I still ended up picking up a bunch of Donruss Crusade cards from the same seller, all but one cost me less than $5. So, far I have shown off a nice Juan Encarnacion and Fernando Tatis. Both nice additions to collections and both former Cardinals. Today, I have a player actually pictured in a Cardinals uniform.
This is actually my second copy of this card, but the Crusade cards are nice, and for less than $5, I am happy to have two copies. Morris was one of the better pitchers on the Cardinals in the late 90s. While the Cardinals teams from that era were brimming with offensive fire power, the rotation was headlined by Morris, the two Benes brothers, and Donovon Osborne. There was also Kent Merker, Manny Aybar, Kent Bottenfield, and Mark Petkovsek. Needless to say, the Cardinals did not make an postseason appearances with that rotation.
Talk amongst yourselves: Alan Benes would have been better than Matt Morris.
Morris actually ended up being a solid starter for the Cardinals and even had a few memorable seasons that few people seem to remember. Most notable was his 22-8 season in 2001 where he finished 3rd in the Cy Young voting. After that season, Morris slowly started to slide and left the team after the 2005 season for the Giants. He ended his career as a Pirate.
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