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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Evan Glantz

Cubs Best Cards in Round One

Evan GlantzPublished April 21, 2016

Rumor has it the Chicago Cubs have gone over a century without winning a World Series. But that didn’t stop Vegas from making them 4-1 favorites to win it all in 2016. This week, your St. Louis Cardinals hosted the new-and-improved North Siders, and...

Larry Levin

Bizarro Baseball

By Larry Levin, Publisher & CEOPublished April 20, 2016

Well, just as Superman had his Bizarro dimension clone and Jerry Seinfeld and his gang paid homage to same in the classic TV series, now we have the Bizarro Baseball World.A Bizarro world where everything’s upside down or backwards. And in the case...

Evan Glantz

Trevor Story’s First Chapter

Evan GlantzPublished April 14, 2016

Every year, the start of the baseball season provides out-of-the-blue MVPs, shocking collapses from All-Stars, and crazy statistical anomalies. Eight years ago, Detroit Tigers first baseman, Chris Shelton blasted 10 home runs in the month of April. He’d...

Gary Kodner

Albert metrics – It’s not about the money?

By Gary KodnerPublished April 11, 2016

Thursday April 7, 2016 (Rangers vs. Angels): With 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth, the Texas Rangers chose to intentionally walk Mike Trout with the game on the line, in favor of pitching to Albert Pujols. Albert bounced one over the left-field fence...

Gary Kodner

Card will be strong, Cubs will be stronger

By Gary Kodner, Special to the LightPublished March 23, 2016

Last spring, many in the baseball media, along with “Back to the Future” enthusiasts, were predicting the Cubs’ first World Series appearance since 1908. In my opinion, the Cubbies lacked depth, another solid starter, postseason experience, mature...

Author Howard Megdal

‘Cardinals Way’ author is bullish on baseball

By Larry Levin, Publisher/CEOPublished March 23, 2016

Howard Megdal is an accomplished author and sportswriter. He’s a contributing writer to a number of national publications, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated and Vice Sports, and writer at large for Capital New York. Megdal has published four...

Larry Levin

2016 baseball predictions – knuckleball edition

By Larry Levin, Publisher/CEOPublished March 23, 2016

It’s that time of year when baseball predictions are about as common as NCAA brackets. So the last thing you need from me is another guess on how the Cards and other teams are likely to do this season.But there’s lots to predict about baseball that...

Evan Glantz

NL Central predictions sure to be wrong

By Evan Glantz, Special to the LightPublished March 23, 2016

1. Your St. Louis Cardinals will make the playoffs for the sixth season in a row, but as a wild card team. They’ll be bested in the play-in game by Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates.Last season, the Cardinals rolled to 100 wins on the strength...

Dayanu

Gary KodnerPublished April 6, 2015

If the Cubs and the media would not have over hyped the Cubs chancesIt would have been enough for us.Had Wrigley Field renovations not been completedIt would have been enough for usIf Cubs Ace, John Lester pitched a sub-par gameIt would have been enough...

Opening Day Prospects for the Cardinals

Published April 2, 2015

Opening day of the baseball season has just about arrived. There is nothing like it. Full of hope, opportunity and anticipation.The Cardinals will open the season against their long-time rivals, the Chicago Cubs, in historic Wrigley Field, with the added...

Simmons Snub

Gary KodnerPublished March 25, 2015

St. Louis Cardinals fans will be voting this season for the Cardinals Hall of Fame class of 2015. This year’s candidates include: Steve Carlton, Bob Forsch, Keith Hernandez, Mark McGwire, Matt Morris, Edgar Renteria, Joe Torre and Ted Simmons. Four...

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