The Opening Drive

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-8 Marlins-9 (f/10th) -- Florida Panthers-3 Edmonton Oilers-5 -- CITY made two moves yesterday -- 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Has St. Louis ever had more of an impact on the National Sports scene? Tatum is one of the faces of the Celtics & NBA, Tkachuk with the Panthers. 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Does Wi...

Michael joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the upcoming YMCA-Cardinals Care effort to built Paul Goldschmidt stadium, how the plan grew from just a playground to a full multi-purpose field, putting in a field for the first time in a few years, growing the initiative to more events like this and how people can get involved with Cardinals Care. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Stan joins Randy & Danny to talk about the Cardinals magazine special edition on Whitey Herzog, the way that he stayed locked into the game throughout his entire life, how players loved to play for him because he was a baseball genius & a great person, a memorable conversation between Joe Torre & Whitey Herzog and if he thinks this run for the Cardinals since May can be sustainable int...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-7 Marlins-6 (F/12th) -- Did Oli pull Sonny too early? -- Tatum & the Celtics finish off the Mavs 4-1 7:15 - What does this NBA Finals say for the Tatum & Brown combo? 7:30 - Cardinals Magazine’s Stan McNeal on the newest issue remembering Whitey Herzog 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Does there come a point...

Chip Caray is out on his "hot girl walk" with his newer healed ankle, one of the most exciting games in his Cardinals time against the Cubs, a big win last week over the Pirates, Pedro Pages stepping up and earning more time, why pitchers seem to love throwing to him so much, the surprise that Contreras is already back on a rehab assignment, and what the upcoming special game for the Cardinals in...

Kerbs joins BK & Randy to talk about a confusing trend he came across up north, his reaction to Edmonton rolling the Panthers by a SEVEN goal margin to make it a 3-1 series, the move for Alexander Steen by the Bluues and his read on the potential extension for Buchnevich. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...

Watch the full show replay on YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cardinals take 2-of-3 in Chicago -- NBA Finals -- STL CITY-0 Dallas FC-2 -- UFL Championship at The Dome 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - Are the Cardinals simply better at winning than the Cubs? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: Has Pages earned more time behind the plate? How does this affect...

Bradley joins the show just before the final training session before they head off to Dallas, why the mindset and energy from Dallas with a new head coach is going to be more important than the Xs & Os, how the finishing improvement will come in training, how the underlying numbers of their goals actually point to a lot of positives, the mentality and motivation aspects of overcoming the frust...

Daryl & Russ joined Randy & Danny in studio to talk about how STL has been a different brand since Day 1 in Spring Football, building on the anti-NFL base and turning it into something positive, the TV ratings being even better than they expected, the league successfully becoming a jumping point back or into the NFL, the biggest different this season being that big jump, how Belichick was...

Jay joins the show to talk about why he missed last week's show, the way that the US Open grabs your attention in a special way every year, what it was like when he would play in the US Open, his dad having a very old-school baseball players mindset about tough courses and if McIlroy is the smart play for the rest of the tournament. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Pirates-3  Cardinals-4 -- Cardinals start a 3-game series in Chicago this afternoon -- Both NHL & NBA on the verge of sweeps 7:15 - Does this Steen move continue to show the Blues ability to think and act in a proactive manner? 7:30 Celebrity Line - Jay Delsing 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Did MLB mess up with the new schedule becau...

Claibs joins the show to talk about whether he could take Randy in a special edition of "the Fight", the Blues announcement today, his thoughts on the Cardinals roster's GLARING needs as we look at Flag Day tomorrow and how Tatum winning a title goes all the back to Anthony Bonner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

JR joins the show talk about what the expectations for for today's announcement, why he thinks there could be a second part of this announcement aside from the Steen move, why this move makes sense for the Blues front office, how this can create a better link between the team and the decision makers and how the respect factor with lots of the roster having played with Steen could be a huge factor....

Greg admits he got hammered for standing up for Cardinals' fans for cheering for Paul Skenes, and he and Randy go back and forth about the history of the Cardinals fans reactions, more views from a national perspective, why he's starting to understand why he's MLB Network colleagues hated the ovation so much and a few shots at Philadelphia fans... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-4 Pirates-2 -- Sonny throws a gem after a couple shorter outings -- NBA Finals -- Stanley Cup Final 7:15 – Sick of It!!! 7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger address the St. Louis fans applauding for Skenes and how we not not be the best self-evaluators... 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: No matter what the record is going forward,...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-1 Pirates-2 -- Mikolas duels Skenes, Cardinals offense comes up short -- Is Gorman starting to break through?  7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Former Blues D Carl Gunnarsson talks about the famous conversation & his Game 2 goal 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals should be at or above .500 by the end of...

Michelle joins her old timeslot to talk about her favorite memories from the Blues 2019 cup run, the way the parade created countless memories, having to defend STL on Unsportsmanlike this morning, the different way that Cardinals/STL fans handle certain things, how Michelle will always connect the Blues winning with her dad and recording the final moments of the victory with her dad at the Enterp...

Lance joins Randy & Danny to talk about his return to STL, how he got involved in his Bats & Barrels bourbon event with Kyle Gibson & BLI, if he's being nice to "the Cat" this year, being a leader from a young age, his relationship with analytics, how analytics can be improperly used even by players, his thoughts on how the new rules are affecting the games and the players that took hi...

Brayden Schenn joins the show to talk about his memories from the cup run, how wins over a back-to-back in Florida felt like the switch was flipped, his memories from the cup on the plan back from Boston to STL, Binner deserving to be the guy who came out first with the club when they landed, the turn onto Market being an incredible memory, his favorite part of the parade being that they didn't ju...

BOOM BOOM joins the show to talk about his memories from the Cup Run, his legendary story of his conversation with Chief before the Overtime, the feeling that changed in the locker room as the winning streak got going, how the defensive depth ended up being crucial, his day with the cup in his hometown, how the bus turning onto Market & the size of the crowd blew him away, the moment where it...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cards start their 3-game series against the Pirates -- Oilers-1 Panthers-4 Panthers lead 2-0 -- Could the Barkov or Porzingis injuries change their respective Finals? 7:15 - Does Dan Hurley’s decision say more about the fall of the Lakers legacy or the rise of UConn’s dominance? 7:30 - The Athletic released their MLB Player poll yesterday—...

Kerbs joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about an unexpected win for the Panthers considering the shot discrepancy, if the Panthers can find more ways to get Tkachuk on the ice if they aren't getting more special team chances, what makes a "true" #1 defenseman, if the Panthers winning with Ekblad as their #1 shows a blueprint for a team like the Blues, how depth is more important in the playoffs an...

Chip joins the show to talk about salvaging a split against the Rockies, why we shouldn't confuse "parity" with "mediocrity" in MLB, why he think the Cardinals are able to make a run across the year, the importance of the pitching staff, a lack of execution from the fielders over the last month, another angle on the way that baseball has changed over the last 30-40 years, why he enjoys calling a s...

Brock joins Randy & BK in studio to talk about an unfortunate performance from the Battlehawks in the XFL Conference Championship game, the multiple years of evidence with the spring leagues now, how STL has become a special venue for the spring leagues, trying to figure out the Cardinals stagnation from a 10,000 foot view, how the Mariners were able to turn around a decade of struggles the ol...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cardinals manage a split -- Tkachuk & the Panthers are up 1-0 -- Celtics in command, up 2-0 -- Another draw, SCORELESS, for CITY -- Disappointment in the Dome 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - The Cardinals defense started off exactly how everyone wanted, but cracks have appeared and then grown as t...