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About Rick Hummel

Rick Hummel covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 50 years. Known throughout baseball by his nickname “The Commish,” he is a former president of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2007.

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Ex-St. Louis Cardinals speedster Vince Coleman, the last player to heist 100 or more bases, doesn't see the new MLB…
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The Yankees last had a losing year in 1992. The Cardinals last had a losing season in 2007. But both…
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins were an MLB-worst 24-40 in one-run games last season. After GM Kim Ng tweaked the roster, the…
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Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said of the uniqueness of Opening Day in St. Louis: 'You could…
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Over the years, MLB teams have found how tough it is to repeat successes of the previous season. But other…
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