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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mlb
2023-05-20
Ex-St. Louis Cardinals speedster Vince Coleman, the last player to heist 100 or more bases, doesn't see the new MLB…
Yankees
2023-05-13
The Yankees last had a losing year in 1992. The Cardinals last had a losing season in 2007. But both…
Miami Marlins
2023-05-05
The Miami Marlins were an MLB-worst 24-40 in one-run games last season. After GM Kim Ng tweaked the roster, the…
mlb
2023-04-28
It's been nearly one month since the start of the 2023 MLB season, so let's not waste time taking an…
mlb
2023-04-20
Much like the All-Star Game, the American League has dominated the MLB interleague standings for the first 26 years, winning…
tampa bay rays
2023-04-13
The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a sizzling 12-0 start, but few in Tampa seem to be watching. The…
MLB
2023-04-06
A week into the MLB season, we've learned how good the Rays could be, how bad the Nationals, Royals and…
st. louis cardinals
2023-03-30
Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said of the uniqueness of Opening Day in St. Louis: 'You could…
mlb
2023-03-24
Over the years, MLB teams have found how tough it is to repeat successes of the previous season. But other…
mlb
2023-03-17
Whitey Herzog on a change he would like to see in MLB: 'Add an inch to each side of the…