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Joe Ostermeier has covered the St. Louis Cardinals since 1985, including their three World Series visits since then, their seven trips to the playoffs from 1985-2005, and Mark McGwire's historic home run chase in 1998. He is a longstanding member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and a voter for the BBWAA's annual awards and the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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