Some really nice cards came back signed TTM from Jose Cruz, Jr. I had met him last summer in Erie when he was up for Trei Cruz's birthday; I wish I had known so I could have cleaned out my collection. Thankfully, I found a LCS close to Erie and I picked up some cards to get signed IP. Still, I had a bunch of his stuff in my boxes, so i sent to him TTM via Rice University. The above 1999 UD SP Authentic is a reappy sharp card that I was happy to get back signed.
I also had a cool 1999 Pacific Private Stock (above left) that looks good in the album. I topped it off with two Topps cards, a 2001 and a 2002. All of the cards look great.
Cruz (b. 1974) played in the majors from 1997 to 2008 for the Mariners, Blue Jays, Giants, Devil Rays, Diamondbacks, Red Sox, Dodgers, Padres and Astros. He had 1,167 hits, 204 home runs and a .247 batting average. He finished second in the 1997 AL Rookie of the Year voting (behind Nomaaahhhh). He won a Gold Glove Award in 2003.
I mailed to Cruz on December 27 and got the cards back on January 16 for a 20-day TAT.
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