The Opening Drive

Greg joins Randy & Carey to talk about his excitement for the awards week, his prediction for tonight's MVPO announcement--including him calling his shot on the winner of the NL race, his thoughts on the Cy Young award that was announced yesterday and then the biggest part of the interview...Greg accepts the offer to voice Randy Karraker's now-upcoming hype video. See Privacy Policy at https:/...

7:00 - The Blues continue their streak with another win against the Blackhawks while CITYPARK open us for the first game ever and the week in baseball awards rolls on 7:15 - Sick of it!! 7:30 - Greg Amsinger talks about the Cardinals MVP chances and takes on the challenge of Randy Karraker's hype video 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Will the real St. Louis Blues please stand up? 8:15 - Voice of t...

New Cardinals pitching coach Dusty Blake joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about what his roles were in his previous position with the Cardinals, how his experience as a college coach can help him in his new roles at the big league level, how the cat-and-mouse game between pitchers and hitters will change as the rules change around them, how handling pitchers and expectations will change because o...

Coach Martz joins Carey & Randy to talk about the Chiefs increased patience, how that helps them attack the Cover 2 in ways they weren't able to at times last year, the importance of the run-pass balance, the key to beating the Chiefs being understanding their gameplan for your defense, the changing expectations for a coach to get promoted over the last 20 years, how his thoughts on Justin Fie...

Bernie joins Randy & Carey to talk about the Blues putting together a streak, all the factors that have led to more wins, Jordan Kyrou showing a more mature and well-rounded game, why rivalry games like vs. Chicago always have a different feeling, the toughest rinks he played in as a Blues and why even in the NHL it's better to get the bad games out early. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Coach Bielema joins the show to talk about what went wrong the last two weeks with back-to-back tough loses, how they can take what happened and build on it instead of just forgetting about it, updates on the big injuries like Chase Brown, how they can get back on track and preparing your team for the week when there's so much discussion around your opponent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

7:00 - The Billikens hold off Memphis with a 90-84 win while Mizzou tops 100 in their 105-80 win over SIUE and the Blues have a shot at 4-straight tonight in Chicago 7:15 - We now have heard from AJ McCarron & Ryan Willis, the first official St. Louis Battlehawks 7:30 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Bret Bielema breaks down what went wrong in their last two losses 8:15 - Ber...

Panger joins the show to talk about the Blues 3-game winning streak, how important the mom's trip played into the win, the weird way that Thomas & Berube kept their equipment for years, not wanting to be in the room on a bad day of film, Jordan Kyrou continuing to improve his game over this new streak, ROR getting his confidence and swagger back into his game and how much of an addition Calle...

Travis joins "The Opening Drive" to jump into the previous discussion about the old 7-UP/Coca-Cola classics and All-American games that used to be held in St. Louis, his experience playing in those game (including Shaq breaking the BOLTS on a backboard), how he would handle an "un-guardable" player like Shaq, the Bills getting complacent late in the 1st half against Evansville, how they were able...

Mike joins Carey & Randy to talk about who is starting for the Cardinals at Shortstop once the season starts, if the potential big move like Turner at SS changes the timeline for Wynn to join the majors, if the DNA around the club is starting to noticeably change, all the different options the Cardinals have to make moves, is Sean Murphy is their fit for the catcher spot, basketball being in f...

7:00 - Blues move their streak to 3, the Eagles finally lose a game in 2022 and the MLB awards week has officially begun 7:15 - Jon Hamm...Trea Turner...just two St. Louis guys talking together... 7:30 - NFL Four Downs from Week 10 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: The Hamm video has us thinking...who would you want voicing your hype video? 8:15 - Mike Claiborne talks Trea Turner, the Cardinals futu...

Kerbs breaks down the biggest difference between the Blues 2-game winning streak versus the 8-game skid, if he's seen individuals players make a jump or if this has been a whole team change, his expectations for tonight's matchup versus the Avalanche, if he still has a special part in him when they play a Kroenke-owned team & his Giants still shocking the NFL. See Privacy Policy at https://art...

7:00 - Weekend Update as the Blues have won 2 straight, another tough weekend for Mizzou and Illinois with and CITY adds another 4 players to their ever-growing roster 7:15 - Three Things We Loved From the Weekend 7:30 - Under the watchful eye of Turner Ward, will the Cardinals offense be "getting good-er"? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: The Blues are going for a streak tonight in Colorado--what...

7:00 - Blues beat the Sharks 5-3, Arenado and Goldschmidt win Silver Slugger Awards 7:15 - Lindenwood Football Head Coach Jed Stugart 7:30 - Jay Delsing and Nick Ragone of Ascencion Charity Classic 7:45 - Take It Or Leave It 8:00 - Cardinals Hitting Coach Turner Ward 8:15 - What did you think of Doug Armstrong's decision to call up Leivo and Alexandrov? 8:30 - The Fight 8:45 - Sports Jail 9:00 - T...

Joey joins the show following the Blues' 5-3 win against the Sharks, snapping an 8 game losing streak. He discusses what the bright spots were in that win and the upcoming Blues' mothers trip, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Turner Ward recently became the Cardinals' new Hitting Coach. He chatted with Carey and Randy about getting the job, how to approach coaching different players for the first time, Goldschmidt & Arenado, how much responsibility a hitting coach puts on themselves, his outlook on the Cardinals' lineup and what he can bring to the organization. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Jay and Nick talk with Randy and Carey about the golf scene in St. Louis, the Ascencion Charity Classic and Nick has a surprise announcement for Jay. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jed joins the show in advance of Lindenwood's matchup with McKendree tomorrow. He talked about the team's decision to go for two last week, Senior Night emotions and this year's senior class. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jeremy joins Randy and Carey in-studio to pick apart this 8-game losing streak for the Blues, and how the turn-around could start. He discusses whether or not the players are still bought into Craig Berube's system, and how losing former Blues Assistant Coach Jim Montgomery has affected the team. He also talks about how realistic trading some of the Blues' UFA's might be. See Privacy Policy at htt...

Coach Shields joins the show as her team is NCAA Tournament bound with a 20-1 record, set to face Memphis in the first round. She talks about how this is the most balanced team she has coached at SLU, with a lot of home-grown talent from right here in St. Louis. She also analyzes one of the all-stars on her team, Caroline Kelly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

With the recent call-ups of Nikita Alexandrov and Josh Leivo, John starts by talking about what the expectations will be for them ahead of the Blues' matchup with San Jose. He also discusses why the Blues' offense has dried up after the impressive showing last season, and if the Blues are trying to do too much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

With the World Series in the books, Greg looks back on the Phillies & Astros series before talking Cardinals free agency. Greg does not like Willson Contreras or Sean Murphy for the Cardinals, he has a different catcher in mind. He also talks about the future of the automatic strike zone and which Cardinals could be winning Silver Slugger awards tonight. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

7:00 – Is Sean Murphy a fit for the Cardinals at catcher? 7:15 – Sick of It 7:30 – MLB Network host Greg Amsinger 7:45 – TIOLI 8:00 – Fresh Take: How long can the Blues losing streak last? 8:15 – Blues Booth: Bally Sports Midwest Blues broadcast John Kelly 8:30 – The Fight 8:45 – SLU Women's Soccer coach Katie Shields 9:00 – Today’s Big Thing: What will the Cardinals do at the catching position? 9...

Robert joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues continued struggles over the last two weeks, why he feels the team has been closer over the last couple of games, pressing their game and started to play out of character as a result, looking back to the struggles of 2019 to inform on this season, leaning on their leadership at the top of the team, the locker room still having each other bac...

Coach Venturi joins Randy & Carey as our resident expert in the Colts making weird coaching moves, his initial reaction to the Jeff Saturday hiring, why he reacted stronger to the firing of Reich than the hiring of Saturday, Irsay's want to bring back the glory days of the "Manning Mafia", the question around the offense and the playcalling being even bigger than Saturday as the head coach, wh...