for minor league baseball 
teams.
“If fans aren’
t allowed in the 
stands, minor league teams 
can’
t make money,
” Vinsky 
said. “They don’
t have televi-
sion and radio contracts like 
Major League Baseball teams.
”
There have 
been slivers of 
good news for 
Vinsky in this 
lost season.
Hundreds of 
minor league 
players were 
cut by their 
parent club in 
cost-saving moves.
Vinsky wasn’
t among them. 
And he’
ll be continue to be 
paid by the Cardinals through 
at least June.
“I also know I’
m not alone 
when it comes to losing a 
minor league season, and I 
think I’
m doing more to stay 
sharp than some other guys,
” 
he said. “
And you always have 
to remember why we’
re not 
playing. So many people have 
lost family members because 

of the pandemic.
”
Vinsky, who throws 
left-handed, played all three 
outfield positions last season 
at Johnson City and State 
College. He was strictly a cen-
terfielder at State College.
“I assume I would have 
been playing 
centerfield 
for Peoria,
” 
the 6-foot, 
198-pounder 
said. “But I 
don’
t care where 
I play. I’
ll play 
wherever they 
put me.
”
Vinsky played only three 
seasons at Northwood, but 
the right-handed batter left as 
the program’
s all-time leader 
in hits (274), batting average 
(.411), doubles (66), runs 
(189) and RBIs (160).
When he was selected by 
the Cardinals, Vinsky became 
Northwood’
s first Major 
League Baseball draftee in this 
century.
Vinsky will turn 22 on July 
9. 

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

David 
Vinsky

David Swimmer and Jody 
Mendelson are masked and 
ready to play a round in the 
B’
nai B’
rith golf league.

The team of Gary Klinger and Dale Taub held the lead in the B’
nai B’
rith golf 
league through three weeks of the 16-week season at the Links of Novi.
Klinger and Taub had scored 40 points with a record of 15-7-5 on the 27 
holes and 2.5 matches won.
Behind them in the team standings were Marc Ruskin/Jeff Novick (38), 
Jeff Vieder/Mitch Cohen (38), Lyle Schaefer/Ryan Stone (37), Josh Baker/Josh 
Harvith (36), Aaron Herskovic/Brad Friedman-Gabe Rubin (29), Larry Shapiro/
Bob Shapiro-Chuck Houmaian (27), David Swimmer-Jody Mendelson (26), Mike 
Klinger/Kerry Chaben (25), Mitch Lefton/Stu Zorn (23), Ryan Vieder/Adam Vieder 
(21) and Rich Luger/Richard Spalter (19).
Mike Klinger had the lead in the league’
s individual standings through three 
rounds with 19.5 points. His record was 16-8-3 on the 27 holes, and he had 
won all three of his matches.
Mendelson (18.5), Ruskin 
(18.5), Jeff Vieder (18), 
Herskovic (18) Schaefer (17.5) 
and Gary Klinger (17.5) were 
nipping at Mike Klinger’
s heels 
in the individual standings.

GARY KLINGER

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