The Opening Drive

7:00 - The Blues don't really show-up, save for the PK, in Winnipeg and fall for the first-time this season, 4-0, while we got an odd game on MNF...Carey, Randy & Rocc react to yesterday's attack in STL. 7:15 - 4 Downs from NFL Week 7 7:30 - Michelle Smallmon swings y in studio to talk Cardinals, MLB playoffs and a hot Illini football start 7:45 - Michelle sticks around for TIOILI! 8:00 - Coac...

Danny Mac joins Randy & Carey to talk about a special season that was very tough to watch end, never forgetting about the impact of Albert Pujols in his final year, how everything went "right" during the regular season with Albert & Yadi, the Phillies proving you need at least one--maybe two--top end starters to give you a jolt, the Cardinals staring down the barrel of multiple "what-ifs"...

Coach Martz joins Randy & Carey to talk about his new podcast and website "The 33rd Team", the tricky balance to spreading the ball out to so many talented players on one roster, McCaffery being the closest he's ever seen to Marshall, why the lack of WRs and a shaky OL are starting to take their toll on the Bucs, the rash of OL injuries holding back the overall play of the NFL and how the lack...

EJ joins Carey & Randy to talk about the Blues odd schedule to start the season, an impressive start despite that fact, how good Binnington has been but what that means about the defense in front of him, if he's seeing the overall growth in Jordan Kyrou's game, Nick Leddy's development across his career leading to his strong play next to Parayko, if the defense for the Blues is starting to tak...

Kerbs joins Randy & Carey to talk about an impressive win over the Oilers on Saturday, the reason behind their hot start being the incredible play of Jordan Binnington, if he's in a better state of mind and what the cause could be, how important the faceoff domination way, Kyrou not having the best offensive start but showing better effort, the defensive scheme shift that helped change the gam...

7:00 - Weekend recap with a Blues win on Saturday, deciding games for both World Series berths on Sunday night and Mizzou made us sweat...against Vanderbilt 7:15 - Does the Blues strong defensive play against Edmonton and Binnington's start having you changing expectations? 7:30 - Three Thigs We Loved from the Weekend 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Is a big spending Winter coming from the Cardina...

Robert joins Alexa & Carey to talk about his and Jordan's video game rivalry around Call of Duty, buying a cottage for the family to use all-year round with his new contract, how often his parents are able to come to his games (especially those Florida games...), his favorite part of being back in Canada with a couple off days, how tough it's been to jump into the season at such a different pa...

Joey V joins Alexa & Carey to talk about unfortunate apple related advice for his children, threatening to end the interview over Alexa's PB+chocolate opinion, his expectations for the Blues in finishing out the roundtrip, how the Blues can start turning in 3 full periods, Binnington's strong play to start the season, the improved and confident play from 23-year-old Robert Thomas and Joey's pl...

Barrett joined Carey & Rocc this week to talk about growing up in the shadow of the University of Arkansas, coming from an Arkansas-heavy family and making the pivot to Mizzou, having to deal with some tough losses on the year so far, not worrying about the past but making sure to learn from it, the biggest strides the team made in the bye week, his preparations for Vanderbilt after a big game...

Jay joins Alexa & Carey to talk about his excitement for the start of the Blues season so far, his expansive history in shattering clubs and the time he literally buried the piece of one of his putters, trying to keep a straight face when Mickelson takes shots at the PGA, Phil's ridiculous tattoo mistake and helps a few listeners with their golfing questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

Coach Stugart joins Alexa & Carey to talk about how the last few wins have caused his blood pressure to spike a little bit--but he's been enjoying it, how the culture they're building is becoming a huge part of their team, how they've acclimated to the jump in competition since the beginning of the year, not worrying when Cade Brister makes a mistake because he knows he'll make the plays when...

7:00 - The Astros have taken a 2-0 lead, the Phillies and Padres get underway later tonight and we actually have some juice in the NFL following a big Cardinals win and the potential game-breaking trade for the 49ers 7:15 - Jed Stugart breaks down another nail-biting win for the Lions and getting ready for a shot against 0-7 Murray State 7:30 - Jay Delsing on the latest faux pas for Mickelson and...

JR joins Alexa & Carey to talk about the Blues having the knock the rust through the first couple of games, why he was so impressed with Binnington's game in Seattle, Faulk continuing his team-MVP caliber of play from last year, Jake Neighbours taking his lumps but already showing improvement in his game, the early returns from the special teams after their strong showing throughout last seaso...

Carey's former Head Coach Ron Turner joins the show to talk about what it was like coaching a college-aged Carey Davis, trying not to remember the moment when Carey became a pariah as a receiver, how important a strong season from the Illini means to the whole state & area, seeing a cohesive team-centric group under Bielema, how much of a boon Chase Brown is for his coach/coordinators, how tri...

JK joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues struggles with a 2-goal lead so far in the season, the mistakes that led to the bad Seattle goals, the rust from he schedule showing so far, the pristine game from Binnington so far, the early returns from a motivated Vladdy and what that could mean to this roster going forward, if he expects to see Buchnevich on the rest of the road-trip and wh...

Greg joins Alexa & Carey to talk about two League Championship Series, his early predictions on the Phillies season success, the only pitcher struggling Aaron Nola thanks to an in-family connection on the Padres, the moment that potentially turned the Phillies-Padres series, the domination of Zach Wheeler, why STL-native Matt Vierling--and Greg's third cousin--is going to be a clutch player in...

7:00 - The Blues almost let another 2-goal lead slip through their fingers but o things back on track, the Phillies struggle in Game 2 & the Yankees sleep-walk through an ALCS Game 1 loss 7:15 - Sick of it! And Carey Davis is fired up! 7:30 - Greg Amsinger on the battle between the Nola brothers, Harrison Bader's swing fix & his unlikely relationship 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Are the...

Dani Wexelman joins Carey & Alexa to answer for Alexa's terrible food opinions, break down what turned for the Yankees to come back and beat the Guardians, how the Yankees-Astros matchup in the ALCS lines up, how much the delays from the ALDS could affect this Houston-NY series, how she series the Phillies-Padres series moving on from a big Phillies Game 1 win and the enjoyment from watching b...

Bernie joins Carey & Alexa to talk about his takeaways from the opener on Saturday, the early returns on Binnington, how impressed he was with Toropchenko's play in his early return, the need for an impact 4th line, Neighbours development and future on this roster, Kyrou being a "game-breaker" but needing to fill out his game, how real the "contract year" narrative can be for a player and the...

Caisb joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his early thoughts on the Blues depth--especially in net, his thoughts on the Cardinals potential offseason plan, oh Masyn Winn and the potential for the future changes the mindset, why he expects a catcher to be the big offseason addition, on he sees the NLCS and (potential) ALCS matchups, his thoughts on Alexa's radical domed stadium plan, the NBA st...

Panger joins Alexas & Carey to talk about how great it was just to see the Blues out there on the ice, the tough part about playing such a slow start to the schedule compared to the rest of the league, the early growing pains from the offseason, what to expect from Seattle on Wednesday, how he sees the Blues identity for this season and his impressions from Binnington and his expectations for...

7:00 - The Guardians-Yankees game somehow got postponed for the second time in this short 5-game series, and how hot is the seat for Nathaniel Hackett after another Denver oss 7:1 5 - The Blues may never have the depth of 18-19 ever again, but is this 22-23 roster comparable? 7:30 - Four Downs from NFL Week 6 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00- Fresh Take: Alexa has a strong opinion how the Cardinals spending for...

Kerbs joins Alexa & Carey to talk about the Blues opening night win over the Blues Jackets, why Toropchenko's play--or just playing period--was so impressive for the Blues, the play of the Top 2 lines--especially the Thomas+Russians line, the effort from the upcoming FAs being noticeable, what happened when the Blues gave up those two quick goals, his rating of Binnington's play during the gam...

7:00 - The Blues start the season with an impressive 5-2 win on Saturday, the Illini continue to roll & the Yankees stay alive for one more nigh in the ALDS! 7:15 - Randy Karraker joins us at the start of his vacation to talk about the impact of Bruce Sutter on Cardinals fans and the franchise 7:30 - Three things we loved from the weekend... 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: What's you biggest t...

Keith joined Randy & Carey to talk about growing up with future NBA star EJ Liddell, how he picked football and then Illinois out of highschool, giving a lot of credit to his fellow DL mates but always competing against them, how much coach Bielema's comments mean to him, the growth of his game coming into this season, the game starting to slow down for him this year, how important Coach Walte...