got signed at the National was this 1998 Rawlings Official All Star baseball by 1998 AL Rookie of the Year, Ben Grieve.  Grieve didn't talk a whole lot, but was friendly nonetheless.  That ball, though, looks really cool.  It is in Rockies colors, and Grieve signed it below the logo.

The 1998 AL Rookie of the Year inscription was also free, which was nice.  I did my best to get some special baseballs for some of the free signers, since I didn't necessarily have a need for them in the collection.  I do like getting various rookies of the year, or MVPs, so it did work out with Grieve and a couple of the other signers.