The Opening Drive

Robert joins Carey & Randy to talk about his extra-long break, the oddness of being in the building while the trade was going down, the tricky aspect of the mental preparation after a trade and during a tougher season, who he likes in the Super Bowl this weekend, why football has become his favorite sport since he came to the states and why his dad wanted him to pursue baseball when he was you...

Chip Caray joins "The Opening Drive" in studio to talk about his return to St. Louis, continuing the legacy of the Caray family in broadcasting, the incredible story of Harry's broadcasting life and his relationship with Chip, his favorite memories in Atlanta, what it meant to be working for the visiting team during McGwire's historic home run, his early thoughts on the Cardinals lineup, his excit...

Jay joins the show to talk about the reports on LIV Tour's zero revenue, how the reactions around LIV continues to change, the problem with their new deal with the CW, the best way to enjoy the Phoenix Open, what it was like to hit a hole-in-one in that kind of situation and what's coming up on his show this week with Tom Watson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

7:00 - A big trade from the Blues has started the re-tolling process, Oklahoma & Texas are going to the SEC a year early & Mahomes wins another MVP on the eve of the Super Bowl 7:15 - Jay Delsing talks about the Phoenix Open & his favorite hole-in-one 7:30 - Are you ready for some Battlehawks football? Ka-kaw! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: As the Blues get back into action, what intr...

7:00 - We woke up to a different landscape in one of the four major sports this morning and we have another round of our bracket to attend to... 7:15 - Sick of it!! 7:30 - Greg Amsinger talks about his expectations for the WBC's affect on the start of the MLB season & the pitch timer's affect on the whole season 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals and the Colts are still without a he...

Waino joins the show to talk about his preparations for the WBC, how his offseason has been very musical, he drops a little announcement about his mid-season album coming up this summer, his excitement to wear the red, white & blue, his excitement for getting to play with the likes of Arenado, Goldy & Kershaw for Team USA, how his offseason pitching work has been going, his role as a leade...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about some of the potential trade discussions going on with the Blues, why the Rangers are looking like a perfect fit, how the mindset and landscape of the league has changed since the Blues last played a game and what he thinks the Blues should be looking at in the trade market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

Coach Venturi joins the show to talk about his takeaways from facing both the Eagles and the Chiefs from the Colts perspective this season, what he thinks the biggest hurdles are for the Colts gong forward, why the health of the QBs is gong to be the biggest factor in the game, TOP being a stat that could break against both teams in different ways, the Eagles having the better roster but the Chief...

JK joins Randy & Carey to talk about the long layoff for the Blues, why he thinks it's good for everybody involved, why diving into the deep end of the trade market isn't as easy as we think, the tough side of the trade deadline for the players, his disinterest in the All-Star activities and getting ready for the Blues getting back in action this weekend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

Greg joins Carey & Randy to talk about the tough morning his son is having with the Durant trade, diving into the big question around player usage in the World Baseball Classic, what are the most dominant pitches thrown in MLB, and the myriad ways that the pitching timer is going to be changing the game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Bill joins Randy & Carey on an ESPN RADIO station--which is crazy from his perspective--to talk about how the doubts are an all-sports TV station never stopped him from pushing, how growing up along side the growth of America set his perspective for the rest of his life, how throwing the switch on the first ever "SPORTSCENTER" broadcast was an unforgettable moment and pulling back the memories...

Bill joined Carey & Randy to talk about how big of a week this is for the gaming industry, the way the landscape has changed in sports gambling over the last few years, what Missouri and other non-gambling state residents are missing out on, how the protections from the industry is the biggest boon to passing legislation, the big question around the money involved for gambling companies and th...

Izzy joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about what he looks for in a developing pitcher, what the best way to build up young pitchers is, why location is the biggest hurdle for young pitchers--including Flaherty when he was coming up, what the pitcher timer is going to do to MLB this season, the balance between the physical and mental side, the subtle changes over the years in AA & AAA and the...

7:00 - A big night of record in basketball as LeBron becomes the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and Yuri Collins sets another record in his incredible career 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - The first round of our bracket is finished and we're moving onto the 2nd round for today! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Do we think the Eagles or Chiefs win this matchup? Lets decide by going through e...

Max joins Carey & Randy to talk about his thoughts during Harrison's big return in their Super Bowl versus the Cardinals, how much difference there was for him as a guy who had already played in a Super Bowl in his career, his thoughts on the Eagles-Chiefs that he's drawn from interviewing the players in Arizona this week, his thoughts on the Eagles-Chiefs matchup, why the Eagles pass rush is...

Mike joins Carey & Randy live from a very busy Jupiter as a lot of players are already in Florida, his expectations for the Cardinals season, the Dodgers taking a step back opening up the NL, health & pitching always being the biggest thing across 162, how the WBC is going to affect the Spring for the MLB and for the Cardinals, his conversation with Tyler O'Neill and why his time at Super...

Panger joins Carey & Randy to talk about his time on break, his TNT duties as the Blues are still off for this week, his thought son the rest of the Blues' division and the parity across the West, how this could affect the Blues' mindset and what makes Matthew--and the whole Tkachuk family--so special. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

7:00 - We've been fairly positive about the Cardinals despite some of the questions marks--so what are our and your concerns for the Cardinals as we enter Spring Training? 7:15 - Four Downs: Super Bowl Preview Edition 7:30 - The Hockey bracket in our tournament might be the worst example of homerism we've ever seen in this city... 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: What are the fans more concerned ab...

Santonio joins Randy & Carey to talk about the incredible play he made to help the Steelers win that Super Bowl, the overwhelming importance of the veterans on the Steelers in their week-before preparations for the Super Bowl, what was gong through his mind before that game-winning drive, what led to his famous hot mic catch before the drive, what it was like having Carey as a teammate, his fa...

Chris joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about always supporting STL, Philly becoming his NFL home in a lot of ways, what made that 2017 Eagles team so special, looking back at his preparations for the Super Bowl, how Tom Brady introduced himself to Chris when he first got to New England, what he remembers the most about playing with Tom Brady, he weighs is on how amazing the history of families in...

Kerbs joins Carey & Randy to talk about the All-Star Weekend, maybe reconsider some of his thoughts on the fly, the positives from the weekend, what he takes away from Tarasenko having a good showing in front of the rest of the league, what the Blues opening decisions out of the break could look like, his assessment of the development of the younger players, how he thinks they should prioritiz...

7:00 - Weekend Wrapup after a ROUGH weekend of CBB for the local teams--especially the Illini's fan group--and will Vladdy's big weekend help out the Blues? 7:15 - Three Things We Loves from the Weekend 7:30 - The Eagles will become the second team to go to four Super Bowls with four different coaches and QBs--Are the Eeagles under Laurie one of the sneaky best organizations in the NFL? 7:45 - TIO...

7:00 - There's happenings all across basketball as things exploded last night in the association, we roll on to the next region in the first round of our "All Time Sports Family" bracket and the QB carousel continues to turn 7:15 - Kieth Law has the Cardinals as the 9th best farm system in baseball. Can they leverage this to boost their 2023 results? 7:30 - Jay Delsing talks about the joys of Pebb...

Travis joins the program to talk about a very tough matchup tonight versus VCU, team defense being the biggest difference between the start of the conference schedule and now, sharing the ball & betting shot selection being a big jump as well, breaking down what went wrong in the final 10 minutes versus Fordham, a battle between Yuri & Baldwin being one of the best PG battles in the countr...

Aeneas joins Carey & Randy to spread some joy and talk about the Super Bowl! Aeneas gets into his excitement over the first ever 'Aeneas Williams Award' for the top DB at an HBCU school, how he prepared and made him the athlete and man he is today, how he deals with the trauma that youths have gone through over the last couple year that put them in a tough position, why he's supportive of the...