The Opening Drive

Kerbs joins Carey & Brooke to talk about the recent projection for Buch's injury, why 1-2 weeks is a manageable timeframe for the Blues, Binner's early dominance to start the year, Jordan Kyrou having an uneven but still impressive start, his early takeaways from the defensive scheme shift, the focus being on defense over offense FOR NOW and then Kerbs loses all composure as soon as Carey ment...

Sam Adeniran surprises us in studio to drop off a special gift for Carey Davis--his very own personalized outfit from Sam's clothing line, VAPS Dynasty Clothing and we get Sam's perspective on CITY's thoughts as they look to close out their historic season strong, Sam's thoughts with the playoffs coming up and CITY owning homefield in the west and getting ready for "Decision Day" and CITY's final...

Watch the full replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 -Weekend Wrap-up + a special surprise drop-in from STL CITY SC forward Sam Adeniran 7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWN: Week 6 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: A not-so-crazy thought–could Yadi be returning to the Cardinals? 8:15 - Kerbside with Chris Kerber breaking down the Blues home opener win and the ea...

Joey Vitale is back for his regular hit, this time after a Blues season opener in Dallas. Today on the non hockey slate: electricity, coyotes, Da Vinci being the man & why the Mona Lisa creeps him out & on the hockey slate: takeaways from the Blues shootout loss, how the defense is looking to him within the new scheme and the big names stepping up or coming up just short. See Privacy Polic...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Blues-1 Stars-2 (SO) Buch & Kyrou can’t score in the shootout, Blues outshot 24-34 Chiefs-19 Broncos-8 Braves-1 Phillies-3 (Phillies win 3-1) 7:15 - Did the defense look noticeably different right out of the gate for the Blues? 7:30 - LIV golfers aren't just happy with the money anymore--now they want their points! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 -...

JR joins the show to talk about his takeaways from Army's final pre-season thoughts on the Blues, why the "attitudinal changes" are going to be key for the Blues, waiting for the foundation to get set before he lays out his judgement, his answers to some of our "superlatives", if he expects the defensive scheme changes to make up for a lack of roster changes & his thoughts on Blues matchup ton...

Bernie joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his excitement for the season, an early call on Buchnevich for the first goal, why he thinks Thomas-Kyrou-Buch line could be one of the best in the league, how he thinks the new defensive scheme will help this team compared to last, his expectations for the defensemen to return to their form from two years ago, Parayko & Krug being the two b...

Greg joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his reaction to the news about Adam Wainwright's injury over the season, fans who accuse him of being selfish for playing, MLB going towards a bigger different between the regular season & postseason and how to win, how the impact of managers has changed over the years and how the Rangers have bucked the recent trends and put up more questions aroun...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – What's going on with the complete downturn of pitching for the Dodgers, and to a lesser extent, the Braves? 7:15 – Sick of it!! 7:30 – Greg Amsinger talks MLB playoffs, Waino's injury news & how the mindset of baseball continues to change 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: Does the news about Waino injury (started at the WBC, shoulder cap...

Lars joins Randy, Brooke & Carey to talks about how he became a global superstar during the WBC, the Cardinals pushing through a bad season and showing "this isn't who they are", his personal struggles through the season & how he dealt with the constant injury nag, current pitcher comparisons for the big-name Japanese pitchers like Yamamoto & Imanaga, how he's stayed in contact with so...

Robert joins "The Opening Drive" before the Blues season starts to talk about the bonding trip the team is on just before the start, seeing the team starting to gell during practice, Kasperi Kapanen being the best golfer on the team, if he acts the new responsibilities for the centers on defense, how much of a motivating factor last year's struggles will be for this year, why he expects Kyrou and...

Jamie joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his first official game on the Blues call on Bally's, the issue with the Fast Lane pick'em, the Stars being a tough game to open the season, the biggest takeaways on the defense form practice & the games, the revitalized commitment to being strong up the middle on defense, the level of competition in practice being upped this year and where h...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Randy is back! -- Astros-9 Twins-1 (Astros lead 2-1) -- Orioles-1 Rangers-7 (Rangers sweep 3-0) 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Are we–and MLB as a whole–underestimating the importance of the bullpen versus starting pitching?    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: We have some news from Clark Street–but is it going to change the tu...

Claibs joins Carey & Brooke to break down trying to make it through a rough years of sports in the 314, why he's enjoying playoff baseball more than he expected, the radio silence coming from the Cardinals during the postseason, why the GM meetings will be even more interesting than usual, expecting some "tweaking" of the Cardinals staff, Tyler Glasnow as a potential Cardinals pitching target,...

JK joins the show to talk about the Blues final cut downs, the importance of the first few weeks of the season, why he has positivity for the defensive core despite a lack of change on the roster, what he saw from Alexandrov to win that battle, his best candidate for a "breakout year", how he thinks the Blues will handle Perunovich's playing time to start the season and his overall expectations fo...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Despite a lack of the Cardinals, baseball's early postseason has been fun to watch... 7:15 - Are the Cardinals determined to do things differently than the rest of the MLB? If other teams are willing to make moves without a presser, what are the Cardinals waiting for? 7:30 - Can the Cheetah catch the Champ–Are the Dolphins a real Super Bow...

Kerbs joins the show to talk about his joy for hockey season to finally be here, having a little "hopium" for the Blues, why the lack of surprises from camp is actually a positive, why he wants to see Perunovich get a longer run of time before a big decision is made & his response to Krug's message at the start of camp. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrap-up -- MLB Playoffs -- CFB Week 6 7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWNS: Week 5 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: Today was supposed to be the Cardinals after-season press conference, but it was called off. What do you wish they would have said? 8:15 - Kerbside: Chris Kerber joins the show to...

Watch the full replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Blues-4 Stars-0 -- Commanders-20 Bears-40 7:15 - Lindenwood Coach Jed Stugart - Lindenwood (2-3) vs. Tennessee Tech (1-3) 7:30 - Jay Delsing 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Are the way the Phillies and Braves managed the way postseason teams SHOULD be managed? 8:15 - View from Vitale: Joey Vitale 8:30 – The Fight 8:45 - Mizzou vs. LSU 9:00 - Ru...

Former 101 ESPN host & current host of "Unsportsmanlike" on ESPN joins the show to talk about her times in New York, the display the Bears put on last night, having to deal with the worst Cardinals' season in recent memory, why we are going to regret switching away from being a Dolphins-show this season and the unsurprising but definitive stats that tell you to bet on the Phins beating up the...

Robert joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the reaction to the team after last year's struggles, his offseason goals, what it means to him to have an "A" on his jersey, the biggest boost to the team from new forward Kevin Hayes, the importance of off-ice chemistry with new players, still being a little pissed off about last season & if they get an extra motivations from outside sources. Se...

Joey V joins the show to explain why he can't walk away from a counter full of ice cream, his biggest weaknesses in life, why he's deathly afraid of bees (which Blues fans learned against Dallas), focusing on structure across the defense and special teams last night, why Joey V thinks last night was an example of things clicking for the team, why he thinks the veteran defensemen will be able to ad...

Jay joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the biggest story in golf as one of the few women to ever appear in a PGA tour will be in the field this weekend, plus some reaction to the Ryder Cup fallout and some golf tips! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Coach Stugart joins the show to break down what went wrong last week in a rough matchup versus Austin Peay, the message for his team after a rough start to the season and the potential duet that's brewing between Coaches Carey & Jed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JR joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to break down some un-flattering rankings for the Blues on The Athletic, his thoughts on Jamie River's comments on the Blues need to change up the defensive mindset, his current expectations for the Blues this season, why the biggest thing for the Blues will be the improvement of the defense & why he was shocked to see Perunovich out of the PP rotation. See P...