The Opening Drive

7:00 - Weekend wrapup Cardinals drop 3/4 Vancouver Whitecaps-1 CITY SC-3 Stars-0 VGK-5 Celtics-84 Heats-103 7:15 - Two Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - BIRD WATCH 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - STL CITY SC Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel on a big CITY weekend 8:15 - Fresh Take: How much did the Cardinals odd scheduling contribute to this inconsistent run? 8:30 - The Fight 8:45 - TNT...

Chris joins Randy & Carey to talk about next weekend's Enjoy Illinois 300, what they learned from last year's event on how to make 2023 even better, what the best kind of racing to watch if you're new to the sport and the best ways to get to the events and enjoy next weekend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Max joins "The Opening Drive" to get into Saturday's matchup between CITY & Vancouver, if the Whitecaps recent change of play to a hectic style shows the league making a change, why CITY can't sit back because of Vancouver's poor away record, why the battle of "stories" could make the matchup interesting, the Vancouver pairing that could cause CITY some problems, why these teams having similar...

Mike joins the show in studio to talk about one of the best things in the world: BBQ. Tips on the best burgers, steaks, ribs, rib tips, even vegetables! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chip joins Randy & Carey to talk about the Cardinals starting a 3-game series in Cleveland, the changes you have to make for the early-afternoon day games, getting used to Nolan Gorman's growing dominance, the similarities between pitching and real estate (think "location"), what makes BT's perspective as a former pitcher so crucial during the broadcast and the changes that Chip would make to...

Jay joins Carey & Randy to walk about the incredible story of Michael Block, drive into the other recent golfing stories and put some planning on this round of golf See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - Cards-2 Reds-1  Golden Knights-2 Stars-3 OT (VGK leads 3-1)  Celtics-110 Heat-97 (Heat lead 3-2) 7:15 - What do the Cardinals need to do between now and the London trip to convince you that they’re a playoff team? 7:30 - Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing on Michael Block's incredible run 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take - Will Liberatore seal his spot in the rotation? And will it be in a 5-man or 6-...

JR joins the show to talk about Matthew Tkachuk's dominance in the ECF, the Panthers run to the Finals, if he thinks the Stars have a shot to prolong the series in the West and some thoughts on the Blues ability to change the roster as FA and the draft start to become a discussion. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

Greg joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his birthday celebration strategy, the Cardinals continued pitching issues, Matz's stuff just losing its edge, the complete non-competitiveness of the NL & AL Central divisions, which teams could be moving pitchers soon and if the Cardinals are a fit and his read of the future of Tyler O'Neill in St. Louis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

7:00 – Cards-3 Reds-10 Is it a good thing when the game is over going into the top of the 2nd? THE SAGA OF MATTHEW LIBERATORE Panthers-4    Canes-3 MATTHEW TKACHUK!!!! Scores 3 of the 4 game-winning goals in the series (OT goal G1, OT goal G2, last-second goal G4) and also got the assist on the winner in G3 7:15 – SICK OF IT!!! 7:30 – MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger talks about the Cardinals c...

The Cardinals skipper joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about the rough start from Steven Matz, the plan for the starters versus Cleveland, starting to get more from Miles, Jack & Monty, what the plan is right now for Carlson & O'Neill, what went into today's getaway day lineup, Gorman working through the adversity to get where he is now and still pushing for better results after put...

7:00 – Cardinals-8 Reds-5 Per reports from John Denton via Oli Marmol, Liberatore was available in the bullpen because of the racing 10 inning game–but after not being used, should a start in Cleveland be the obvious call? VGK-4 Stars-0 (VGK leads 3-0) Celtics-116 Heat-99 (Heat lead 3-1) 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Carlson/O’Neil injury updates    7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 – Today’s Fresh Take: Should L...

Wain joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the presentation he did for the Cardinals putting the bad start in perspective (he has slides and everything), get into his start last night against Cincinnati, talk about the fun with having his son on the podium in his previous game, why you want you pitcher to be angry when he gets pulled and his very honest thoughts on skyline chili. See Priva...

Claibs joins "The Opening Drive" to remember a colleague & friend in Rick Hummel, trade a few stories about a STL legend, look at the Cardinals continued pitching issues with another struggling start from Montgomery, the offense starting to find its footing & if the Cardinals can put together a run that gets then back to .500 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Panger joins the show to talk about another wild game between the Hurricanes & the Panthers, the feeling of being so close but not being able to get a win, whether broadcasting or playing a 4OT game is more difficult and what Panger is looking forward to for the rest of the semis as he gets ready to rejoin the broadcast for the Final. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

Stan joins Carey, Randy & Brooke to talk about a tough loss for the Cardinals, the uneven pitching continuing while the offense starts to explode, remembering Rick Hummel after his passing and what's coming up in the next edition of the Cardinals Magazine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 – Cardinals-5 Reds-6 Remembering HOF writer & person, Rick Hummel Hurricanes-0 Panthers-1 (Panthers lead 3-0) Nuggets-113 Lakers-111 (Nuggets win series 4-0) 7:15 - BIRD WATCH 7:30 - Stan McNeal, Cardinals Magazine talks about the Cardinals offense driving the ship and remembering Rick Hummel 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Nolan Gorman is the Cardinals best hitting prospect since _____ 8...

7:00 - Weekend Wrap-up Cardinals win ¾, head out on a 7-game swing through Cincy, Cleveland Sporting KC-0 CITY SC-4 7:15 - Two Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - BIRD WATCH 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 – Fresh Take: Aside from Gonsolin on Friday, the Cardinals tore apart the Dodgers elite pitching of Urias, Kershaw & Syndergaard (10.4 ERA 1.87 WHIP)—does the Cardinals offense showing u...

Bürki joins Carey, Randy & Brooke on the heels of a win and clean sheet for CITY & Roman to talk about the excitement in getting back into the winning column, the energy he gets from shutting a team out, if the rivalry added some extra flair to the win, how important the return of Blom has been for the team and what it means to get a "Victory Sunday' day-off. See Privacy Policy at https://...

Kerbs joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about Matthew Tkachuk's greatness being on display, a quick review of how the Blues lost out on a game changing native St. Louis player and his thoughts on the reports that Toronto is coming after Doug Armstrong. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nick joins Randy, Carey & Brooke in studio to talk about the PGA Championship, the older golfers who are starting to become eligible for the Champion's Tour and what updates are happening as they continue to prepare for the Ascension Charity Golf Classic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Greg joined "The Opening Drive" just a day later to talk about the Cardinals continued strong turnaround, what he's seeing from the team on the other side of the Contreras questions, why he still has much a big question mark with the Cardinals staff and how important this weekend against the Dodgers could be. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Jay joins the show to talk about the odd stat for the PGA Championship in Rochester, the early weather delay to start, his thoughts on the strong LIV scoring after Round 1 and what to look forward to for this weekend's edition of 'Golf with Jay Delsing'. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - Cards-16 Dodgers-8 Lakers-103 Nuggets-108 (Nugs lead 2-0) Panthers-3 Hurricanes-2 (4OT) (Panthers lead 1-0) 7:15 - How was Adam Wainwright’s performance?  5.2IP 5H 2ER (5R) 3BB 1K  96 pitches:53 strikes 28 cutters (80.5–85.5) - 24 curveballs - 31 sinkers (85.1–89.4) - 7 4FB (84.0–87.9) - 3 changeups - 2 slider - 1 slow curve Waino got 17 strikes, 14 called & 3 swinging (cutter x1, curve...

Bob joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Yogi Berra doc, getting a chance to meet and cover some of his childhood idols, the Cardinals rough start & odd decisions, what he's seen from them as they start to win, the big questions that are still left, what he thinks will happen with Ohtani in LA and his thoughts on how baseball's new scheduling is working out. See Privacy Policy at https:...