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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

St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Dylan Carlson hits a RBI single during the third inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on April 17. (Gregory Fisher/USA Today Sports)

Searching for the perfect (or at least better) Cardinals’ lineup

Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 19, 2021

Fifteen games into the 2021 season, the St. Louis Cardinals look aimless one day and hopeful the next. Leaving Philadelphia after another series loss, they will carry a record of 7-8 into a mid-week series with the Washington Nationals in the nation's...

Cardinals minor league pitcher Corey Baker climbs Masada. Photo courtesy of Margo Sugarman

Spring training in Seoul

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished January 12, 2017

Spring training in SeoulHere’s a St. Louis Cardinals player many fans likely haven’t heard of: pitcher Corey Baker. Although he has been with the organization since 2011, Baker has played exclusively for the Cards’ minor league teams, largely in...

Brothers Lazaroff, shown performing at the Tick Tock Tavern in St. Louis, are planning the sixth annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo on Dec. 10 at Joe’s Café, 6014 Kingsbury Ave. Photo: Annie Martineau

Latkes and the Lazaroffs

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished November 23, 2016

Latkes and the Lazaroffs The holidays are in full swing, which means lots of fun events and celebrations for us to partake. First up: the 6th annual Brothers Lazaroff Hanukkah Hullabaloo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Joe’s Café, 6014 Kingsbury Ave....

Jewish Environmental Initiative sponsors Cardinals Green Team event

Published May 18, 2016

Jewish Environmental Initiative (JEI), a committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council, will hold a St. Louis Cardinals Green Team volunteer effort at 1:15 p.m. June 5 at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals play the Giants. Volunteer with the Cardinals...

Gary Kodner

One, two, three times the noise at the old ballgame

By Gary KodnerPublished May 9, 2016

I can remember my first visit to a game at Wrigley Field.In contrast to the larger, louder, electronic stadiums, it was pleasantly quiet. It had thick green grass and just green ivy covering the outfield walls. No AstroTurf, electronic scoreboards, video...

Evan Glantz

Regression Discussion

Evan GlantzPublished May 5, 2016

We all knew it was coming; there was no way to avoid it. It was bound to catch up and impose its will. I’m talking, of course, about the concept of “regression to the mean” and its impact on the 2016 Cardinals.Last season, a historically strong...

Larry Levin is the Jewish Light’s Publisher/CEO.

80 is a serious number

By Larry Levin, Publisher/CEOPublished April 29, 2016

Nu?  Miami Marlins’ star infielder Dee Gordon busted for steroids.Hmmm…is that really worth a “nu”? Seems like more of an eyeroll is in order. Gordon’s the second player of import nailed in the last few weeks, Toronto’s Chris Colabello being...

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...

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...

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