The Opening Drive

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Padres-1   Cardinals-4 -- Cardinals’ offense outhits the Padres 3/4 games, including 10-3 yesterday - College Football Kickoff - Tragedy in the NHL 7:15 - Do you feel like you, as a fan, pay players salaries? In a pie chart, the Cardinals top two revenue sources are local TV money and ticket sales. Could baseball exist without you? 7:30 -...

SJ39 joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about joins the STL Sports HOF next week, what life is like for him playing zone defense with his kids, how his style of play demanded that he focus on his health at such a high level, how he learned from Hall of Famers on how to be great, the lessons he learned by Torry Holts, Isaac Bruce, Aeneas Williams & Marshall Faulk and some of his favorite memorie...

JR joins Randy & Danny to talk about a sad day in the NHL with the loss of Johnny Gaudreau, his reaction to the Blues prospect rankings coming in at #16, how many spots he thinks will be up for legitimate competition in camp and the future of the Blues TV deal as they look for new avenues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Jay joins Randy & Dan to butcher an “Orange Whip” reference, talking about the big lead for Scheffler, early Ryder Cup talk popping up, if Morikawa can take his run from Thursday and catch up and the lead up to the Ascension over the next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Howard joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about a brilliant first quarter for the Tigers, pulling back on the gas a little bit but still coming away satisfied with the game overall, how Mizzou’s pressure was despite just two total sacks, Pride’s pick-6 being directly effected by the pressure, the few things he would focus on for the Tigers going into next weekend and what he saw from the offense in...

Charley joins Randy for the first edition of our look back at the World Champion 1999 Rams, how he built that team over the year leading up to 1999, the decision to draft Torry Holt over a defensive back in 1999, how all the plans came together going back to the Pace draft, London Fletcher being a crucial part of the mindset change with the team, how Dick Vermeil was able to change the mindset of...

Greg joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to talk about his Ohtani ranking as the greatest living player, having to apologize to Albert Pujols live on the set, why he put Pujols at #5, why he’s so disappointed in Cardinals fans for the current run of empty ballparks, why a change in the offensive philosophy is a requirement at this point, why a Christian Walker move to the Yankees could open up a perfe...

Coach Stuart joins the show to talk about how they are prepping for a big game against a ranked P5 team, looking back at some of the other big upsets for inspiration, how a history with Lance Leipold held make this game possible and how the transfer portal went for Lindenwood this past year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 – Cardinals-4 Padres-3 -- Andre Pallante continues to look solid. Wasn’t incredible, but got big outs when he needed them 7:15 – Lindenwood Football Coach Jed Stugart talks about the matchup vs. KU and how their team changed in the portal 7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger doesn't like seeing these small crowds from the Cardinals fans... 7:4...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Padres-7 Cardinals-5 -- Cardinals outhit the Padres 11-10, but go 1-10 w/ RISP, left 10 runners on base (compare that to the Padres, who left just 4 on base and went 4-7 w/ RISP) 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Does what the Cardinals do affect your mood? 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - Fresh Take: With the Cardinals self imposed financia...

Kyle joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about what he hears on the pitch com, how each team will record a different voice, why he likes to know the airflow in different stadiums to understand how certain balls will fly, why he doesn't like going from hot-cold-hot-cold and inside-to-outside if the game is at an extreme temperature (either way), whether or not the new jerseys are helping keep them co...

Shildt joins the show to talk about having fun for this season with the Padres as the wins start piling up, the way that the veterans have paved the way for the whole team to have success, why he still keeps Kissell’s book on his desk, the memories that flooded him being back at Busch stadium, what adding Cease did for this team, the way that Xanders Bogearts connects the whole Padres lineup while...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Padres-7 Cardinals-4 -- Gibson gets buried early -- Was there something big that jumped out about this Padres team compared to the Cardinals? 7:15 - The jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth when he "called his shot" in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series has sold for $24.12 million with Heritage Auctions   If you had unlimited funds, what...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cards take 2/3 from the Twins -- Start a 4-game series vs. Padres tonight -- STL CITY SC ties 4-4 with Portland 7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend 7:30 - At the end of Friday’s show, we heard Michelle Smallmon eviscerate “Gus” about the Rams move. And over the weekend, that exchange went viral across the countr...

Chip joins the show after the Cardinals took 2/3 in Minnesota, how big the loss of Wilson will be, how much the water issue at the hotel could’ve effected the Cardinals this weekend, the way that Helsley has reasserted himself after a couple of shaky appearances, the development from Pallante over this year and what has taken him from an arm to a starter, the Cardinals ability to survive the tough...

Kerbs joins Randy & Brooke to talk about why Army’s built this roster the best way he could go into training camp, creating a lot of competition for young players, adding both size & speed, why the goaltending will be a storyline from the beginning of TC though the entire season, the Dvorsky story potentially changing the forward equation, all the different potential defensive pairings, if...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-3 Brewers-0 -- STL CITY SC back in action tomorrow night @ Portland Timbers 9:30PM -- CFB Week 0 + Football is BACK 7:15 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing talks about what makes Castle Pines such a crazy course 7:30 - MLS Season Pass analyst Miguel Gallardo on CITY's playoff chances & why the defense is still the big question 7:45...

JR joins the show to talk about the big moves from the Blues to start the week, the expectations for Broberg and Holloway considering their age and potential, how much of a win Broberg could be in the long-term, how this deal developed over the week, the way that the agents got involved, how Holloway was convinced about this move, where JR thinks the line combinations with go, how important the de...

Mike joins Randy & Danny to talk about the anticipation for this season being the highest he’s ever seen, why he agrees with all that anticipation, the big names that are jumping out on the defensive line, seeing some of the transfer jump out all across the defense, why depth will be key on that side of the ball, why the loss of Darris Smith will still factor in, Curtis Looper and the Tigers a...

Miguel joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about the Leagues Cup wrapping up and the return of MLS play, some potential changes going forward in the Leagues Cup competition, if the 7-out-of-9 stretch run for CITY is possible considering the new options, how hard it is for teams to integrate so many new players on the fly mid-season, how important the return of Klauss & Alm could be late in the s...

Jay joins Randy & Dan to talk about the wild way that this week’s course with play, why Castle Pines is so insane, his shock over Keegan Bradley being in the lead, if he could captain AND play and what's coming up on Sunday's show. 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 – Cardinals-10 Brewers-6 -- Cardinals will try to win the rubber match this afternoon 7:15 – Sick of It!!! 7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger still has some hope left for the Cardinals 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: How do you feel about the NFL right now? Do you have a new team or are you completely swearing it off still? 8:15 - They said...

Kyle joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about how he’s still finding moments of joy in a tough season of baseball, why the walk-off win on Wednesday night was such a big moment for the team, what it meant to see Arenado have that moment with how hard he works on a daily basis, enjoying a long baseball game every once in a while, wishing he could get more chances to throw complete games and what he...

Greg joins the show and start off with a question of his own on Randy & the room’s excitement after a walk-off victory, why he thinks there is still SOME hope for the Cardinals, why he puts the Cardinals and the Braves at a similar ‘breaking point’, why the Cardinals bullpen is the equalizer that could give them the edge in the stretch run of the season, why Joey Votto will be a Hall of Famer...

Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel ! 7:00 - Cardinals-2 Brewers-3 -- What is the point of the roster movement?? 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals have completely lost the plot & completely mismanaged another chapter of Jordan Walker’s career 7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 8:00 - St. Louis Blues HC Drew Bannister on prepping for a competitive training camp whil...