Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 6, 2021
New Jewish SNL cast member
Three new “Saturday Night Live” cast members were announced before the season premiere on Oct. 2. One of three, SARAH SHERMAN, made my job easier by making many Jewish references in a 2019 interview with VICE magazine.
Sherman,...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 6, 2021
Benjamin Hochman tells stories for a living, colorful commentaries cloaked in a unique delivery and always carrying a personal touch. It's never just a stat-recap or quick word about a player or sports team; the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist,...
This article originally appeared at Forward. Reposted with permission.
Ah, October — when Jewish holidays, fall colors, Halloween and the baseball postseason combine to make for a particularly festive time of the year.
Of course, when we think...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 5, 2021
Harrison Bader just finished off his best overall season in the Major Leagues, but he's not thinking about that right now. There are "other" things to accomplish this October.
On the dawn of perhaps the most important game of his life -- Wednesday's...
DAN BUFFA, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 4, 2021
"Get up, baby, get up."
A simple sequence of words transformed into a rally cry. For as long as I can remember, that's how a home run was called. While others define it as a long drive or a goner, Mike Shannon simply asked the ball to get up, like...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 29, 2021
When the St. Louis Cardinals acquired Nolan Arenado -- one of the best all-around players in the game-this past January, a layer of doubt filled Cardinal Nation's minds. It centered around a couple lingering questions:
Could he hit well outside of...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 27, 2021
Fortune favors the bold they say, and Harrison Bader couldn't agree more.
If there is one player on the St. Louis Cardinals who lives and breathes confidence on a playing field, it's the centerfielder with the great hair and wicked athletic ability....
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 23, 2021
Like most minor leaguers, Edmundo Sosa saw his 2020 season eliminated. Due to the onslaught of COVID-19, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred essentially canceled the minor league season. Few would imagine, even Sosa himself, that he would transform into the...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 21, 2021
Sixteen days ago, Brewers' pinch hitter Daniel Vogelbach launched a bases-loaded 1-0 pitch from Alex Reyes into the American Family Center ether, handing a series win to Milwaukee and dropping the St. Louis Cardinals to 69-66. Well, you could say the...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 20, 2021
In the midst of one of the franchise's best September comebacks in years, a rookie outfielder is emerging.
That's Dylan Carlson, the former top prospect of the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system who is now enjoying his first full season in the big leagues...
For some reason, NASCAR racing has never been a popular sport for the Jewish people. While kosher food and minyans (prayer groups) are common at many baseball, football, and basketball games around the country, one would be hard-pressed to locate the...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 17, 2021
They say pitching wins championships in the Major Leagues; they are not wrong.
The St. Louis Cardinals have thrived on that model for quite some time now, ever since Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa packed up their things and left town. It hasn't...
