Team Traditions & Celebrations #TTC-CH Clydesdale Horses - St. Louis Cardinals

Team Traditions & Celebrations is another great insert set. A lot of teams have multiple traditions (I can think of several for the Cubs that could be included), but this may be a one and done set. But then again, this was only a 15-card set, so maybe the other half of the teams will be done next year?

Team Traditions & Celebrations: Clydesdale Horses (Wikipedia)

Card Number: TTC-CH (Trading Card Database)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals

Division: National League Central

Caption coming soon. Getty Images website down for maintenance when researching this post.

Photo Date: April 13, 2017

Photographer: Jeff Curry (Twitter) (Personal Website)

I've always associated the Clydesdales with Budweiser commercials during the Super Bowl, but apparently they are a big part of Opening Day at Busch Stadium. Here they are in action last year:

#134 Harrison Bader - St. Louis Cardinals

Player: Harrison Bader (Baseball Reference) (Wikipedia)

Card Number: 134 (Trading Card Database)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals

Division: National League Central

Position: OF

Jersey Number: 48
RC/Future Stars/Topps Rookie Cup: RC
Horizontal: Yes

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 03: Harrison Bader #48 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits an rbi single scoring Alex Mejia #54 against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the seventh inning at AT&T Park on September 3, 2017 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Game Date: September 3, 2017

Opponent: San Francisco Giants
Stadium: AT&T Park
Home/Away: Away
Game Outcome: Cardinals 7, Giants 3
Win/Loss: Win
Player Game Line: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, 1 HR
Photographer: Thearon W. Henderson
New Team/Photoshopped?: Yes. Weirdly, the tip of the catcher's glove is removed from covering Bader.

Birthdate: June 3, 1994

Birthplace: Bronxville, NY

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB Service Years: 1

Social Media Handles: (Twitter) (Instagram)

Something I learned because of this card: Nothing really. Despite the weird photoshop, nothing made me want to know more. Bader is a rookie with limited experience and the blurb was fairly straightforward.

This is Bader's first Opening Day card. He appeared in Series 1 and the Factory Team Set but with a different photo.

Cubs Ties?: None