The Opening Drive

Danny Mac joins the show to talk about his early takeaways from the first weekend of Cardinals baseball, some lasting takeaways from a very special Opening Day, Matz's struggles on the mound, how Dan thinks the Knizner-Yadi time share will break down throughout this season, Oli missing games with the flu, why any questions around the rotations are at least a month too early, the DH spot being in a...

David Perron joins Randy & Michelle to talk about his defense of Kyrou versus Chara on Saturday, why it's still special for the Blues to return to Boston, the growth of Robert Thomas offensively and defensively. how early scoring gets the team in the right mentality and getting to play against his idols this year like Ryan Getzlaf. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Kerbs joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about the Stanley Cup Final rematch in Boston tomorrow, why the blues have taken a step-up in ay over the last couple of weeks, why the Eastern Conference playoffs will be even rougher than the West this year and how the defense has looked with the addition of Leddy & return of Krug. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

7:00 - Weekend wrap-up wit the Cardinals splitting and the Blues continuing their strong play +the las regular season JT minute 7:15 - Star One, Bench One, Cut One: Pelicans/Lakers/Spurs, Whitey/TLR/Torre, achos/Hot Dogs/Preztel W Cheese 7:30 - Three things we loved about the weekend 7:45 - TIOLI: Cardinals winning out before Brewers series, Manfred gives a gift & a lot of early negativity for...

Blues President, and former president of Nike Golf, Chris Zimmerman joins the program to talk about Tiger's performance at Augusta, why his focus and courage have always been special, the story of Nike first signing Tiger Woods, why he describes Tiger as an "equipment freak" and how long it will take before Nike gets a shoe made for Tiger. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Joey joins Michelle and Randy to break down the best old-school donuts, get into Joey& David Perron's thoughts on having to go on the road for the playoffs, a strong run of form for the Blues and Joey's biggest reasons for this turnaround and then closing it out with a Whitey Herzog story you weren't ready for... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Jay joins the show to talk about Tigers early performance in the 1st round of The Masters, how weather can effect the game and Jay dispenses advice for our listener's golfing 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 - Cardinals Opening Day, Big win over Pirates, Blues back tonight & Tiger shocks everyone in Round 1 at Augusta 7:15 - Peak & Pit: Everyone is down about this weather but Opening Day heights has everyone in a pretty good mood 7:30 - Jay Delsing talks Tiger's 1st round performance, Im's early lead & breaks down the listeners golf questions 7:45 - TIOLI: Katie Woo killling it, STL w...

Mo joins Karraker & Smallmon on Opening Day to talk about one of the most special Opening Days in Cardinals history, his reaction if you would've predicted the Pujols return last year, looking back on his thoughts after losing Albert in '11, the issues with last year's pitching and how they built against it this season, Mo's thoughts one-by-one on the Cardinals rotation, how they evaluate pitc...

David joins Randy & Michelle to talk about his experience with baseball growing up, his son starting to learn the game, watching Albert when he was younger and getting the chance again, what made him return to STL just like Albert, the strong play for the Blues over the last few weeks & get into his scrum from last night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

The Wizard joins the show on Opening Day to first talk about the incredible story in Augusta as tiger plays in the Masters, then get into how special this day if ever year, whether he has any favorite keepsakes, Albert Pujols returning to St. Louis, getting to spend time with the other red jacket Hall of Famers and more See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

29-time Emmy award winning broadcaster Bob Costas joined Michelle and Randy to cover a wide range of topics including: the excitement for Opening Day after the lockout, why this season feels special, his misgivings on the DH in the NL, admits there are some advantages, how the payoffs have changed, his expectations for the Cardinals and the NL Central, how the game has changed over the years, the...

Greg joins the show on Opening Day to talk about his excitement to start 2022, why he believes this will be the 'year of the lineup' in baseball, why that's good for the Cardinals, what they tells about about the Brewers, how to account for the variable of a rookie manager , Jordan Hick moving to the starter/opener role and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

7:00 - It's Opening Day! 7:15 - Cardinals fans are excited and, in some case, optimistic about 2022! 7:30 - MLB Network host Greg Amsinger on Opening Day, Cardinals expectations & MLB season thoughts 7:45 - TIOLI: Opening Day Edition 8:00 - Bob Costas joined the show to talk about getting baseball after the lockout, misgivings for the DH in the NL & much more 8:40 - Ozzie Smith joined the...

Bill DeWitt Jr. joins Karraker & Smallman to talk about the excitement for opening day tomorrow, the process of being able to bring Albert back, what veterans and Hall of Famers like Albert returning to the organization has meant to this club over the years, the important of prioritizing long-term consistency over short-term thoughts, his confidence in their pitching depth for this season and...

Greg Warren joins the show to talk about pranking Anthony Stalter last year, being mistaken for someone who is responsible, getting excited for Cardinals Opening day, a little too much green seat bragging, THE SLAP and being incredulous about a $400 phone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bernie joins Randy & Michelle to talk about feeling like the Blues are "real" after this run of games, the importance of beating the winnable teams, takeaways from this run of games, an important week coming up for the Blues and why he thinks the playoffs will bring out the best in this roster. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

7:00 - Opening day tomorrow means its time for predictions, including out 2022 Cardinals Awards Nominees! 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!: haircuts, Lakers missing the playoffs and...you know..."it" 7:30 - How much confidence do you have in the Cardinal bullpen? Especially if Hicks is used as an opener... 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Tiger returning to the Masters...can he actually win it? 8:15 - HoFer...

Mark joined Michelle & Randy to talk a wide rage of topics including; the return of Albert Pujols, his earliest memories of the future Hall of Famer, how he sees the Cardinals this season, the art of hitting, how analytics and numbers can help and hurt hitters and evaluators, the similarities between hitting in golf and hitting in baseball, his robotic mindset during the '98 chase and so much...

Claibs joins Karraker & Smallmon to give his final report from Jupiter before he and team pack up and head back to St. Louis, his biggest takeaways from Ali Marmol and how he'll handle players rest this season and which Cardinals will be the most important to a strong summer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Panger joins the show to talk about a dominant win for the Blues, why it should've been an even bigger win, beating the teams they should (finally) and the growth of Robert Thomas across this season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cardinals CF Harrison Bader joins Randy & Michelle to talk about Sprig finishing up for the Cardinals, a standard being set in the locker room, the arbitration process, deciding to bet on himself, and getting the chance to learn from Albert Pujols See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - Blues over Coyotes, Cardinals over Nationals & KU wins another Natty 7:15 - It''s Pecota Day! Run to chimney and open up those projections and TI-84 calculators! 7:30 - What veterans need to improve for the Cardinals to exceed expectations this season? 7:45 - TIOLI: Displaying a body at the club, Tiger being the GOAT of GOATs, Binnington conundrum 8:00 - Cardinals CF Harrison Bader on t...

Dany Mac joins the show to talk about his thoughts as the Cardinals close down the spring, including his assessment on Pujols in camp, why the young pitching on the roster/in the system has him excited again, taking what we've seen with a grain of salt, whether or not this Paul DeJong is real and Jordan Hicks and the question of the "opener". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

Dan Bonner joins the program to talk about two teams he saw plenty this year, UNC & Kansas, breaking down the matchups to watch in tonight's game, his expectations for Bacot after the injury, what has clicked for Caleb Love, his thoughts on Hubert David leading UNC and why he expects tonight to be a high-scoring game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...