The Opening Drive

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 -Weekend Wrapup Cubs-7 Cardinals-2 After taking the first game of the series, the Cards are thumped in three straight by a combined 19-11. Montgomery’s own first inning error leads to two unearned runs for the Cubs, then two walks in the third open the door to a five run innings, and that’s all the Cubs needed. Scott Rolen goes into the baseball...

Chip joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals pushing their winning streak to six, if he thinks a run of wins could change the mindset at the deadline and his plan to be a fan today as Apple TV gives him the afternoon off. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Randy joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the recent takeaways from the 2023 Draft class, what the 'Cardinal Way' mean to Flores and the organization right now, the mindset and philosophy they go into each draft, his reaction to the success of their drafted players at the MLB level and what to expect from some of the big names in the newest class. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Ryan joins the show from Chicago before today's game to talk about the big questions revolving around the Cardinals after their recent stretch of winning, how much of an impact they could make on this season and the future at the deadline, what the best move would be for Ohtani and today's matchup between the Cardinals and Cubs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Jay joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about about 'The Open' as some young golfers have made an impact and a lot of others are making us feel human, plus some extra tips on trajectory & loft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cards-7 Cubs-2 The number of the day is….SIX Cardinals offense in July: 10.1 h/g 5.6r/g 7.9 lob/g .291/.369/.480/.848 Cardinals offense thru June: 8.5 h/g 4.6 r/g 7.0 lob/g .250/.324.422/.745 Starting to look like the offense Carey & Randy were expecting… 7:15 - Latest MLB Trade Rumors -- Is there a deal out there that allows the Cardinals...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues latest move, why the young players contributing going forward will be so crucial and his early thoughts on what the Blues depth chart says about their chances in 2023-24. 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 the latest competition going on at MLB Network that definitely isn't vain, why he thinks Cease will be tough to get out of Chicago, the Cardinals plan to sell around the core, Gorman being a tough call and Hicks being a fairly easy one, why every part of the plan needs to be about finding a leader for their staff, why the Carlson trade potential m...

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Marlins-4 Cardinals-6 Cardinals finish off the sweep First time this season that Cardinals have pushed a winning streak to FIVE Cardinals averaging 5.56 runs/game in July  Team era for July: 4.21 (lowest of the season) SP ERA: 3.32 (lowest of the season by a full 1.50 ERA) RP ERA: 5.29 (highest of the season, June also in the 5’s–April & Ma...

Waino joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about his reaction to Mozeliak's comments about building for 2024, how the player perspective is different, how he's feeling physically as he works on his return, wishing he would've gotten this done a month ago, his upcoming rehab schedule, the most difficult, human aspect of the trade deadline that we never talk about, getting to see Skip Schumaker a...

Nazzan joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his experience getting drafted and the whirlwind experiences over the last week+, his baseball journey from a Cardinals fan to getting drafted by an MLB squad and what he's most excited for going forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-5 Marlins-2 Cardinals walk-off to take G2 against the Marlins behind Nolan Arenado’s 3-run HR in the 10th (What was Skip thinking, leaving a lefty in to face Arenado in that situation?) The Cardinals…are coming?? Tra la??? 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Is the market for pitchers materializing for the Cardinals?    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LE...

Claibs joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals recent win, why a little hope is still fun, the obstacles facing a Cardinals quick retool, how the Cardinals can attack a need for so many new starting pitchers and what's coming up next on ClaibsOnline.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-6 Marlins-4 Mikolas continues his solid July with 6.0IP 7H 3ER 3K 2HR Offense continues the strong play with 11 hits and 6 runs Did John Mozeliak's State of the Union give you any more confidence in this organization's mindset? 7:15 - John Mozeliak spoke with the media for almost 30 minutes yesterday–what are the big takeaways from th...

Coach Carnell joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the constant and continued resilience of this roster, a big win against Miami to send them into the break, what it means to get Lowen back on the field, what it was meant the whole season to have depth and be able to succeed with plug-and-play, what the plan for the break is, how they handle the cup games as opposed to the league, being p...

Hoped you packed some tissues, Kerbs joins the show today to unexpectedly tell an incredibly heart-warming story about his mother, family & dedication and then a little bit of Blues talk about the extension for Alexei Toropchenko and what this means for the Blues bottom 6 going into 2023-24. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv...

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend wrapup Cardinals offense: 22 runs, 36 hits (13XBH) across the winning series against the Nationals--how do we weigh this start of the second half? STLCitySC-3 Inter Miami CF-0 CITY nets all three of their goals from set pieces, 18 total set pieces goal is most in the league MLS ASG on Wednesday (All Stars vs. Arsenal) CITY back in actio...

Chip joins the show to talk about his thoughts and expectations are the Cardinals get started on their second half, the swirling trade rumors and which Cardinal(s) he's hoping to see improve across the 2nd half of the season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erik joins the show to talk about his newly release books "The Tao of the Backup Catcher", his thoughts on the Cardinals moves going into the deadline, the different ways the Cardinals and Contreras have struggled in their relationship, why the mindset of the backup catcher is more important to the baseball, living in almost 100 different places in his decade-long MLB career and where he thinks th...

Blaine joins Carey & Brooke to remember an up-and-down year for Titans fans & players in 1999, his expectations for the Titans going into this season, how important a move like Nuk Hopkins could be for the offense, the greatness of Derrick Henry, Henry vs. George in a battle of Titans RB greats and Blaine's expectations for the Titans in 2023. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals start their second half tonight with the first of a three-game set against the Washington Nationals Today’s Cardinals topic: Do you feel more confident in the Cardinals ability to change this team at the trade deadline or over the offseason? Secondary Cardinals topic: Greg Amsinger has Lars Nootbaar down for his player to impress in t...

Greg joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about his takeaways from Mo's comment the other day, whether the trade deadline or the next FA is when the Cardinals will make their most important moves for '24, making a clear decision about buying vs. selling, why he's excited about Chase Davis & the Cardinals draft, why Lars Nootbaar is his breakout candidate for the 2nd half & his unwaverin...

Watch the show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – STLCitySC-0 LAFC-3 City SC has lost on the road to the other two top teams in the West, Seattle and LAFC, both by a score of 3-0. All six of those goals were scored in the final 25 minutes of the two games.  Mo says Oli and his staff have done NOTHING wrong. But the team is 14 games under .500. So, who’s to blame for the team being 14 games und...

Lutz joins "The Opening Drive" live from LA before CITY's match against LAFC to talk about his expectations for tonight's premier matchup, how much the return of so many quality players affects their stance in the transfer window, why the organic growth and depth continues to show up for CITY, why the window doesn't need to be the focus for this team, what the return of Nilsson and Lowen could mea...

Kyle joins the show to talk about an extremely memorable 2011 run from the Cardinals, how dealing with the locker room during an up-and-down season was so different and if he sees some potential similarities to the Cardinals current struggles and what held that squad back before September. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...