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 May 21, 2021
With the Chicago Cubs rolling into town for the first time in two years and a lineup that is starting to come together, the St. Louis Cardinals are poised to make a statement as May turns the corner to June. Can the Birds keep it going, or will they hit...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 4, 2017
If you want to know how the “Birds on the Bat” logo — among the most iconic in all of baseball — got its start, you can thank the creativity of a woman named Allie May Schmidt – as well as two real-life cardinals that happened to alight on a...
So the Cardinals are resilient. They have managed to compete, and stay in first place despite injury set-backs and a general lack of hitting power. They pack the house every night. They win as a team. They seem to come up with new ways to win and and...
Can the Cardinals get to the postseason without Adam Wainwright? Yes. Can they continue to defend their Central Division crown without adequately filling the void of Wainos innings? Not likely. Sure, the Cardinals won the 2011 World Series without Wainwright’s...
