Card of the Day: 12/3/15

2000 Upper Deck MVP #55 J.D. Drew

     Drew played 11 seasons in the Major Leagues and 2001 was his best as a Cardinal and a Major League ballplayer. During that season, J.D. batted .323 with 27 home runs, 73 runs batted in, and 80 runs scored. He even posted a .974 fielding percentage, but was overshadowed by a rookie named Albert Pujols who finished 4th in MVP voting that year. Only two other Cardinals players cracked the top 24 in MVP voting that year. Can you guess who they were? Nope. It wasn't McGwire or Edmonds, but a couple of pitchers named Morris and Kline.

Card of the Day: 12/2/15

1982 Fleer #129 Bruce Sutter

I'm certainly thankful what the Cubs did for me. I respect their organization. It's the same way with the Atlanta Braves, an awfully fine organization. I respect everybody who's down there, and that's still where I live today. But the Cardinals represent the best years of my career. -Bruce Sutter

Card of the Day: 12/1/15

1957 Topps #94 Bobby Del Greco

          Robert George Del Greco was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1933. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates in 1950. Bobby played 102 games with the Cardinals in 1956, posting a tepid .215 batting average. They traded him on April 20, 1957 to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim King. King proved to be an improvement  as a backup outfielder, batting .314 in 22 games during the 1957 season.

Card of the Day: 11/30/15

2004 Bowman Heritage Threads of Greatness Albert Pujols GU Bat

He caught my eye last season as a rookie when, against the Padres, he hit a home run on a three-ball, no-strike pitch -- to the opposite field. Now that was something. -Tony Gwynn

Card of the Day: 11/29/15

2012 Gypsy Queen Autographs Jon Jay

Jon Jay is a postseason veteran. In six seasons with the Cardinals, he played in five postseasons (2011-2015). During that time, he was a member of two NL Pennant winners and a World Series winner.

Card of the Day: 11/28/15

1989 Kenner Starting Lineup Baseball Greats #8 Bob Gibson

     Back in the day, Kenner produced a series of Starting Lineup figures featuring baseball's greatest players. They came with 2 figures in each pack along with a baseball card of each of the players. Although the figures didn't bare much resemblance to the actual players, we at Cardinals Sauce are pleased the cards are nicer than the figures.

Card of the Day: 11/27/15

2001 Topps Through the Years Reprint #6 Stan Musial '59

     2001 marked the 50th Anniversary for Topps Baseball Cards. To celebrate, they included a 50-card reprint set of some of their greatest hits. The '59 Topps is significant to us at Cardinal Sauce. It is rumored that this card was once in the Cardinal Sauce collection, but unwittingly traded to a card shark. We are still in search of this "lost" card and are offering a reward to anyone who finds it.