The Opening Drive

As the Blues prepare to host Calgary tonight, Bernie Federko takes stock of what the final few weeks of the regular season could entail. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mere hours before the Cardinals' 2024 season opener against the Dodgers, Greg Amsinger expresses excitement over what awaits Oli Marmol's club. 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 - Happy Opening Day!!! 7:15 - Sick of It! 7:30 - Greg Amsinger 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Cardinal Superlatives 8:15 - Bernie Federko 8:30 - The Fight 8:45 - MLB Predictions 9:00 – Rush Hour Reset 9:15 – Jeremy Rutherford 9:30 - What are you looking for from the NCAA tournament tonight? 9:45 - Rocc and Roll See Privacy Pol...

Jamie joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about how the Blues players still believe they have a chance, why that attitude is all Jamie cares about going into this final stretch, the little things he wants to see from the players even if they don't make the playoffs, if there's anything to take away from Buchy playing center and if he thinks Snuggy will be an impact player for the Blues next se...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Does the one final Cardinals move--Victor Scott II--get you excited for Opening Day tomorrow? 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Spring training is over. What did you learn about the Cardinals? And what do you have NO IDEA about? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: How should Victor Scott II be deployed? Lead off hitter with green li...

Tony joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about his current fight against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, his connection with Kelly Chase in their hockey career that was magnified by them both being diagnosed around similar times, his favorite Chaser story and what it was like for him to get replaced by Quenneville but still stay on his coaching staff. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

JK breaks down how the Vegas defense was able to slow down the Blues for the first two periods, how the Blues 11-7 model can be a little risky, how the play in the 3rd period after losing one of those 11 throws off the questions behind the decision, his thoughts on the Blues playoff chances after going 5-points back from VGK, the incredible play of Binnington to get them through the first two peri...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Blues lost a heartbreaker that just about ended the season + How much could a Carlson injury derail the Cardinals' plans? 7:15 - Are the Blues done? Is the one-point from OT going to be their saving grace? 7:30 - How concerned should the Cardinals be about Paul Goldschmidt? And if he sucks, who is the Cardinal 1B? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE I...

Kerbs joins Randy & Brooke to talk about how his experience with the NHL informs his current anger about the issue with time-wasting and embellishment with the MLS, Jordan Kyrou's play being a great example of the Blues at large, the importance in tonight's game against VGK & how much tonight will shift on the health of Petro. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- CITY with another draw -- Blues get a big win & host VGK for the biggest game of the season -- An Un-Mad week in the tournament 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - The Cardinals have pretty much nailed down their roster and announced their rotation for the first road trip. -- What do you think? Is thi...

Robert joins the show live from Minnesota following a snow storm and a big win in Ottawa, what he saw from Kyrou's big 3-point game, their mindset as they chase the playoffs, how he keeps things one-game-at-a-time as opposed to checking the standings after every game, what his daily routine is to get him ready for the next game during an off-day, he gives his quick approval of "The Neighbourhood"...

Greg joins the show to talk about the perils of having to walk up so damn early (unless its for a tee-time...), how the Ohtani-adjacent scandal is going to effect Shohei is a real way, his biggest takeaway from the Cardinals spring training developments, why he has Thompson a notch below as a start but why crafty lefties are always useful, why he thinks the Marmol move is a "brilliant move", why g...

Joey V joins the show to talk about his recent conversation with Nick Leddy before he gets to play his 1,000th game in his hometown, a very long tangent about lakes, rivers and how...pristine they can be, how Kyrou showed his game against the Senators, how important confidence can be for a young player who's been struggling, why the Sadd/Buch pairing for Kyrou worked so well, how the Blues upcomin...

Jay joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about Jon Rahm's admission about his PGA-watching habits, if Scheffler's run will start to look like a Tiger-like run, the worst lip-out of Jay's career, what his Master's menu would be, how comment sports psychologist are becoming in golf & the sad truth behind the Saudi's successful sports washing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Blues-5 Senators-2 -- Just how close can they get to VGK? -- Is the 11-over-6 the new 12-over-5? 7:15 - Can CITY get all three points with Lowen & Parker out again? 7:30 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing on the slow return of the PGA Tour's best golfers 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: We are less than a week away from the Cardinals opening...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his articles that are coming up in The Athletic, Zach Dean getting his debut in an area he's played a lot of hockey, how Sunny will get a day off to recharge before being back in the lineup over the weekend, the growth of Jack Neighbours, why "Jakey" is his preferred nickname and a quick approval of the "neighbourhood" nickname for the area around the oth...

Pita joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to talk about how camp has gone since joining the Battlehawks, how he wanted to focus on making it to the XFL side of the league following the merger, why the Battlehawks jumped out as his preferred destination, what it was like to grow up as a rugby player in Tonga, converting to a football player when he came to America late in high school, how Coach Becht is...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-13 Nationals-4 -- The Dodgers two newest players are running into some issues on and off the field… 7:15 – Sick of it!!! 7:30 – Battlehawks LB and 2023 XFL Defensive Player of the Year Pita Taumoepenu talks about why the Battlehawks were the one tea he wanted to join 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: At STLToday.com, Lynn Worthy wr...

Bernie joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to talk about the Blues level of play against the Avs on Tuesday night, how the Avs constant attack/pressure got to the Blues at the end with Buchy's TO, why MacKinnon would be his choice for MVP this season and how the Blues need to get into their "playoff hockey" mindset starting yesterday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Avalanche-4   Blues-3 -- Buchy & Kyrou have rough moments, but did the Blues show us something? -- Cardinals split squad split their games 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - We've talked a lot about the young players--but are we holding the veterans of the Blues and Cards to a high enough standard> 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fres...

JK joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues run for a Wildcard spot, the parts of the Blues game that clicked across their 4-game streak, Binnington not getting the national credit he deserves for his performance this season, how Kevin Hayes has taken his momentum from the Philly game and been a different player, how Neighbours net-front has changed multiple aspects of the Blues and if th...

"The Wizard" joins Randy, Danny & Brooke in studio to talk about his latest venture, "Backflip", how he continues to raise money for PGA Reach, what the next steps are for that program, all the different ways you can get kids involved in the game of golf & why that's so important for St. Louis, what it's been like working with Masyn Winn, why he doesn't try to change these young players--j...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Blake Snell signs with the SF Giants, 2-years, $62mm -- Should the Cardinals offer Monty $60mm over 2 years? 7:15 - STR: Derrick Goold on the relievers who has gone from out-man-out to a potentially killer in the Cardinals bullpen 7:30 - Ozzie Smith *in studio* 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Would the Cardinals be smart to I...

Kelly Chase joins "The Opening Drive" in studio to talk about the upcoming "Puck Cancer" event coming up with the Blues, his ongoing fight with leukemia, how he keeps a positive mindset when going through it all, trying to create something positive around a something that could only be negative, the reaction around him at that first Blues game, how he's became so familiar with sensing fear in his...

Derrick joins "The Opening Drive" live from Jupiter to talk about the upcoming season previews on STLToday.com, how the injuries have affected training camp, how potential early season struggles to start the season factored into the Cardinals decision on Marmol, the ways that Victor Scott is becoming an impact player in Jupiter, the Cardinals new theory when it comes to running/pushing on the base...