The Opening Drive

Co-Host of the "Datts What She Said" podcast, Dani Wexelman, joins her co-host, Alexa, and Randy to talk about Cardinals fans maybe needing to calm down, how he sees the Cards at the half-way mark, the potential for a deadline deal for a pitcher for St. Louis, food wars between the midwest and the east coast and the Cardinals prospects and rookie needing more national attention. See Privacy Policy...

Jon Jay joins the show in studio to talk about working with Family Golf and his foundation, why he always preaches patience to Cardinals fans, playing with Goldy in Arizona, becoming close friends with Arenado and welcoming him to St. Louis, the memories from 2011 and the difference in Pujols as a mentor now versus being locked in during 2011. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

Jay joins Randy & Alexa to talk about one of his favorite events of the year in the Jon Deere Classic while the LIV also hosts their first event on American soil. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Alex Datt in studio today! 7:00 - The sports got flipped turned upside down yesterday in the NBA and the entire college sports landscape--not to mention the Cards will hit the halfway mark of the season this weekend 7:15 - Peak & Pit 7:30 - Jay Delsing on the John Deere Classic and the LIV Tour's first American event 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - The Cardinals hit the halfway mark of the season, games-w...

Cardinals relief pitcher and Charleston, MO native James Naile joins the show to talk about a dream come true getting to pitch for the Cardinals, the incredible story of his call to his father to break the news, how it felt to make the appearance, his reaction to the crowd and how it feels to be a part of a big Memphis group contributing in the majors this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

JR joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about his recent article looking at the 10-year anniversary of Tom Stillman's purchase of the Blues, how that day changed the Blues, how the decade has gone with the new ownership and a few Blues off-season thoughts as the draft and free agency continue to loom. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

Amber Wilson, Esq. joins the show to talk about the uncertainty around the Deshaun Watson cases, how he settled of a majority changes the discussion, what the next moves are for the Watson and NFL camps, whether or not Snyder will successfully be compelled to testify in front of congress and the unlikely connection between the Watson suspension and the Snyder issues. See Privacy Policy at https://...

Greg Amsinger joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about he and Randy's tales from the green seats, the Cardinals failing to finish off the Marlins, an example of a team defense so bad it will stop them from winning a World Series, and a group of pitchers that Cardinals fans need to start watching out for before the deadline. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

7:00 - Cardinals fails to finish off the sweep against the Marlins, and the do it in heart-breaking fashion plus the NBA & NHL offseasons are officially underway 7:15 - Sick of it! 7:30 - Greg Amsinger talks Cardinals, green seat stories & MLB 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Is Rob Manfred the man to save baseball? 8:15 - ESPN legal expert Amber Wilson on Deshaun Watson, the NFL's legal pr...

SI's Bob Harig joins Randy & Michelle live from Pumpkin Ridge GC outside of Portland, at the first American tour location for LIV to talk about the ongoing battle between the two tours, why this issue has been bubbling up for years and his book "Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry" potentially getting another chapter added to it after Phil's current odyssey. See Privacy Policy at...

Cardinals Spanish Language broadcaster Polo Ascension joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about his incredible calls from the week, the unexpected storylines from Chapel's and Naile's debuts, the early success of Ivan Herrera behind the plate and the incredible success of the Cardinals with their youth-forward roster this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

7:00 - Cardinals with a comeback win over the Marlins 5-3, have a tough one to finish it our against Alcantara tonight 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - The Senate goes after baseball's anti-trust exemption and the league has to be squirming now... 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: A comeback win for the Cardinals featured a bounce-back start for Hudson and another day with a Yepez highlight 8:15 - NFL...

Waino joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about his DAPOMW (Day After Pitching Old Man Walks) and his scavenger hunt yesterday, his thoughts on the early success of Ivan Herrera in the absence of Yadi, not being able to console Flaherty after a rough day like that, how Jack was looking before that last start, is Adam has ever dealt with a dead arm in Spring training or the regular season, the in...

Claibs joins Randy & Michelle to talk about yesterday's pre-game fireworks with Mo and Flaherty, how he sees the Cardinals pitching situation after the Flaherty injury, a kick aside on the best Shortstops in the game currently and why the biggest loss from the Bader injury will actually be on offense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

David Laurila has an excellent run of interview on Fangraphs in his "Talk Hitting" series, breaking down the art and specifics of hitting and joins Randy & Michelle to talk about his latest interview with Brendan Donovan and how to look at the Cardinals hitting with coach Jeff Albert at the helm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Stan McNeal, staff writer for the Cardinals Magazine, joins the program to talk about the latest coverage in the current edition, the columns in the magazine from Miles Mikolas and Adam Wainwright, as well as Stan's sit down with '82 World Champion Lonnie Smith. 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 roll all over the Marlins 9-0, but of course, that was a few hours after all the bad news had hit 7:15 - Blues--NEED or WANT?? Nick Leddy... 7:30 - Cardinals Magazine head write Stan McNeal on what makes the publication special, Wiano & Mikolas' columns and his story with Lonnie Smith 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: How big of a loss could Harrison Bader be for the Cardinals?...

Danny Mac joins the show to talk about the Cardinals struggles over the weekend, Jack Flaherty's rough Sunday and the resulting news, how an injury to Flaherty strains the bullpen and puts the pressure on the Cards to find another starter, putting this Goldy season into perspective, the pure pleasure of getting to watch Brandan Donovan, Yadi rehabbing in Puerto Rico and the expectation we'll see h...

Jeff Brown joins Karraker & Smallmon on-site to talk about the amazing work of Folds of Honor, belonging to the Blues alumni and hockey community, getting to watch his son play for the Blues, the difference in the NHL when he played vs. when Logan is playing and his memories from the confusion around his trade in 1994. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

The "injury expert", Will Carroll, joins Randy & Michelle to talk about the potential worry around Jack Flaherty's "dead arm" from Sunday, why it might be a good thing, how Flaherty's rehab built him up, the importance of the labrum tear's status in this situation, if he thinks Flaherty will pitch again this season and how long his absence could be. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

Kerbs joins Michelle & Randy to talk about that off form of regret Blues fans are feeling after last night, the questions popping up in the Blues offseason, how he sees the re-signing priority for the Blues, the chances that a Husso extension could happen, the Blues consistent yearly draft and development success and the young players who could change the equation for the franchise in the futu...

7:00 - Weekend wrap-up as Cards lose the series to the Cubs and the Avs close out their series with a Stanley Cup win 7:15 - Start one, Bench one, Cut one 7:30 - Three Things We Loved from the Weekend: 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Jack Flaherty leaves the Cards game after 2.0IP and the sirens are out 8:15 - Chris Kerber on the questions for the Blues as the July 13th start of Free Agency begins...

"Puck Daddy" Greg Wyshynski joins the show to preview tonight's Game 5 between the Lightning and the Avalanche, turn the knife a little bit by breaking down the Blues chances if Binnington stays healthy, how he sees a potential Mathew Tkachuk deal for the Blues or another team and his special on ESPN.com about the "hometown hero" Pat Maroon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Jay joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about another development with Brooks leaving the PGA, the recent comments from Colin Morikawa and the continued performance by Rory McIlroy as the essential face of the PGA. 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 and Randy a day later to talk about the Cardinals-Brewers, look forward to the Cardinals-Cubs over the weekend, his thoughts on Flaherty's struggles, how he likes Mad Bum as a Cardinals target, the greatness of the Yankees this year and why he expects both Juan Soto & Shohei Ohtani to wear pinstripes before all is said and done. See Privacy Policy at https://art19....