The Opening Drive

Chip joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about an odd start to his Cardinals experience, starting to turn the corner, the offense hitting its stride, the big questions still hovering around the pitching staff and his expectations for a big series against the Dodgers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Lindsay & Sean join the show in studio to talk about the documentary on Yogi Berra, what makes the story so special, what it was was like for Lindsay to grow up with a legend for a grandpa, Sean becoming a part of the family over the production, their favorite Yogi stories and Yogi-isms and how to watch the documentary now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

7:00 – Cards-3 Brewers-0 Matthew Liberatore with a shove→5.0IP 0R 3H 6K 3BB NBA Playoffs Heat-123 Celtics-116 (Heat lead 1-0) NHL Playoffs ECF starts tonight Panthers v. Hurricane 101 ESPN will be carrying every single Eastern & Western conference final game for the Stanley Cup playoffs 7:15 – SICK OF IT!!! 7:30 – BIRD WATCH 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: Could Liberatore be a legitimate top-...

Waino joins Carey, Randy & Brooke for another Wednesday morning to talk about Flaherty's big start on Monday, understanding why the Contreras situation was such a big deal in the media but trying to understand what happened behind closed doors, the offense starting to find its groove and getting to watch Liberatore pitch tonight after the shift in the rotation. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

7:00 – Cardinals-2 Brewers-3 Matthew Liberatore is being called-up and put into the rotation for tonight’s game, Waino moved to Thursday  FP @ 6:45 Corbin Burnes (4-2 3.35) vs. Liberatore (was 4-1 with a 3.13ERA in 8 starts in Memphis) NBA Playoffs 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Would SLU in the Big East make sense?    7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 – Today’s Fresh Take: Glanville on rules changes and the benef...

Claibs joins the show to talk about the Cardinals big win of the Brewers, the feeling of the team being completely different from the start of the year, why Flag Day is still an interesting date in this Cardinals season, Flaherty's gem and what this could mean go forward, his favorite Shannon stories as he continues to share on ClaibsOnline & why he's so disappointed in Carey & Rocc for th...

Doug joined Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals starting to turn things around against Boston, the big difference he saw in the Cardinals sweep against their rough start of the season, his takeaways from the Contreras kerfuffle and why he isn't buying into any of these questions around Aaron Judge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

Panger joined "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Panthers taking down the Maple Leafs, the Oilers failing to make it with McDavid, his predictions for the Semifinals & why he thinks the Blues will combine some of their picks. 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-18 Brewers-1 Flaherty pitched a gem→7.0IP 3H 0ER 2BB 10K Offense went OFF Bro-hugs on the stairs!  THE CARDINALS ARE BACK(?) 7:15 - BIRD WATCH 7:30 - Which is bigger from last night: The Cardinals getting a GEM from a SP OR That the gem came in Contreras’ first start back behind the plate? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: With Mikolas starting to get back to his level and Waino bac...

BT joins the show to talk about the Cardinals strong turn on the roadtrip, Arenado finding his swing again, all the questions we can't stop asking about Contreras and what BT has seen from the rotation as it slowly improves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dani joins Carey & Brooke to talk about all the Cardinals questions that have been building from the Walker decision, why she's still confused by how the Cardinals are going to handle him, the back-and-forth of the Contreras situation and how dire the pitching situation may be. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

Kerbs joins the show to talk about a wild run in the NHL Playoffs as Matthew Tkachuk & Co. eliminated the Maple Leafs, VGK knocks out McDavid and what he thinks the Blues plan could be going into the draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jesse joins the show again to talk about his thoughts on the Cardinals after covering their series win in Chicago, why the 180 flip for the Cardinals is confusing, what could've happened over the last week and if he thinks the Cardinals could be turning the corner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - Weekend wrapup Two come-from-behind wins and then a shellacking–not a bad weekend for the Redbirds… The Cardinals are making decisions as Contreras will return to (mostly) full-time catching duties, starting with Flaherty’s start today vs. Milwaukee CITY lose twice to Chicago across five days , again had a lot of trouble finishing in the final third, were outshot on goals-on-target 6 to 2 N...

Sean & Chris Pronger joins the show to talk about their new whiskey that they are showing around St. Louis, JRNY, what is was like growing up with the two of them in the same house, how Chris got some payback on Sean for their childhood fights, a podcast coming up on the horizon and how to check out the new whiskey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Coach Carnell joins the show for #ControlleChaos to talk about how things are different leading up to this game after playing Chicago just 4 days before, why he's still confident in the overall progression of the attack after the last few games, why the finishing has been such a problem, the injury report going into tomorrow's game & how things are changing with the schedule as mid-week games...

Jay joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about another shot across the bow from Phil Mickelson and what's coming up next in the world of golf. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben joins the show in studio a little early for his schedule to talk about what the experience was like hosting "Cash Cab", how he went from acting to hosting to stand-up comedy, coming up with a lot of bird jokes & how you can catch him this weekend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - NBA Playoffs + NHL Playoffs Cardinals start their 3-game series in Boston tonight @ 6:10PM Waino (0-0 7.20) vs. LHP James Paxton (who last pitched 1 start in April of 2021) 7:15 - Comedian Ben Bailey, former host of the US version of “Cash Cab” 7:30 - Celebrity Line: Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Celebrity Line - STLCitySC coach Bradley Carnell on the oddness of playing Chi...

JR joins the show to show us his singing chops, get into the latest developments in the SC playoffs, what the Blues are looking at post-lottery, why he thinks a ROR reunion isn't in the cards for the Blues and his pick to hoist the cup. 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 Cardinals mishandling of the Contreras situation, why a FA mistake of this level needs a better rationale, Mo preparing the organization for when he leaves, the Cardinals still having a chance in a bad division and why he thinks the biggest issue could be Yadi having spoiled this team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

7:00 – Cards-4 Cubs-10 So the pitching staff is just average to pretty bad at this point? NBA Playoffs + NHL Playoffs 7:15 – SICK OF IT!!! 7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger on the Cardinals rash of odd decisions and the changing of the guard behind the scenes 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take : How many games can you reasonably win with this pitching staff as it looks now? When do Liberatore, Gracef...

7:00 – Cardinals-6 Cubs-4 Flaherty→5.0IP 7H 3ER 5BB 3K 1HR Well, Jack had an interesting postgame… 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy 7:30 - Buster Olney has made strong comments about the future of Contreras and the Cardinals    7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 – Today’s Fresh Take: Is Jacks velocity something to worry about going forward? 8:15 - BIRD WATCH 8:30 - The Fight 8:45 - Post-Dispatch Cardinals beat writer Lynn W...

Lynn joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about covering a Cardinals team in crisis for the first time in a while, the issues he's seeing with the pitching staff and if an expectation of them to improve is unrealistic and if the the recent wins are enough to start a positive turn in the clubhouse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Waino joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about a difficult and confusing last week of Cardinals news from the outside, why the reality inside the clubhouse is different from the outside perception, why he's so impressed with Contreras' handling of the situation, why the meeting with Willson was so important and impactful, his breakdown of his first start in his return, why those 3 runs will b...