The Opening Drive

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-1 Diamondbacks-14 -- How did the Cardinals manage to break Zach Thompson? -- NHL Playoffs -- NBA Playoffs 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - How much do we miss the NFL draft in St. Louis? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: What is the Cardinals issue with talent development? 8:30 - The Fight  8:45 - Rory McIlroy is going...

Coach Rolfes joined Danny Mac for the first time since his heart attack to talk about what happened, his fight to stay alive, the unbelievable obstacles he was able to make it through to wake up from his coma, if he'll coach again after his recovery, what's next for his recovery and the biggest lesson he learned from this. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Stan joins the show with a little Cardinals trivia of his own for our hosts, break down the big questions with the Cardinals to start the season, make a quick promise that Jordan Walker ISNT dealing with a cover jinx and what's coming up next in the Cardinals Magazine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-5 Diamondbacks-3 -- Finally some power! Goldy & Gorman go deep -- NHL Playoffs -- Quite the night for the NBA Playoffs as well... 7:15 - JR Graded the Blues defensemen and coaches. What do you think of those grades? 7:30 - Stan McNeal, Cardinals Magazine editor breaks down a tough start to the Cardinals season & previews...

Battlehawks AJ, Darius & Travis join the show to talk about a big home win for the Battlehawks this past weekend, AJ talks about his mindset going into games, how the "BattleDome' and the fans are living up to their expectations, the fans being a big reason why AJ wanted to come play, the passion the city has for football, what it's been like getting to bring his sons around the game, Travis F...

Chip joins the show for the first time this season to talk about the special moment of getting to see his son join the A's broadcast and getting to be in Oakland with him for the A's-Cardinals series, the offensive frustrations plaguing this team, how the offensive struggles are even worse considering how the pitching/defense has improved and why he's confident that the big names will get going at...

Kerbs joins the show for some important important about the state of youth sports, the biggest question the Blues have going into the offseason & if there's a big move that could solve it & his thoughts on the first games from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cards swept by Brewers -- STLCitySC-3 Sporting KC-3 -- Battlehawks improve to 3-1. 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - Last year when the Cardinals got off to an identical 9-13 record as this year, they used the World Baseball Classic as an excuse. What about this year? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – F...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cards open a three game series vs. Milwaukee -- St. Louis City SC is at Sporting Kansas tomorrow at 7:30 -- Battlehawks host Memphis Showboats tomorrow at 11:30 AM 7:15 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing on if Scottie can take over golf 7:30 - AEW’s fastest-rising superstar, Swerve Strickland, talks about STL playing host to an All Elite Wrestli...

JR joins the show in the large & looming shadow of Joey Vitale to talk about some of Army's more surprising answers from his after-season presser, shooting down the Quenneville question very quickly, why the buy-out question is going to be so interesting during the summer, why it's not a "cure-all" for the Blues cap & contract issues, an early look at some of the most interesting playoff m...

Jaryd joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Battlehawks offense propensity to step up late in games when they're needed the most, always looking forward to getting back into the Dome with how special the fans make every game, being a die-hard chess fan who is in a never-ending game with his mom, stepping up as the unofficial DJ for the Battlehawks locker room, learning all the new things abo...

Swerve joins Randy, Brooke & Danny in studio to talk about the first ever STL-hosted PPV from AEW, going for a historic championship as the first African-American PPV champion in the AEW, the reasons why the AEW continues to attract so much interest in the wrestling world, this match being the beginning of a new dynasty in wrestling, Adam Copeland (aka Edge) being his biggest inspiration &...

Joey joins the show to teach us about goals, explain why the offseason is actually his busiest time, his assessment of this Blues season from the lows of firing Berube & wasting points against bottom teams to the young players developing & big seasons from Binner, Thomas & Parayko, how he thinks Bannister did over the season & the chance he is Army's choice, his reaction to a 52-ye...

Jay joins the show to break down his best career run a la Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm being the most surprising performance from The Master's, what he thinks is affecting him the most, all the variables that go into the decision to go pro as a young golfer & is favorite stories from a long time knowing the legendary Whitey Herzog. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Robert joins "The Opening Drive" for his final hit to wrap up the Blues season, break down whether or not he considers this a "breakout season", how he surprised himself at times this season, missing the playoffs not sitting well with the team, focusing on the positives from this season, viewing this season as an improvement from last year, why his shot was the biggest improvement in his game, tak...

Bernie joins the show to talk about the positives from an underwhelming season, mainly being the development of the young players, some big news for the Federko family, the one spot on the team that could use the biggest improvement going into next season and the importance of getting more offense in transition & from the defense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Kyle joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Cardinals' west-coast swing, the potential Ole Miss-Mizzou rivalry going down inside the pitcher's room, what went wrong during his last start, how he and Willson work together to decide his pitches through a game and in certain situations, why the pitch clock rules have changed things in an odd way for the pitchers, the need for the pitchers to get...

Greg joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to celebrate the memory of Whitey Herzog--one of the main reasons he loves baseball, his concern level surrounding the Cardinals offense, the uniform collaboration going awry and MLB's attempt to fix the issue, what the future holds for Oakland and the A's, the Boston Red Sox coming out with one of the best rotations in baseball, Masyn Winn projecting even bett...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Athletics-6 Cards-3  -- The Cardinals now 5-9 when scoring three or fewer runs, 5-1 when scoring four or more -- Blues-1 Stars-2 (SO) -- Blues finished the season 43-33-6 92 points 7:15 – Sick of It!!! 7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger on the Cardinals early-season offensive struggles 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Cardinal RHP Kyle Gibson breaks do...

Jamie joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about his final thoughts as the Blues finish off their season against the Stars, his assessment of what Drew Bannister proved as an NHL head coach, Binnington proving--again--that's he's a top NHL goaler, how Colton Parayko solidified himself as an elite NHL defenseman and Robert Thomas growing into a 90+ point + Selke trophy caliber center. See Privac...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-3 A’s-2 Lynn → 7.0IP 5H 1ER (2R) 1BB 1K 1HR -- Whitey Herzog passes away at 92 -- Blues at Dallas tonight in season finale 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith  on Whitey Herzog changing his life 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 7:57 - Fresh Take: Remembering the legend Whitey Herzog... 8:15 - Blues Booth:...

Rick joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals giving a proper sendoff with the game in Oakland playing a little smallball, Whitey's impact on so many Cardinals settling down in STL after their playing careers, the things that made Whitey special as a manager, his three big tenants and why one had to to be edited on the fly, his favorite Whitey Herzog story (thanks, Dan) and what...

Jack joins "The Opening Drive" talks about how much he appreciated Whitey Herzog as both a man and a manager, always thanking him for bringing him to a city that cared about baseball--and winning, the amazing memories of playing with the 80's Cardinals and a team full of legends and his favorite story that showed just how amazing and groundbreaking Whiteyball was as a concept. See Privacy Policy a...

The former Cardinal trainer joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the legend of Whitey Herzog, knowing early on when Herzog got into STL that they would have a special relationship, how his people skills trumped his baseball skills but made him an even better manager, Whitey always being three outs ahead of the opposing manager, the unique way he followed all the other sports around the ba...

The Wizard joins the show to talk about the passing of a baseball legend in Whitey Herzog, how his memory was so sharp until the end, his ability to manage against other managers, how he was able to bring the life back to baseball in St. Louis, the way that Whiteyball helped changed baseball around the entire league, the importance of just giving yourself a chance at the plate and what it meant fo...