The Opening Drive

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Brewers- 1 Cardinals-4 -- CBJ-2 Blues-3 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Which NFL teams are being held-back by their QB play–and which ones don’t have a viable way to change that any time soon? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: Are the Cardinals kidding themselves with an eye on competing in 2024–and should their rhetoric sound m...

Claibs joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Cardinals myriad decisions this offseason, why the versatility and depth in the field can actually hamper them, why they need to solve the bullpen if they expect a big-name pitcher to join them, where that pitching is going to come from in the first place, the way that player-manager relations have changed over time, the lost arts of the game and...

John joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about who has stood out in the early games/practices for the Blues, why Sundqvist is jumping off the page for him, the style the Blues are trying to get back to, the importance of being a bigger/heavier team, & Perunovich looking confident and how the defense can become greater than the sum of its parts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Eagles-25 Bucs-11 -- Bengals-19 Rams-16 -- Cardinals start their penultimate series of the season tonight in Milwaukee 7:15 - BIRD WATCH 7:30 - Which former Cardinal would you most like to see succeed in the MLB playoffs? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: Dennis Dodd has a great piece up about the future of college football. Is...

Coach Carnell joins Brooke, Carey & Randy to talk about a big 2-1 win for CITY over Minnesota United, what went into crafting a changing lineup for the third game in 8 days, the importance of their team-first mentality, the change in the message with just four games left, raising the expectations, the growth of the rivalry between CITY & Sporting KC and how another game can contribute to t...

Kerbs joins the show to talk about his takeaways from the Blues split-squad pair of games on Saturday, the Blues & Brews event from Friday night, why an increase in the size of the roster is going to be the biggest difference from last year's roster and the names to keep watching as the Blues are back in action on Tuesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 -Weekend Wrap-up Cardinals drop 2/3 to the Padres STL CITY SC-2 MUFC-1 Memphis-27 Missouri-34 Illinois-23 FAU-17 NFL WEEK 3 7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWNs 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: Top Things that make you happy in sports… #1-The Cowboys always losing when it counts #2-Bill Belicheck is stil...

Chip joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his walking schedule in San Diego, Mikolas' year never getting off the ground and his struggles in the second-half, how tough the injuries have made the Cardinals decisions on Carlson & O'Neill and the Cardinals series getting started tonight in San Diego. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

Will joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Tigers matchup against the Memphis Tigers , what it feels like to be rooting for big Missouri games again, the development he's seen from Luther Burden across the early part of the season, Mizzou still dealing with QB questions because of Cook's injury & if he sees Missouri handling Memphis at the Dome. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

Joey is back!! Joey is back for hockey season and we start off with a little recap of his summer, which Disney character is his favorite, why sourdough in the best bread for toast in the morning, the Blues naming Schenn as their captain and why the Central Division is going to be a tricky division for the Blues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Jay joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about overcoming a tough weekend at the Ascension and why he's having a tough time seeing the USA come out on top n the Ryder Cup in Italy. 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 this week's matchup against Illinois State and what exactly has gotten into WR Jeff Caldwell this season. 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 - Brewers-6 Cardinals-0 Are we ABSOLUTELY SURE that nothing we see this month matters, cause these last few Mikolas starts… Thursday Night Football  49ers-30 Giants-12 7:15 - Lindenwood Coach Jed Stugart joins as Lindenwood (2-1) travels to Illinois State (2-1) tomorrow 7:30 - Jay Delsing on his rebound from the Ascension & his pick for...

JR joins the show to talk about the Blues big decision to name Schenn as their latest captain, what JR took away from his conversation with Schenn on the big news, how much Kyrou's defense will dictate if he can play up to his contract level, if 45-50 goals are a realistic goal for Kyrou this season, some early line combo thoughts, which pairs he is interested in watching at camp to help decipher...

Isaac & Mike join "The Opening Drive" for some collective trash talking before their respective alma maters matchup this weekend in the dome, as Mike Jones' Missouri Tigers face off against Isaac's Memphis Tigers. Trash talk is happening, old fueds come up & predictions for Saturday's game are made! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Bernie is back after the offseason to talk Blues with Carey, Brooke & Randy and get into the Blues decision to go with Schenn as the new captain, what he meant to him when he was picked as the Blues captain back in the 80's, the importance of believing in themselves & each other, why he predicts this to be "The Year of Thomas & Kyrou", how the shift in mindset over the years has change...

7:00 – Cardinals-2 Brewers-8 Thompson→5.0IP 5H 4ER 1BB 1K 2HR Willson Contreras left the game with left wrist discomfort  STL City SC-0 LAFC-0 First nil-nil tie in STL CITY SC history 7:15 – Sick of it 7:30 – Have the Cardinals dug themselves too big of a hole to get out with just one offseason? 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: Did CITY show you something against the defending champs? 8:15 - Blues...

Waino joins 'The Opening Drive' to break down his special night at Busch stadium on Tuesday becoming the 3rd Cardinal to reach 200 pitching wins, gets into the moment on the mound with between him and Marmol, his confidence in finishing out that game, his reaction to Willson being such a key part of the win, if he ever got to a point where he didn't think 200 would happen, how important the crowd...

Marquise joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about joining the Blues franchise for this weekend's "Blues & Brews" celebration, how he got started in Blues music, his biggest inspirations, why being a Blues musician in STL is so special with all the history here & his excitement to bring some blues music to the Blues franchise. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

7:00 – Brewers-7 Cardinals-3 Rom→3.1IP 6H 5ER 2BB 3K 1HR You just have to be shocked when a game involving Ver Hagen, Pallante AND Lawrence doesn’t go the Cardinals way… STL CITY SC hosts LAFC tonight in the biggest game of the season up to this point–CITY is 6 points up (1 game in hand) on LAFC and lost to them in July 3-0 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - BIRD WATCH 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 –...

Claibs joins "The Opening Drive" after a special night at Busch stadium, break down his moment with Claibs after the game, how special if felt in the stadium (not quite playoffs, but not far off), the biggest factor in the Blues decision on a new captain and early ending for a few NFL squads--in Week TWO. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

JK joins Carey & Brooke to talk about getting back into another hockey season, the attributes that the Blues will look for in their new captain, who the favorites and dark horses are to get the "C", the Blues players needing to take a step up after their struggles last season, if Nick Ritchie will be the surprise name during camp and if he thinks Tyler Tucker can win ice time with his play in...

7:00 - Brewers-0 Cardinals-1 200! Wins for Waino, with an INCREDIBLE performance. Just 93 pitches across 7 innings (last time was 8/18/22) Waino→7.0IP 4H 2BB 3K Adam becomes just the 10th pitcher to hit the 200 W mark since 2000 (and now just needs another to pass Jon Lester) MNF Saints-20 Panthers-17 Browns-22 Steelers-26 7:15 - Did you feel a playoff atmosphere with Waino's win last night? 7:30...

Chris--we'll just stick with "Kerbs"-- joins the show to talk about the Blues starting camp this week, how important the next few weeks with be for players like Scott Perunovich and which names to watch for as the battle for the Top 9 with the forwards is shaping up to be intense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...

Coach Carnell joins Carey & Brooke to talk about why the team made him so proud with their match in Houston, gets into the expectations for Wednesday vs. LAFC, how they let the last match in July get away from that and how they avoid that this time around, the way that Nerwinski continues to give them options at fullback, Klauss returning to form with his second straight game with a goal since...