The Opening Drive

The Hall of Famer joins Randy & Carey to talk about the Blues reaching a franchise-record 8 straight losses, the different feeling of watching the struggles as opposed to being in that locker room, forcing the the issue and making it even worse, if there is some mental fragility showing, finding a positive in ROR turning his game around versus Philly, trying not to overreact at just 11 games i...

It's a big week for CITY & Lutz joins the show to break down their moves over the last two days for Stroud, Jackson & Alm, how close they are to having the core/nucleus built out for 2023, the flexibility they gained from acquiring two more international spots on the open market, being prepared for a long night on Thursday when the expansion lists come out, hoping to come out with 3-5 soli...

7:00 - The number of the day is...EIGHT 7:15 - Four Down from NFL Week 9 7:30 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: CITY SC Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel breaks down the recent run of moves and their preparation for Friday's expansion draft 8:15 - Hall of Famer Bernie Federko on a locker room handling a situation they've never dealt with 8:30 - The Fight 8:45 - Rock & Roll 9...

Jason joins Randy & Carey to talk about the initial enjoyment of winning the World Series and then getting to celebrate with the parade, the importance as a fundamentals coach to pick out issues like the one Wainwright had this season, working closely with Jeremy Pena throughout this season, the one big step they were able to take with him that helped him grow as a player, reaching out to his...

Claibs joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his preferences for a catcher profile for the Cardinals--defense/management vs. offense, how he sees the big acquisition for the Cardinals, if he thinks Turner is a possibility, what he sees as the biggest problem from the Blues, why he expects something to change from the locker room soon and his thoughts on Drinkwitz's extension and the Illini not s...

Panger joins Carey & Randy to try to avoid talking about the number 7, the bright spots from the game in Boston--specifically a strong 2nd period, if he's seeing Kyrou work through the struggles of his game, the little things that define a well-rounded and complete game, Brayden Schenn as the conscience of the Blues, the stagnation from the Blues special teams and why he's still confident in t...

7:00 - Today's show brought to you by...The Number 7! Blues fall to the Bruins and all the local teams tipped off their 2022-23 seasons 7:15 - Darren Pang breaks down another Blues loss and why he's still confident in this team going forward 7:30 - We have a former NFL player who won a Super Bowl and currently coaches high school...has he gotten any calls to take over an NFL team? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:0...

Travis Ford joins the "The Opening Drive" to talk about his excitement for the 2022-23 season, getting Yuri Collins and Javonte Perkins back after last year, what he wants to see in the transition from practice to full game time, why he thinks they can be an elite both offensively and defensively, having some lineups that can score in bunches but need to show themselves in defense, incorporating t...

Kerbs joins Randy & Carey to talk about if he thinks this recent break is going to be good for the team, why he's holding back his heavy concern until at least the 20 game mark of the season, being impressed with the goaltending except for one game so far, if he thinks moves are coming for this team and his expectations for the back-to-back against Boston & Philadelphia. See Privacy Policy...

Danny Mac joins Carey & Randy to talk about Randy being cagey like a fox but more importantly, the Cardinals coaching moves over the weekend, what made this the right time for Matt Holiday to return to MLB and the Cardinals, how Dusty Blake fits into the Cardinals philosophy as pitching coach, what the combination of the new coaches with Marmol tells you about the Cardinals philosophy and futu...

7:00 - Weekend update as we have a new World Champion in baseball, an extremely rough week all around for the local CFB teams and the Blues try to right the ship on unexpectedly tough start to the season 7:15 - Three Thing we Loved from the Weekend: Dusty Baker winning, CFB chaos & the return of a Cardinals favorite 7:30 - Dan McLaughlin on the return of Matt Holliday and the filling out of th...

Joey joins Michelle & Carey to talk about the Blues dropping their 6th straight game, the evolution of the cronut, this still being a team in transition with multiple core players free agents next year, why he thinks the younger players might start seeing the ice less, Berube being a very tough spot with this roster right now, chalking up a lot of that game and these losses to bad luck but see...

Jay joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the biggest issue in STL: The Blues might not be very good? Jay breaks down how he had to get his game back when he was at his lowest points, the way that memory can be controlled and how the best athletes always have that trait plus how he thinks LIV is doing in their goal to increase eyes on the sport. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Coach Stugart joins Michelle & Carey to talk about another win for the Lions, the big jump in attendance being partly D1 but also a huge factor is the constant support from the administration, if he thinks they could have a shot at a playoff spot and his expectations for this weekend's matchup vs. Tennessee Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

7:00 - The Blues lose AGAIN and that's now 6 straight in fairly embarrassing fashion, the Astros take a 3-2 lead over the Phillies with a 3-2 win and the Eagles keep on winning 7:15 - Lindenwood HC Jed Stugart talks about another big win and the potential for a playoff spot 7:30 - Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing talks about getting out of your head when your game is at it's lowest 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - F...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues recent struggles, if he thinks Acciari on the top line will find the success the Blues are looking for, ROR always putting too much pressure on himself, the slipping play of the defenders on the back-end, what could lead to another Berube/Army moment if the Blues don't show up against the Islanders and if he could see Army making a move to get t...

John Kelly joins Michelle & Carey to talk about the line changes and combinations going into the Islanders matchup tonight, what he's seen from the blues struggles over the last 5 games and his thoughts on Army's view of the issues, Ryan O'Reilly putting a lot of blame on himself but needing to see it form everyone, how he sees tonight's matchup against an improved Islanders squad and not putt...

Greg is a little down as he joins Michelle & Carey to talk about his anti-celebration from the combined no-hitter last night, the Phillies going from 5 HRs to getting no-hit the very next night, Dusty Baker's management across the last two days, the incredible way that players can completely forget things from one night to another (and how that's a good thing), thinking the Cardinals will stic...

7:00 - Astros make history after no-hitting the Phillies to tie the WS up at 2-2 going into Game 5 and the Blues try to shake off their 5-game losing streak tonight against the Islanders 7:15 - Sick of it!! 7:30 - Greg Asminger on the anti-climatic celebration of a combined no-hitter, if he's sticking with Phillies-in-7 and the move he's predicting for the Cardinals offseason 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - F...

Robert joins Carey & Randy to talk about Halloween, how the locker room reacts to the kind of meetings they've had, if he feels comfortable stepping up and talking in those meetings, feeling bad when the goalie get blamed but they know it's their play in front that's hurting him, his thoughts on the matchup against the Islanders how the mood can start to drop and how you only need one play to...

Bernie joins the show to talk about what he has seen over the 5 straight loses, the importance of simplifying the game and starting to play for each other, not getting to the point where it's a lack of buy-in (yet), his mixed experience with player-only or big meetings early in the season, Doug not being at the changes part of the process but wanting to send a message and what he wants to see from...

Coach Bielema joins Carey & Michelle to talk about a big game week preparing for Michigan St., how he keeps his players minds right with the recent news on Spartan suspensions, how they've exceeded their expectations for this year, if he's starting to notice a different tone from high school coaches about his program, wanting to set an example and only working with players of high character, w...

7:00 - The Phillies have taken an unexpected lead in the World Series with their 7-0 over the Astros, the first CFP rankings have been announced, there's some weird stuff going on in Boston and we have to wonder who on the Blues could be first to go after Army's presser 7:15 - If Berube won't be the first name on the chopping block, who will be? 7:30 - Ask Uncle Randy! With special guests Aunt Mic...

Claibs joins Michelle & Carey to talk about Arenado opting-in to his contract, if he's surprised that their were no changes to the money on the deal, how it shows Arenado wanting and expecting more from the Cardinals this offseason, the Blues playing with a complete lack of emotion and why fans are always so ready to overreact. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Panger joins "The Opening Drive" to break down another rough game for the Blues, what the potential issues are stemming, why this isn't the problem with the goalies in any way and what he expects from their performance on Thursdays. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .