The Opening Drive

Kyle joins Randy & Carey to talk about the Phillies-Cardinals matchup, the special feeling of being back in Busch as an STL-native, how he's handling the ticket requests so far, the moment and night for the Phillies after they clinched their first playoff spot since 2011, the situations where Kyle likes the Phillies chances, the potential issues the Cardinals could take advantage of, what the...

Joey joins the show for the first time in the 22-23 Blues season to talk about the big topic of the day: The Great Mac & Cheese Debate...plus some thoughts rookie hazing and bonding, why he thinks this is going to be "a great team", Jordan Binnington being locked in throughout the preseason so far, what stands out about the great players Joey has seen in his career--and why he sees it in Binni...

Greg joins "The Opening Drive" on Day 1 of the MLB Playoffs to talk about the Cardinals consistency giving their fanbase something to celebrate on an essentially-yearly basis, the Cardinals loss of a dynamic Carlson & an injured O'Neill, why the pitching construction is the bigger question, the first 3 innings being a big sign for this game/series, the need to focus in on Castellenos & Har...

Coach Stugart joins Randy & Carey to talk about this weekend's matchup with Central Arkansas, the shock factor starting to level off as a D1 program, needing to eliminate the little mistakes, learning a lot over the last few weeks, break down the matchup for this weekend, other programs taking them for granted and the excitement of exposing new fans to D1 football in St. Louis. See Privacy Pol...

7:00 - The Cardinals start their playoff run this afternoon--how're we feeling about the matchup? The pitchers? 7:15 - Lindenwood HC Jed Stugart talks about their matchup this week against Central Arkansas 7:30 MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger talks about the cardinals season and his thoughts on the Phillies-Cards matchup for this weekend 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: What part of this Philli...

John Hackworth joins Randy 7 Carey to talk about building this team from complete scratch and being excited about what they've seen, being able to implement Lutz's style and philosophy across the roster, putting together a roster combined with veterans and younger players, knowing from early that this team was special, trying to approach the Final just like any other game, preaching that this game...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to weigh in on the all-important mac & cheese questions, break down how the Blues forward group stands with the current rush of injuries, how much we can expect to see of Neigbours in a Blues jersey this season, how the third line could be setting up, if Barbashev has earned more than just Bottom 6 minutes and JR's early thoughts on the new Blues Hall of Fame's pot...

Brett Hull joins the show to talk about his new venture in the world of medical marijuana, "Hippos", how he got started working with the company, how health & watching athletes over the years led to where it is now, his excitement for combating the opioid epidemic, Adam Oates being one of the greatest playmakers in NHL history, all the amazing Blues players & coaches who will be up for the...

JK joins for his first week in the Blues Booth with Randy & Carey to talk about the Blues strong looks so far through the preseason, how the battles have been lining up over the last month, the Blues dealing with a handful of pesky injuries, Klim Kostin and other young players still fighting for their spots, how Nathan Walker has earned Berube's trust, the Blues moving on to ANOTHER talented y...

Robert Thomas joins Randy & Carey before the Blues face off with the Blue Jackets to talk about the big topic of the day--do you use a fork or spoon for you mac & cheese & do you support the usage of "Nay-Dub" for Nathan Walker...and then also the play of Walker and the other young guys, how it feels to be young while also picking up some leadership, the importance of the bonding trip...

Jay joins us on a Thursday this week to talk about why he still misses pitchers bating in the NL, how he handled golfing in some...unknown circumstances, the insane focus athletes like Tiger have and the greatest--and maybe craziest--Tiger story you've never heard before about his pre-round preparation before his record-breaking Sunday at Pebble Beach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

7:00 - The Cardinals finished Game 162 on a bad note but we've got playoff baseball to talk about now! 7:15 - Sick of it! 7:30 - We'll be talking all Cards-Philies tomorrow so Jay Delsing joined the show today to talk golf 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Blues Center Robert Thomas talks mac and cheese, a young roster & getting ready for a long season 8:15 - Blues broadcaster John Kelly joins us in the Blu...

The man with the best nickname in CFB, Harrison Mevis, joins Randy & Carey to talk about his big game against Georgia, his thoughts on the nickname (spoiler: He likes it!), how he prepared for a bounce back, having a short mentality as a kicker, being comfortable kicking in most scenarios from "60-and-in", the chance to play and beat a Georgia being the reason he came to Columbia, his journey...

Sean Kelley joins the show to talk about his first season as the new voice of the Gators, Anthon Richardson looking like an All-American "off the bus", the up and down season so far for the Gators, the style Billy Napier is bringing to Florida football, the crazy stories of the Tigers-Gator history since Mizzou joined the conference, if the Tigers can bring the same defense that we saw against Geo...

Bernie begins his 2022-23 season with "The Opening Drive" (every Wednesday at 8:15) to talk about the Blues success through the preseason so far, the big questions coming up around the defense because of he injuries, if Kyrou can take the same up that Bernie predicted Thomas would make last season and why this newly announced Blues Hall of Fame will be so special for the fans and the franchise. Se...

Chris joins Randy & Carey to talk about the newly announced Blues Hall of Fame, how this decision came about after years of planning, having a lot of decisions to make over the next few years and how the fans can get involved in the voting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - Cardinals get past the Pirates but the Wildcard rounds are finally set! But we still don't know the times! 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Blues exec. Chris Zimmerman talks about the Blues new announcement of the Blues Hall of Fame 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: What happened to the NFL having 1 or 2 dominant teams every year? Is there one squad to look at for this season? 8:15 - Bernie Fed...

SMALLS! Is back for a segment to talk about an incredible weekend to watch as a Cardinals fan, scold the boys on how we succumbed to "Naw-Dub" so fast (RANDY IS A GOOD ARGUER), the amazing series of events that led to such a magical last season for Albert Pujols in St. Louis and some celebration as Bret Bielema has the Illini ROLLING. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Claibs joins Randy & Carey as the conversation spills over from the Fight and to talk about this weekend's Cardinals festivities, how thoughts on the potential matchups for the Cardinals in the Wildcard: Phillies vs. Padres, one big stat to look at for these potential matchups, screw bunting--let's hit dingers & more thoughts on the questions around the cardinals wildcard rotation. See Pri...

Panger joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the recent success and pay of Logan Brown through the preseason, his expectations for the Top 9 and Berube's potential combinations, how importance the growth of Mikkola can be for this season, what a specific combination on Kyrou's line could do for his defensive game, and why Tyler Tucker is a young name to watch. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Coach Bielema joins Randy 7 Carey to talk about a big win over Wisconsin in Madison, the big ump that Ryan Walters 7 the defense have taken this season, what makes Chase Brown so special this year, preparing for a big game in Iowa, why it's extra special for him, if the win in Madison was special because of the history, preaching patience, avoiding "rat poison" and getting a huge crowd into Champa...

7:00 - Cardinals drop G1 to the Pirates but Pujols is now alone at #2 on the RBI list and the Brewers finished their long goodbye to the playoffs 7:15 - NFL 4 Downs from Week 4 7:30 - Fresh Take: Are you grabbing the panic bus keys about the WC rotation yet? How about the bullpen after having a bad game for once? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Illini HC Bret Bielema talks about last week's win over Wisconsin...

7:00 - Cardinals might've let one go against the Pirates but considering everything that happened before and during, we'll save the complaints for later and focus on how amazing that was to start 7:15 - The Top 6--maybe even Top 9--seems fairly set for the Blues, so what questions are there left with less than half the preseason to go? 7:30 - 3 Things We Love from the Weekend 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - F...

Jesse Rogers joins Randy & Carey to talk about his two recent articles, the first breaking down the last few weeks of Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols' regular season careers, how he sees the playoff rotation, his thoughts on the current steroids vs. clean HR debate and just how Nolan Arenado could ever be referred to as "the bad cop" inside the Cardinals locker room. See Privacy Policy at http...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his special job shadow during last night's Blues preseason game, his biggest takeaways from the first round of games, why Klim Kostin has been the most surprising--in a bad way, how he sees the goaltending breakdown for the season and what to watch for over the next week of Blues preseason hockey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...