The Opening Drive

TJ joins the show to talk about how special his time at SLU was, why hitting the game-winning shot this past season will go down as his favorite moment from his college career, his excitement for getting over to Denmark and start playing, the excitement for experience as a professional, how he feels about getting out of his comfort zone and living in a new country, how Travis Ford prepared him as...

Joey Vitale joins the show for a special hour of talk ranging from how the summers have changed for kids from his days into his time as a parent, how black bears are connected to his knowledge of the wrist shot, why fighting can be a good thing in sports, the tricky part of coaching your kids at a young age, how baking was the thing that got him out of the depression that retirement had taken him,...

Stan joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about this years edition of the Cardinals Yearbook, the special theme this year of "You Best Day as a Cardinal", the heart-warming moment that Matt Morris chose for his entry, thoughts from the 1st half of the season and his expectations for the 2nd half. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Home Run Derby Reax - Is there a way to fix the All-Star Break? -- Top 5 Anthem's of All-Time 7:15 - Getting injured players back is just like making a trade, right? RIGHT?! 7:30 - Stan McNeal, Cardinals Magazine on this year's new Cardinals Yearbook 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Who are our 1st half Cardinals MVPs, disappo...

Kerbs is back, joining Randy & Brooke to talk about the Blues news from the last few weeks, why Suter deal is intriguing to him, why it reminds him of some of the earliest moves that Army made when he started in 2010 and the importance of creating competition for the young players. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Bengie joins the show to talk about the big catching questions around the Cardinals, why he’s positive about the Cardinals 1st half despite the struggles to start, looking on the bright side of winning 50 games without Arenado & Goldy hitting their usual numbers, how much Pages has impressed him, his thoughts on the struggles from Herrrera behind the plate and seeing an attitude change from th...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cards head into the break at 50-46 -- Did the Cards get the steal of the MLB's first round? 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - Is it telling that MO’s comments on Walker were focused on this upcoming offseason and the “baby steps” he’s making? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: The Cardinals 1...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cards and Cubs to open a four game series tonight -- Did it make sense for the Pirates to pull Paul Skenes during his incredible start on Thursday? 7:15 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing on what to watch for in the Scottish Open as you look for clues for next week's British 7:30 - TIOLI 7:45 - Cardinals pitching prospect, one of two in the Futu...

JR joins the show to talk about his new favorite obsession: the new Netflix show, "Receivers", what the Suter deal bring to the Blues, how the deal happened following two different buy outs for Suter, what this means for the Blues blue line depth and if this is the beginning of the events that leads to a big trade from the Blues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Coach Hack joins the show to talk about why he prefers the 'coach' term over 'manager' based on the history of the profession in his family, what it's been like over the last two weeks as he's taken over, the influence of his father & grandfather on him as a coach, why we'll notice some big changes to what they're doing this week, the big Durkin change in one of their early games and how they...

Gabe joins the show to break down a couple of big weeks for the Tigers football recruiting, how this is blowing out all previous standards and potential people thought Mizzou could have, why the Missouri NIL laws aren't playing as big of a factor as people would think, how everything changed when they started beating out Penn St. for Penn kids, UT for Texas kids, etc, the expectation level for the...

Quinn joins the show to talk about the opportunity he's getting to play at the Futures Game, the experience of shooting through two levels of the Cardinals system in just a few weeks, why he thinks his entire game needs to continue to grow for him to keep making jumps in the system, why he hasn't had to necessarily ask for advice so far, his pre-start routine and his biggest superstition, how infl...

Jay breaks down his thoughts on Keegan Bradley being named the captain for the '25 Ryder Cup, how LIV changed all the well-intentioned plans from years ago, how the current situation would affect his team picks if he was the captain, how links play changes your game completely and if there's anything to take from the Scottish Open this weekend when looking forward to The British Open. See Privacy...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-4 Royals-6 -- Cardinals-5 Royals-8 -- Cardinals swept in the double-header, one more series in the first half 7:15 – Sick of It!!! 7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger on the disappointment around Jordan Walker & the excitement around the Cardinals despite that 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: Of the current Cardinals top 30 pro...

Tyler joins Randy, Brooke & Dany to talk about the struggles for CITY being mainly pushed by myriad injuries, why he was surprised by the Carnell move and when it happened, how much another game without Lowen will hold them back from a playmaking standpoint and if CITY still has enough time with their new additions to make a run at a wildcard playoff spot. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Greg joins the show to preview his special outfit choice for the upcoming MLS All-Star Game red carpet, how the Texas location for the game has changed the game, the name "Jordan Walker" is extremely polarizing at MLB Network, many of the former MLB players on staff think the Cardinals 'ruined' him, the weird ways that baseball has changed and the name that he's zero-ing in on for the Cardinals in...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Let’s play two! -- Cardinals & Royals double-header today 12:45 & 6:45 -- Should the Cardinals take this chance to set up the rotation for Chicago? 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Are the Cardinals a 90 win team, and will that be enough to make you feel comfortable about the playoffs? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Wh...

Bob joins the show to talk about the early rumblings around the trade deadline, the idea of the Cardinals as "buyers", why he doesn't see a market that will allow for many aggressive moves, why the Rangers such an important domino in this year's deadline market, why the Mariners could be the perfect candidate for the Cardinals to make a "baseball trade", how the playoff race & extra wildcard i...

Gibby joins the show to talk about how his schedule changes on a double-header day, how he eats up all the extra time on a day like today where he isn't starting either of the games, how he utilizes stats and video during his career now, how that has changed over the years (less video), and how he goes into every inning knowing the profile of the next 5 hitters, the way his schedule changes when h...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-6 Nationals-0 -- Cardinals finish off 3/4 against the Nationals -- Start a 2-game series vs. the Royals tonight 7:15 - With Lars Nootbaar returning, what happens to the Cardinal lineup? 7:30 - Should the Cardinals have changed their mind on Walker, or is it too soon? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Has Max Scherzer...

Chip joins Randy & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals strong weekend, the "moving days" coming up soon, the Cardinals overall offensive struggles still being connected to a lack of right-handed hitting with so many lefty starters in the matchups lately, the Cardinals now have two catchers who they actually like playing the position, how much Helsley usage over the last few weeks could change h...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Holiday Weekend Wrapup -- Cards take 2 of 3 in Pittsburgh, and 2 of the first 3 in DC -- Ryan Helsley is the only Cardinal in the All Star game -- STLCitySC-1 Colorado Rapids-4 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - Is having only Ryan Helsley represent the Cardinals at the All Star game a good thing? Seems like the pitchers...

JR joins the show to break down how the Blues got the Buchnevich extension done, how much his time in STL played into his decision, how they were able to get the deal done under the max amount of term, the importance of Buch buying into the *quick* re-tool, breaking down what the other depth forward moves mean for the Blues bottom 6 rotation, if any of the prospects at camp could make the jump in...

Sacha joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the firing of Bradley Carnell, why he thinks this is a case of Carnell being the victim of his own success, the firing coming off as harsh considering the 1st year success, not seeing a lot of tactical changes from Carnell in his time, why that criticism is so similar to ones that face the Red Bulls and teams of that style, leaning on the new coa...

Gibby joins the show to talk about his rough start last week and turning things around with a win last night, what has been the biggest switch for the Cardinals as they continue winning, his favorite parks to play in, why Boston is so tough to beat, giving up runs in what human pitchers do, how he feels about this team going forward and if he's already starting his fantasy football research. See P...