The Opening Drive

Kerbs joins the show after a jaunt across the pond to tell us all about what catching a few EPL games is like and dive into a couple Blues questions as camp continues to get closer, just 25 days away! 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 Wrap-up Cardinals outscored 22-3 across the weekend Drew Rom→5.1 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 6 K, 1 W with the one bright spot... Orlando City-2 CITY SC-1 Scott Dixon wins Bommarito 500 Indy Car race at WWT Raceway. Victor Hovland wins tour championship.  Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer for California to beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League Wor...

Nick joins the show in studio to talk about his favorite golf memories, the excitement starting to grow for the Ascension Charity Classic, how important it is for the tournament's main goal to be about the charities and all the different ways that the tournament helps St. Louis and the area. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

Jay joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about his favorite for the PGA championship, what the results could mean for the Captain's picks for the Ryder Cup teams & how Jay would handicap the Ryder Cup matchup with the tournament's first-ever appearance in Italy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Devon joins the show for a quick breakdown in STL City's matchup against Orlando City, why Orlando is the most consistent and balanced squad in the league & how CITY's healthy and depth could factor into the game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chip joins "The Opening Drive" to dive into the diametrically different paths for the Phillies and Cardinals since they faced off in the Wild Card, while everything comes down to pitching, what he's seeing from the young pitchers, why Palacios has been such an exciting moment for the Cardinals, the potential if Palacios continues to prove himself, why he thinks the Cardinals have struggles with th...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals at Phillies tonight - The fortunes of the two teams changed after the playoffs last year. The Phillies went to the World Series, and despite losing Bryce Harper for the first half of the season, are 69-58 and leading the NL Wild Card race… 7:15 - Bird Watch 7:30 - Jay Delsing has his favorite for the PGA Championship and his thou...

JR joins Carey, Brooke & Randy with his favorite travel horror story--courtesy of Kelly Chase and dive into the big contract given out to Matthews, the Blues pipeline rankings after a rough season, what kind of decision the Maple Leafs have going forward after another big contract and what makes the Kevin Hayes story so incredible. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Greg joined "The Opening Drive" to talk about the moment he got the Ohtani, the seismic shift this will causes in free agency, why this is another great example of not blaming players for looking out for themselves, why the Cardinals struggle so much with RISP, why culture in the minors is so crucial for winning franchises and why it's so important--and so hard--to get former players to become coa...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-6 Pirates-4 Shohei Ohtani is done pitching for 2023 because of a tear in the UCL in his right elbow–what does this mean for his FA deal? Oh hey look what Messi did again… 7:15 – SICK OF IT!!! 7:30 – Greg Amsinger talks about the shifts in MLB/FA following the Ohtani injury 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: Why are the Cardinals so...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-3 Pirates-6 Wiano was cruising through 4.0IP with just 1ER when the bottom of the 5th happened. Final Line→4.2IP 7H 6ER 1BB 3K 1HR White Sox shake up their front office after another year of struggles https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38241494/white-sox-fire-vice-president-ken-williams-gm-rick-hahn 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 -...

Smalls joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about her joining the new ESPN Radio lineup as our lead-in, as she'll be on every morning before 101 programming starts, her thoughts on the Cardinals, her journey back to Bristol from the weekends to primetime and he excitement for I-L-L-I-N-I this season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

Waino joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about his struggles last night, what led to his early success and what faltered in the 5th, his lobbying for a chance to hit and if he thinks it way happen, why he isn't completely in favr of robot umpires, why PNC Park is his favorite ballpark in the league and an incredible story about Adam's outreach and charity work. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Claibs joins the show to make sure we'll all surviving the heat, try to figure out how the Cardinals will play all three catches next season, his takeaways from a rough debut for Rom, how Arenado & Goldy are handling the slogs of a lost season, how much the Helsley injury development matters, why the depth in the bullpen needs to be completely re-thought, the communication or philosophy issues...

Bradley joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about a big win over Austin, wishing the team could've dominated the whole time, what he thinks happened with the defense in the last ~25 minutes, how they were able to hit the ground running after a so much time off, what kind of coach he is and why pushing buttons to get the most from our players is the most crucial part of his style, what makes Edu spec...

Stan joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about Masyn Winn's big debut, having something to get excited about during a less-than-exciting season, if he thinks the Cardinals could go big with pitching spending during the offseason, why the amount of competition on the market is always an unknown factor, the injury struggles with Helsley & what he thinks about the pitching and bullpen depth g...

What the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-1 Pirates-11 -- CD Rom struggles in his MLB debut 7:15 - Who’s leading the race for #5 in the rotation for 2024? 7:30 - Stan McNeal, Cardinals Magazine talks about the Cardinals recent struggles and finding the bright side with Winn + young pitchers 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: John Mozeliak says the FA class has...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 -Weekend Wrap-up Cardinals avoid the sweep, get strong starts from Thompson & Hudson CITY SC-6 Austin FC-3 New CITY debut for summer transfer move Nokkvi Thorisson (81’) and Joakim Nilsson debuted off the bench as well (87’) returning to game play since an injury in November 2022, 7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend Brooke → CITY dom...

Another driver from the upcoming Bommarito 500 joins Randy to talk about what makes this race so special, why he's been able to achieve so much success with multiple pole position finishes, what makes IndyCar so much fun for the fans and his expectations for another running of the Bommarito 500. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv...

Chip joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about getting back in the seat for today's game, his excitement for Winn's debut and time to grow with the Cardinals, why comparisons are tricky but there are skills from Wynn that remind you of certain names, why the philosophy change around outs vs. runs is so crucial, why young players are so fun to watch, his break down of Waino's stabilizing start versus...

Jay joins the show to talk about whether or not Justin Thomas can turn a rough year around, the decision Zack Johnson has left for the Ryder Cup team and his excitement continuing to grow as STL gets ready for the BMW in 2026. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sonny joins Randy & Brooke to talk about the incredible impact of Messi, if this impact can have a positive affect on the MLS in the long-term, how Austin has played since the opening match of the season and why CITY's success despite injuries has been the most impressive part of their expansion campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals lose 4-2 -- Masyn Winn selected from AAA -- The most exciting in-season call since when? 7:15 - MLS, Apple TV+ analyst Sonny Guadarrama talks about what to expect from Austin & if Messi's affect on MLS will last long-term. 7:30 - Jay Delsing talks about another upcoming update to the tour 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Have...

JR joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to lay out the current battle he's fighting through, the special offseason work the players do to get ready for camp, the needs still left for the Blues to fill as the season gets close, trying to figure out how the Blues will find ice for all their defensemen & why for all the question marks the powerplay and the penalty kill are the biggest for JR. See Priv...

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals get blanked by the A's -- Libby's velo questions -- Where to point blame for the lack of consistency? 7:15 – SICK OF IT!!! 7:30 – Bird Watch 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: Which young Cardinal position players are a part of the long term plan? 8:15 - Which young core are you more excited about? The Blues top-heavy group of the Cardin...