MEMPHIS - The Cardinals remain hopeful that the weather holds for Monday’s 3:15 p.m. season opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game is a sell-out with some standing room seats still available.

However, if forecasts of inclement weather (i.e., 30-something temps, wintry…

JUPITER, Fla. — A total of seven people with ties to the St. Louis Cardinals will participate in next month’s World Baseball Classic — one major leaguer in Yadier Molina, three minor leaguers and three coaches — according to a…

JUPITER, Fla. — With the first Grapefruit Leagues game on the horizon, the improvised rules and breezy play of the “coach pitch” games offer little more than a tension breaker for a camp ready to compete against somebody else for…

JUPITER, FLA. — Chris Carpenter long-tossed this morning at RDS and is scheduled to throw a bullpen on Wednesday. A number of other arms will participate in a side session today around noon. No cause for excitement or concern, just…

LAS VEGAS — In a little less than an hour, all 30 major-league clubs will gather here for the final organized act of the Baseball Winter Meetings, the event that can be nothing more than a starter’s whistle for the…

Today’s mailbag contains questions about relief pitching (Hoffman, Fuentes, Street), awards discussions and, of course, Ryan Ludwick.

Submit your questons at my e-mail link in the right column or use the “comments” box at the bottom of this blog. Fire away.…

Today’s mailbag contains questions about Ryan Ludwick, Kyle McClellan, Skip Schumaker and more. Submit your questions at my e-mail link in the right column, or use the “comments” box at the bottom of this blog. And don’t hesitate to ask…

Q: What was the main reason in the breakdown of the Holliday deal? Thank you Commish!

A: Probably a couple of reasons. Too much talent _ if indeed Schumaker and Ludwick were involved _ and the uncertainty if the Cardinals did…

These are comments I made Monday in response to follow-up questions from readers. Keep the questions coming, either in the comments field below or by e-mail: e-mails to rhummel@post-dispatch.com.

• I’m fully on board with pursuing a closer (preferably lefthanded, like free-agent…

Some readers want to know if it makes sense to bring back Cardinals from the past to solve some of their problems now. I’m not sure that’s a good idea. :

Q: Enough with this wanting to bring back old players and…