The Opening Drive

A special show this whole week with future "The Opening Drive" Co-Host Carey Davis, Voice of the Blues Chris Kerber & special guest co-host Brooke Grimsley! 7:00 - Everybody watch it...we've got a decaf drinker on the sow this week BUT there's so much Cardinals to talk about with Flaherty , Goldy, Pujols & Yadi, even after a 6-0 blanking to one of the worst teams in the league 7:15 - Pujol...

In out second surprise of the day for Michelle, Illini HC Brad Underwood joins the show to wish our departing Illini the best of luck ni New York and talk about his early excitement for the upcoming season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The first of two surprise guests on K&S today, as Dianna Russini joins Michelle & Randy to welcome Michelle back to the mothership and the East Coast, talk about the greatness that is the previous generation of Italian women and gives us a couple thoughts on the start of the NFL season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Nick Ragone joins Michelle & Randy in studio to preview next week's Ascension Charity Golf Classic, all the wonderful events around the tournament and their goal to provide as much for the north county charities as they possibly can. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jim joins Randy & Michelle to talk about his recent change in his prospect rankings, putting Cardinals OF prospect Jordan Walker as his #1, why he wants to get out in front as the first person to predict Walker to win the 2023 NL Rookie of the Year, the recent surprise he got from watching Cardinals prospect Tink Hence, why he's so impressive and his thoughts on the playoff race as September i...

Jay joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about the recent LIV defections with 6 Top-100 golfers, including Cameron Smith, have left, his thoughts on the current fight going on over the majors and he has some thoughts for Smalls on her last day on the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - The Tigers start off the season with a win of LA Tech, we got to see some fireworks from Luther Burden as the big star already begins to make an impact and the Cubs/Cardinals have a showdown tonight--and it's a long goodbye for Smalls! 7:15 - Peak & Pit! 7:30 - Jay Delsing talks about the recent defections to LIV golf, the continue majors question & saying goodbye to Smalls 7:45 - T...

101 ESPN is excited to announce that Carey Davis, Super Bowl champion and former Illini football star, will be joining Randy Karraker every morning from 7AM-10AM! 'The Opening Drive' will be your home for all sports talk in the morning on 101 ESPN! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JR joins the show to talk about his only encounter in jail before, why we all should be thankful for both mothers and cellphones, his thoughts on Berube's 4th-line comments and the curious case of a very quiet summer for Vladimir Tarasenko. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chief joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about how his golf game is hitting right now. his favorite courses he's gotten to play, his excitement for the Ascension Charity Classic, showing appreciation to the fans, why we should be excited about Robert Thomas joining the show weekly this season, and why the 4th line battle is going to be the most interesting storyline in camp and the preseason. S...

Greg joins the show from just off the driving range to talk about why having no ass hurts your golf game, why he thinks the cardinals are a Top 4 MLB team, his postseason expectations for the Cardinals, why they need to start missing some bats, the way that managers have changed their game this season, how more baseball players in team's FO could affect the game, why Judge is the for-sure MVP if h...

7:00 - Cardinals close out the series against the Reds with a 5-3 win, including some unconventional defense and some very untimely offense but they closed out August with a 22-7 record and the best offense in baseball so...not bad? 7:15 - Greg Amsinger talks about why the cardinals are a Top 4 team in baseball, the Pujols & Judge runs & the ways that management is changing in MLB 7:30 - S...

With Michelle wrapping up her final show with K&S on Friday, former STL Blue and weekly K&S guest David Perron jumped on the show for a few minutes to wish Smalls the best in her new, exciting opportunity! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

"Cowboy" Joe West joins Randy & Michelle for the full hour to talk about the difficulties of travel in baseball even for the umpires, the origin story of his umpiring career, his favorite memory from throwing out Whitey Herzog, getting attached to the "Cowboy" nickname and becoming friends with Meryl Haggard, why he knew he was going to be a college football player despite his love of baseball...

7:00 - Cardinals can only plate 1 run and Dak Hudson struggles in his start as the Reds beat up on the Cardinals 5-1, but there was some positivity with Woodford ... 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - NFL 3 Questions on...The Miami Dolphins 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00-8:45 - "Cowboy" Joe West talks about some of his more memorable moments across his long career, how he started started as an umpire and a singer...

Waino joins a day into his 41st year to talk with Michelle & Randy about him and Miles currently on the course golfing, saying a quick goodbye to Michelle, the feedback he received from the pre-game and his song being played, poetry and learning how to turn a phrase form Garth Brooks, Miles Mikolas guest spot to break down Waino's golf game, his mindset when it comes to making merch, why he's...

Mike Claiborne joins Randy & Michelle in studio to say goodbye to Michelle, explain why he's never going to Boston again, the Cardinals building a team of good people---and good baseball people, what taking down the Braves meant to him, the potential positives from a Tyler O'Neill you can count on, Oli Marmol going a great job managing the mini-streaks from platoon spots, his thoughts on the d...

7:00 - Cardinals beat up on the Reds in Game 1 and another great game from Tyler O'Neill has us asking questions about the Cardinals team building future 7:15 - NFL News & Notes 7:30 - Is there a situation that doesn't lead to Jordan Walker starting for the Cardinals in '23? How do Carlson's struggles weigh in? Or a great month from O'Neill? And What about Yepez?! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Tak...

In a bittersweet moment for the show and the station, Michelle Smallmon announces she will be leaving the show to take a job at the Mothership in Bristol/New York, Friday will be her last show. It's sad but this means we all will still get a chance to follow her through her new position doing SportsCenter overnights for ESPN Radio, plus she's still coming back for the World Series and you have to...

Kerbs joins Karraker & Smallmon to break down his thoughts on the '22-'23 Blues as Training camp continues to get closer and we all begin to wonder about who will lead the Blues in goals this year, the young payers who will make the biggest impact in the preseason and TC and what to watch for before the season starts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

7:00 - Cardinals take 2-out-of-3 against the Braves, pushing their NL Central lead to 6 and giving the Cardnials another signature post-deadline series win 7:15 - Start One--Bench One--Cut One 7:30 - Three things we loves from the weekend... 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Cardinals put together another demonstrative series win, what does a handling of the Braves show for the Cardinals? 8:15 - Chr...

7:00 - Cardinals win the rubber match and take 3-out-of-5 from the Cubs, Paul Goldschmidt continues his run at the Triple Brown Corey Dickerson keeps surprising us 7:15 - Peak & Pit! 7:30 - Jay Delsing talks about the BMW Championship announcement and getting excited for the Ascension Charity Classic 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Can the Cardinals prove themselves in one of the last difficul...

Dan joins Randy & Michelle to talk about the nomination of Don Coryell to the pro Football Hall of Fame, the story of the Cardinals incredible'75 season when Jim hart wasn't sacked for the first half, how that record got broken, an end of the season story that involved Conrad Dobler almost killing his own QB, Coryell turning the cardinals around almost immediately, why he's such a no-brainer p...

JR joins Randy & Michelle to talk about his expectations for an intense battle between a big group of players for the roster spots and minutes on the 4th line, how much Logan Brown will be a factor, how the success of the cardinals can effect the Blues in the early month of the season and whether or not a healthy Blues team is still a playoff contender. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

Billy Corgan stops in after the fight to talk about his newest endeavor, this time with some St. Louis flavor, as he brings back the National Wrestling Alliance and prepares to continue to revitalization of "Wrestling at The Chase". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .