A lot of Cardinals fans collect old baseball cards. Whether you are looking for a Vince Coleman rookie card (1986 Donruss Leaf) or need only a Terry Pendleton card to finish your 1988 Cardinals team set, Baseball Card Shows can be a good place to look for great deals and hard-to-find cards. Upcoming sports card show calendars can be found online, and BigCardShows.com is one such calendar that is free to use and requires no registration.

Baseball card shows can also be a great place to wander around and check out cool sports memorabilia you hadn’t ever seen before. Many shows feature classic game programs, signed jerseys, and even offer top card grading services that allow you to properly estimate the value of your collection.

If you’ve got a few hours to waste on your off-season Saturday, see if there are any Upcoming Card Shows in your area.

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MONDAY, 4:24pm: The minor league deal is official for Gonzalez.  His base salary is less than $1MM, even if he makes the team.  Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina pushed for this, apparently.

Not bad, what can it hurt to be a minor league signing. The answer some give is it will take away AB’s from the youngsters. TLR will give who he wants the At Bats, we don’t have to worry about that.

Makes me wonder if his signing is more insurance for a possible Pujols surgery with a Duncan to first thing. Maybe a deal is about to be made and some of the outfielders are going to be expendable.

No matter what, Juan Gonzalez hasn’t played in about 80 years. Let’s see if he can even do it anymore.

Ok, not 80, but maybe 4.

Can’t wait for Spring Training to get here.

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