The Opening Drive

Coach Drinkwitz joins Michelle & Randy to talk about the excitement building for next Thursday's season opener, wanting to build the support from the Missouri fan base, on what kind of team fans should expect to see this year, not being able to teach kids to love hitting, the young players who have expanded their roles through the spring and fall, the depth of the WR group (6 deep!), first cha...

Jay joins the show to weigh in on this very topical man purse discussion, the BMW Championship announcement, giving Bellerive credit for always stepping away, getting excited for the Ascension Charity in just a couple of weeks, reacting to Tiger & Rory's new announcement and why he think Will Zalatoris is the favorite of the current young players to make the big jump. See Privacy Policy at htt...

Mike Tucker talks with Randy about the excitement around the 2026 BMW announcement, St. Louis being such a great venue for these PGA events, how the changes to the FedEx Cup playoff system changes the BMW for the better, the membership of Bellerive being so receptive to these events, the golfing world always being surprised by how STL shows up for these events, the younger players on the tour step...

Nick joins Randy & Michelle to talk about the announcement to the Ascension Charity Classic field, getting ready for the tournament two weeks out, the pro-am schedule and plans for other events around the tournament and how fans can still get tickets and get involved with the events. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Greg joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about the time of year when the great front offices separate themselves from the rest of baseball, why that makes the Dodgers so great, on the Brewers ending their season with their mistakes at the deadline, Greg's thoughts on the new rules for baseball after calling the MiLB game on MLBN, the HR derby waking Albert up and why he thinks the new schedule w...

7:00 - Cardinals offense goes quiet again against the Cubs and this time the Cubs really make them pay, Arenado and Oli's reaction to an ejection that surprised us all and if we're starting to worry about Mikolas 7:15 - Sick of it! 7:30 - Greg Amsinger on FO separating themselves, the new rules in MiLB and his thoughts on the new schedule 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Three Questions on...The New England Pa...

Waino joins Randy & Michelle to talk about the need to savor the special moments during this season, the dugouts reaction whenever Pujols goes up to bat, the Arenado play to Goldy being the favorite play Waino has ever seen, if great games from fellow pitchers like Jordan push him on his next start, his thoughts on Montgomery as both a pitcher and a person, his thoughts on the new schedule con...

Lutz joins Michelle & Randy to talk about the new announcements from CITY on the expansion of the academy framework, adding U14, U15 and U21 teams to the system, what this expansion shows about the CITY project from the beginning, creating a bridge from youth to pro while also giving player the option for college, what they look for in coaches as they continue to build the system for 2023, Lut...

Coach Bielema joined Randy & Michelle to talk about his thoughts coming out of fall camp, holding back on his decision to name a starting QB until Saturday, being happy with leaving camp completely healthy, what kind of team you're going to see from the Illini this year and his thoughts as they open up the season with one of the first games on the CFB schedule. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

7:00 - Cardinals split the doubleheader in Chicago, ending their 8 game winning streak and giving us an up-and-down day for an offense that continues to bring up questions 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Which Cardinals' resurgence is the most crucial between now and the playoff--O'Neill, Flaherty or Edman? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Illini Football HC Bret Bielema on his thoughts following camp and getti...

With the double-header today in Chicago, we stole Brad from The Fast Lane to break down a great night of Cardinals baseball as Pujols goes yard and Montgomery shoves, Hicks becoming a little bit of a question mark for the Cardinals, why mark Mulder comparisons matter right now and how brad sees the Cardinals handling the bullpen during today's double-header. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Claibs joins Randy & Michelle to talk about another incredible night of Cardinals baseball, Pujols keeping the fans on their toes, the struggles from parts of the bullpen being overlooked, trying to balance velocity versus control, his reaction to Flaherty's rehab starts so far and a fantastic story about when Johnny Damon decided to play softball in retirement. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Stan joins Michelle and Randy to break down the Cardinals surge since the trade deadline, the greatness and timelessness of Albert Pujols, Stan has a question of his own for the hosts, the young player who has surprised you the most and if he thinks Waino takes another run at 200 wins next season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

7:00 - Cardinals start off the series in Chicago with a 1-0 win, Albert Pujols continues to climb closer to history & Jordan Montgomery has to be making heads explode in NYC 7:15 - Would you rather have the Cardinals run away with the division, or be challenged down the stretch? 7:30 - Cardinals magazine writer Stan McNeal on the new pitchers making headines for the Cardinals, and Pujols great...

Danny Mac joins Michelle and Randy to break down another wild weekend for the Cardinals, sweeping the Diamondbacks and putting together another winning streak, the special feeling of getting to call moments like the grand slam or his multi-HR game on Saturday, his thoughts on balancing the usage of Albert Pujols and why Arenado-to-Goldy over the weekend is the best defensive play he's ever seen. S...

DJ joins Randy & Michelle to talk about his recent work with Mizzou WR Luther Burden Jr and his NIL deal with Vienna chips, going about these deals with an ethical stance, making sure that there is a balance between charity and endorsement and his continued work with his Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

We head up to Chicago and break down the upcoming 5-in-4 for the cardinals against the Cubs with ESPN and ESPN 1000 contributor Jesse Rogers, taking a look at some Nostradamus level predictions from Jesse on this very show, the Cubs results since their odd trade deadline non-moves, his look at the Cardinals since the deadline, the different look the Cubs have put together in just one year and what...

Kerbs joins Randy & Michelle as we find ourselves--somehow--almost exactly a month out from the Blues playing hockey again, so lets dive into some of the big questions milling around after the offseason: ROR & Kyrou's contract situation past 2023, Vladdy's ability to match his production in his last year under contract, Bolduc & neighbors potential roles on this team, and if Binnington...

Brett joins Brooke & Michelle to talk about yesterday's ground-breaking news of the B1G new media rights deal, what this means for conference realignment and expansion going toward, the the Big Ten's targeting of current Pac-12 schools, the Big 12 sweeping up what left after that, how this ground-breaking amount of money could change the economic deal between schools and their athletes and wha...

John Denton joins the program to break down a huge day for the cardinals yesterday, Albert Pujols continued run towards 700 career home runs, what Pujols fun-loving attitude and leadership has brought to the Cardinals clubhouse, a pivotal sweep of the Rockies, Waino still dealing, Nootbar having the quote of the night and if John thinks that Jordan Walker could be a September call-up for the Cardi...

Jay joins Michelle & Brooke to talk about the recent news about tiger Wood flying to the BMW to hold court on the PGA tour's recent defections to LIV, the impact of an event like the BMW can have for a city like St. Louis & taking your golf questions and churning out great advice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...

Danny Mac joins Brooke & Michelle to talk about the Cardinals going up 2-0 on the Rockies, the way the Cardinals have taken off with the trade deadline moves, why it makes him question the Montgomery move from the Yankees POV even more, Waino's HOF candidacy, the Cardinals need to take advantage of this weak schedule and his disagreement with Grichuk pant style. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

JR joins the program to talk about the incredible synergy between Jordan Kyrou & Robert Thomas, if Binnington will return to his Stanley Cup form with everything riding on him and we ump back into the greatest JR highlight ever---him singing Backstreet Boys. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Greg Amsinger joins Michelle & Brooke to talk about why Greg Amsinger can't stop talking about john Mozeliak, why he thinks that he will be a HOF exec when all is said and down, whether or not we'll see Waino play another year, if his HOF candidacy is still viable, how he sees the Pujols chase to 700 and if the Yankees can get over their current run of poor form. See Privacy Policy at https://...

Lafayette graduate and STL-native Ryan Howard joins Carey & Michelle to talk about the awe he feels from watching Albert still it bombs at his age and with the miles he has on his legs, learning from veterans like Pujols when you're a young player, how Ryan would react to a Tatis-like situation, what he sees in the Yankees recent struggles, the difference between fines in the MLB and NFL and h...