The Opening Drive

Tim Kurkjian joins Randy and Michelle to break down where the Cardinals stand after a long series in Chicago, why Cardinal fans should be thrilled with the season so far, the team going in a good direction at a good pace, Waino's HOF resume, Girardi never getting a fair shot in Philly and the mistake that baseball is making with analytics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

7:00 - Randy's reaction from the Cardinals weekend, Kroenke did something and we're not okay with it, Aaron Donald signs his extension 7:15 - Start One, Bench One, Cut One: Donovan/Carlson/O'Neill - Klay/Tatum/Curry - Bellrieve/MLB ASG/Enjoy Illinois 300 7:30 - Tim Kurkjian on the Cardinals-Cubs weekend set and his outlook for the Cardinals through the rest of the 1st half 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fres...

Danny Mac joins Alexa and Michelle to break down the weekend that was for the Cardinals in Chicago, bring some updates on the eventual returns of Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson, the positivity around Flaherty's rehab starts, the success for the Cardinals debutants so far, Donovan being the biggest surprise so far and taking a look at the larger difference between the Cardinals and Cubs franchises...

St. Louis native and former #8 overall pick in the NBA draft, Larry Hughes joins Alexa and Michelle to talk about his godson, Jayson Tatum's play for the Celtics through Game 2, how he saw the fallout from the first two games, the changes and adjustment he expects to see before Game 3, when he knew Jayson was special and looking forward to his upcoming events and camps with Larry Hughes Basketball...

Kerbs joins the show to talk about the early questions for the Blues as the offseason gets underway, including the big questions around Perron & Tarasenko, Ville Husso testing the market and if a 3-year window for a Matthew Tkachuk deal is already affecting other pieces of decision making. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Alexa Datt in studio! 7:00 - Weekend wrap-up as the Cardinals finish off a 3-for-5 series win over the Cubs, plus another Avs win pushes them to 3-0 and the Warriors even it up against our boy, Jayson 7:20 - Three things from the weekend that we loved: WWT raceway shows out, Flaherty is on the way and much more! 7:40 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals in Chicago -- The good, the bad and the...

Alexa Datt in studio! 7:00 - Weekend wrap-up as the Cardinals finish off a 3-for-5 series win over the Cubs, plus another Avs win pushes them to 3-0 and the Warriors even it up against our boy, Jayson 7:20 - Three things from the weekend that we loved: WWT raceway shows out, Flaherty is on the way and much more! 7:40 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals in Chicago -- The good, the bad and the...

St. Louis native Sean Kelly joins Randy & Michelle for the perfect double-dip: breaking down a Cardinals-Cubs matchup that he'll be calling this afternoon and getting into WILD comeback for fellow-native Jayson Tatum and the Celtics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

I'm going to all but guarantee that if I told you Joey got deep into talk about the "blue zone" we would've been talking hockey. And if that's the case--you must be new here. Joey breaks down the idle Italian-American lifestyle, why Sardinia is so special and then some Blues talk as well as Joey recaps the last stretch of the Blues playoff run and looks forward to what will be a busy offseason. Se...

Jay joins Karraker & Smallmon to break down his surprise around Dustin Johnson and the continued development of the Saudi-backed LIV tour and then helps you fix your driver, iron and putting through your weekly golf questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - Cubs top Card 7-5 in the first of 5 across 4 days, the Avs continue to rush the goaltending of the Oilers & an unbelievable comeback from the Celtics in G1 7:15 - Peak & Pit 7:30 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing talking DJ to the LIV tour and taking your golf questions 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: In a weak NL central is the Cardinals biggest enemy their own propensity to play down t...

Curtis Francois joins the show to talk about bringing the Enjoy Illinois 300 to the area, the excitement around the race, the lines of fans already lining up for the festivities, what this means for racing going forward and despite it being sold out, how fans can still enjoy the weekend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Jesse Rogers joins Randy & Michelle to get into this extra-long series between the Cardinals and the Cubs, the Cubs ability to jump up and bite teams that underestimate them, the need to get JUST enough hitting to make the power worth it, Thompson bringing almost unhittable stuff to the mound and Morel being a high point for the Cubs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

JR joins Karraker & Smallmon to get into his Blues season wrap-up thoughts, the perception vs. reality of Colton Parayko and his play, his need to lock into HIS attributes, Perron re-signing being the blues #1 priority and how much his new contract could be, the potential for locking down Leddy & Husso in addition, the latest expectations around Vladimir Tarasenko & the difficult parti...

Lutz joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about the newly finalized signing of defender Joakim Nilsson, the aforementioned but soon-to-happen arrivals of other signings like Burki & Klauss, how they were able to sign these European players, the importance of the Blues, Sonnt & Steen in signing fellow-Swede Nilsson, having 5 of the 8 foreign spots filled, the potential for more signings du...

Greg joins Randy & Michelle to talk about the moment that was with Pham/Pederson and Trout catching strays, the Cardinals again showing us what a consistent message and goal can lead to for an organization, Arenado (and all of us) being in complete awe of Paul Goldschmidt, his expectations for the biggest changes in June and his 3-player shortlist for NL MVP. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

7:00 - Cards finish off the sweep of the Padres thanks to Goldy & Arenado, ECF G1 goes Rangers--as did the fight... 7:15 - Greg Amsinger on Pham/Pederson, the Cardinals commitment to their vision and the incredible play of Goldy 7:30 - Sick of it! 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Since the turn of the century, the Cardinals have all but dominated the Cubs in the grand scheme...what does this sa...

Danny Mac joins Randy & Michelle to break down one of the most interesting games of the season for the Cardinals (his words not mine), why the schedule changes in baseball means more slightly-damp games in baseball, the Cards coming out on top of a very tough stretch, Nolan working through his rougher start, a tough 5-in-4 in Wrigley coming up, Holliday being voted in the Cardinals Hall of Fam...

7:00 - Cardinals continue their winning against San Diego and a wild night opens up the WCF sans-Blues 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Diving into the post-season presser from Army & Berube 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Last June the Cardinals almost folded...but now it looks like this young group is ready to use June as a runway to bigger things 8:15 - Matt Holliday has been selected as one...

Adam Wainwright joins the program for another edition of Wednesdays with Wiano, talking about a special night at the ballpark and his strong start, Goldschmidt staying incandescently hot, his prowess in trivia, comparing a month of Goldy to 10-11 straight years of Albert Pujols, what makes Matt Holliday a Cardinals Hall of Famer, more thoughts on last nights game including the struggles from Galle...

For the final time after the Blues run, former Blue Jamal Mayers joins the show to talk about the Blues loss to the Avalanche, not being able to imagine that kind of loss as a player, Jamal's moment of reflection: the incredible growth of the Blues in this series, Kyrou's game going forward, being able to embrace the coaching from this Blue's staff and watching the growth of Perron from playing wi...

Kerbs joins the program to talk about the biggest key to the Avalanche win over the Blues, the difference in execution, how a healthy Blues squad would've fair in Round 2, not overlooking how big a missing Krug was to this series, the difference in the team-building of the Blues vs. the 4 in conference finals, the importance of re-signing David Perron and potentially solidifying the defense in the...

Panger joins Karraker & Smallmon for the first of our Blues post-mortem discussions, including the biggest disparity between the Blues and Avalanche, the potentially different outcome with a healthy Binnington, the 3 things Army needs to think about in this offseason, the reason for Vladdy's struggles in Round 2 and getting to at least sit back and watch MacKinnon vs. McDavid as a consolation....

Claibs joins Randy & Michelle to talk about the weekend+ that was for the Cardinals, including the continued excellence of Nolan Gorman, Goldschmidt hitting full-on nuclear status, Donovan being a pleasant surprise, Liberatore missing only confidence, injuries catching up with the Brewers, the Cardinals chasing 1st place and his takeaway from the Blues season after their loss to Colorado. See...

7:00 - Weekend + wrapup as the Blues are eliminated and the Cardinals start off the Padres with a W, and a St. Louis native is taking his team to the Finals 7:15 - What do the Blues need to do to get over the hump next year? 7:30 - Cardinals remain in second behind Milwaukee after the split...do you think this team will resemble what you thought at the beginning of the season? 7:45 - TIOLI: Will J...