The Opening Drive

7:00 -Weekend Wrap-up Cardinals avoid the sweep STL CITY SC-1 Houston Dynamo-1 Mizzou-30 #15 Kansas St.-27 Illinois-13 #7 Penn St.-30 NFL WEEK 2 closes out with a Monday night double-header tonight 7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - Controlled Chaos: STL CITY SC HC Bradley Carnell talks about a tough point in Houston & preparing for a big game versus LAFC on Wednesday 7:45 - TAKE I...

Aaron joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about where he can spend his Friday afternoon in STL, the Phillies fighting through a tough part of their schedule down the stretch, how the 2022 Phillies were able to bounce back from a manager firing, pitching at home for Phillies' fans versus pitching in away games, the fans in Philly being different, his success in STL in last years playoffs, his v...

Evan joins Carey & Randy to talk about the joys of working with Michelle Smallmon everyday, their bonding over certain St. Louis things, the greatness of Yadier Molina, the Cardinals being the Spurs on MLB & what you can expect from The Opening Drive's newest lead in, 'Unsportsmanlike' with Evan Cohen, Michelle Smallmon & Chris Canty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Chip joins the show to talk about why he doesn't like taking two days off from Cardinals baseball, the unbelievable consistency from the Braves, Waino earning the right to pursue 200 wins, what he saw from another winning road trip, how Thompson continues to impress on the mound, reworking the bullpen going into next year, Liberatore having a future in the pen & his reaction to the latest news...

Atiyyah joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about some old memories between him and Carey when the Illini & Tigers battled it out in the dome, his thoughts on Mizzou's matchup versus Kansas St., getting the program back to a consistent level & all the plans coming up for next week's matchup vs. Memphis in the Dome. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Jay joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the rounds he wants to forget from the Ascension Charity Classic, the incredible event that they put on for the 3rd year in a row & getting into whether or not LIV cost DJ a Ryder Cup spot. 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 talk about last week's rivalry game vs. SEMO, practicing what you preach with a short memory, getting through a rough week, keeping trust in his QB no matter what, the Four Pillars that the Lindenwood program is built upon & preparing for Western Illinois. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

7:00 - Eagles-34 Vikings-28 Kirk Cousins has 708 yards & 6TD through the first 2 games of the season Jordan Jefferson passed 5K yards, becoming the quickest player to that mark in NFL history 7:15 - Lindenwood Coach Jed Stugart on a rough rivalry loss & prepping for Lindenwood at Western Illinois tomorrow 7:30 - Jay Delsing on his rounds at the Ascension Charity Classic & if LIV cost D...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the big shift at camp with the Krug injury & whether or not Scott Perunovich will be able to win a job in camp, which prospects at camp could end up being a surprise for the Blues this season & the big questions around the Blues heading into camp in a week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Heidi joins Randy & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals matchup against the Phillies coming up on Friday on Apple TV+. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Greg joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about how Greg & Randy have decided to become Football Cardinals fans again, the consistent dominance of the Braves, why that consistency is going to change baseball for the BETTER, the Cardinals need for a complete 6-7 man change in the bullpen and AT LEAST 5 bodies for the rotations, if Palacios could be a diamond in the rough for the Cardinals an...

7:00 – Cardinals-1 Orioles-0 Rom gets his first W→5.1IP 2H 0ER 3BB 7K Gallegos-King-Helsley handle 7-8-9 again→3.0IP 1H 1BB 4K FOTS Kyle Gibson with a great start as well–who could’ve seen this coming?  Eagles-Vikings tonight 7:15 – Sick of it 7:30 – Greg Amsinger talks about the Cardinals recent run of fun baseball & another dive into the Cardinals need for pitching 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh...

Waino joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about getting win No. 199, why he and his wife agreed it was one of the biggest of his career, he thoughts on Winn's big double play turn and getting out of multiple tough jams, having to step-up and be a leader despite not being a big yeller, what these number mean to him, just trying to get passed Jon Lester, the importance of staying in the moment,...

7:00 – Cardinals-5 Orioles-2 Waino gets 199! → 5.0IP 7H 2ER 3BB 3K Was that the most you’ve been tied into a Cardinals game in the second half? 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Could the window for a Bills championship be closing? And could Allen’s window as a Top 5 QB in the AFC be in danger?    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: Fans are buying in, sellout in his first game  Some are bot...

Steven joined "The Opening Drive" to talk about his struggles and bounce-back during this season, having to deal with another injury after a positive turn, all the things he's been doing in and around St. Louis, how his biking is helping his pitching, the adventures with his wife as her band begins touring, the team dealing with the Cardinals struggles throughout the season & his excitement fo...

Tim joins Randy & Brooke to talk about the CITY draw against the Galaxy, his emotional return to Houston, all the odd questions around the hand-ball call, Tim's thoughts on some additional offsides calls that have gone against CITY, finally getting to play next to Nilsson, getting his own beer with a local brewery & CITY trying to stay atop the West with another tough matchup this weekend....

7:00 - Orioles-11 Cardinals-5 Hudson gets the loss, bullpen continues to struggles  Buffalo Bills-16 New York Jets-22 Jets start the game & their season with disaster as Aaron Rodgers tears his achilles just five plays into his Jets career–get SOME happiness after game-winning punt return TD for the win in OT 7:15 - NFL News Is this the WORST-EVER season opening injury in sports history? 7:30...

Kerbs joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about the crazy story of where he was 22 years ago today on 9/11/01, the Blues & Cardinals both having to deal with a season of struggles at the same time, his own personal struggles after the Giants got WORKED 40-0 by the Cowboys and another announcement for the Blues! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

7:00 -Weekend Wrap-up Cards take 2 in Cincinnati LA Galaxy-2 CITY SC-2 MTSU-19 Mizzou-23 Illinois-23 Kansas-34 Nebraska-14 Colorado-36 Texas-34 Alabama-24 Steve Flesch wins the Ascension Charity Classic with a -19 FOTS Jay Delsing shot a Round 1 69 7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWNS 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: We’ve had Mikolas penned in as the 2024 Car...

Chip joins Carey & Brooke to talk about his takeaways from the Cardinals winning 2/3 in Atlanta, his optimism around an offense that has so much potential, how RISP is the biggest tell between the Cardinals struggles Atlanta's offensive success, the Cardinals getting a chance to play spoiler against a division rival, being impressed with the Cardinals compete level since the deadline and havin...

Andrew joins the show to break down CITY's matchup against the LA Galaxy, why possession is going to be so important, CITY having the pressure to affect Galaxy's high-possession strategy, CITY entering the toughest part of their schedule and how he sees them handling it, if CITY can survive a desperate Galaxy squad, why Ricky Puig is the one player that could break CITY's press, the need to ease i...

Mike joins Carey & Brooke to talk about the QB competition, why he thinks Brady was the clear winner of the competition, consistency being the biggest mark for Cook, what kind of improvement he needs to see from Luther Burden and the Tigers matchup this weekend against MTSU. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

Coach Stugart joins the show to break down a huge win in Week 1, setting up to get revenge against SEMO in Week 2, how important the continuity of the roster was the hitting the ground running and his thoughts on his new QB's big first week. 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 - Braves-8 Cardinals-5 Cardinals fall again with Adam Wainwright on the mound–Waino gets tagged for 4 long balls as he falls to 0-10 in his last 11 starts Did we see anything from Liberatore in his 1.1IP of relief? 7:15 - Bird Watch 7:30 - Lindenwood Coach Jed Stugart talks about last night's big win & trying to get revenge against SEMO...

Tommy Edman *clap clap clap clap clap* joins the show to talk about the little surprise that came with playing this much CF, always being ready for a new position every year, not having a preference for which position he likes the best, why making plays at CF is so much fun, what it feels like to put together back-to-back walk-off hits, how much he's learned about OF play from Willie McGee this se...