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...
By Larry Levin, Publisher & CEO
• Published 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...
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...
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...
By Gary Kodner, Special to the Light
• Published 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...
By Larry Levin, Publisher/CEO
• Published 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...
By Larry Levin, Publisher/CEO
• Published 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...
By Evan Glantz, Special to the Light
• Published 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...
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 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...
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...
