| SIGNER: Cecil Cooper CERT. #: JSA D81212 BALL TYPE: Official League PRESIDENT'S STAMP: Official League COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an Official League baseball signed on the sweet spot by Cecil Cooper. The signature has been examined by JSA and deemed authentic (cert. #D81212). As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See photos for signature quality and ball condition. This ball will ship in an acrylic display holder for your use. Combined shipping is available for multiple ball purchases. BIO: Cecil Celester Cooper was born in 1949 in Brenham, TX. He played major league baseball from 1971 to 1987 as 1st baseman for the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers, appeared in the 1975 and 1982 World Series, and was selected 5 times as an All-Star. He later was a Milwaukee Brewers coach in 2002 and managed the AAA Indianapolis Indians in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, he became a Houston Astros coach under Phil Garner, whom he knew from Garner's days as the Brewers' manager. He became interim manager of the Astros on August 28, 2007 when Garner was fired. Cooper later was given the manager's job on a full-time basis. The Astros did surptisingly well in 2008, finishing 9 games above .500, and started off 2009 on the same note. With the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers all hovering around .500, the Astros were suddenly in the middle of the division race in early August, but the thrill ended as quickly as it had begun: the Cardinals got hot, Houston cooled down and by mid-September, the dream was over. With Houston in a seven-game losing streak, Cooper was fired on September 21 and replaced by third base coach Dave Clark. SKU: BL0395
Item: BL0395
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