The Opening Drive

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7:00 – Cardinals-2 Twins-3

Cardinals finish off their deadline move with a trade of Flaherty, the Mets are the biggest sellers

CITY made a trade on the penultimate day of the transfer window, acquiring left back Anthony Markanich from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for $75,000 in General Allocation Money in 2023 and CITY SC’s 2024 First round SuperDraft with an additional $75,000 in 2024 GAM if conditional incentives are reached.

7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy

7:30 - Complete recap of Cardinals trade deadline moves. How did they do?

Secondary: How much of this year’s failure’s can be traced back to a lack of pitching depth–just in the bullpen?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Today’s Fresh Take: How do you think the Cardinals did if you put all their trades together. What you expected? Were you hoping for more?

Secondary: Will the Cardinals failure to alleviate their season-long logjam in the outfield, and the middle infield to a lesser extent, hurt the one goal for the rest of the season–letting young talent grow as much as possible?

8:15 - The Cardinals know their mountain to climb between now and next spring–get THREE (3) MLB starters. 

How important is the last two months from players like Carlson and O’Neill to set the Cardinals up for a big trade?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Bird Watch

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Rocc and Roll

9:30 - Wednesdays with Waino with Adam Wainwright talking about the tough parts of the deadline & the shifts in pitching over the years affecting the game

9:55 - Time to go!

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Claibs joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the potential destinations for a Jack Flaherty trade, why the Cardinals have a lot of moves to make to be able to get back to a rotation they need, why the Braves are the goal, the need to build out depth in the bullpen & if there are more bats on the move than we've talked about so far.

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7:00 - MLB Trade Deadline keeps churning

The rest of the Central is getting better --a potential injury gives the Cardinals more options

There is a consensus around Flaherty, DeJong & Carlson–who else is on a different team at 5:01CT?

7:15 - Latest MLB trade rumors + Quick notes from Goold’s latest updates

7:30 - Puke Point Predictions: There are only two avenues to top-end starting pitching in 2024–1) high-cost FA or 2) trading young talent–which scenario is more likely for this Cardinals front office?

Which option gets them to their “puke point” first?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Fresh Take: If today’s trade(s) bring more prospects, are you confident the 2024 Cardinals can compete in the NL Central? For an NLCS?

8:15 - BIRD WATCH – Deadline edition – One trade you’re “watching” for…

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Mike Claiborne talks about the potential Flaherty moves & the other names who could see get involved at the deadline

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 – You’re a Cardinals fan–it's 6:45 and you turn the Cardinals-Twins game on just before 1st pitch…Are you more optimistic about the outlook for the franchise?

9:30 – Could the Cardinals-Marlins pairing be the perfect spot for a Flaherty+OF package?

9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll - If you win the lottery, are you showing up for work tomorrow?

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Lynn joins the show to talk about the Cardinals recent moves leaving them wide open to resign any of the pitchers they have/will have traded at the deadline, if the solve for the Cardinals positional logjam is coming at the deadline, why Flaherty & Carlson are the most likely to be moves and if he sees the Cardinals bringing up any young pitchers for the final stretch of the season.

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Polo joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Cardinals shipping out three of their pitchers as the deadline begins, what he thinks the future of the rotation could look like after these moves, his expectations for more moves before the end of the deadline & of course, a little Polo-show!

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Craig joins Brooke & Carey to break down the Cardinals move of Hicks to the Blue Jays and the prospect haul from both of their trades, why he thinks the Cardinals could be moving an unexpected player, what kind of moves the Marlins could be looking to make and why the Cardinals lineup as a perfect pairing for the Marlins on the market.

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7:00 - Weekend Wrapup - Cardinals make two moves - A strong start? - What is Irsay thinking?

7:15 - 3 Things We Loved from the Weekend

7:30 - Miami Herald Marlins reporter, MLB contributor Craig Mish on the Cardinals trades, the unmentioned name that could be attracting attention & the Marlins being a perfect pair for the Cardinals on the market

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: That’s a strong start for the Cardinals–so what’s next for Mo & Co?

8:15 - Cardinals Spanish language broadcast, co-host of “Balk About It” Polo Ascencio on what the Cardinals rotation could look like after the deadline & if he thinks more moves are around the bend

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - BIRD WATCH

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET 

9:15 - Post Dispatch, STLToday.com Cardinals beat writer Lynn Worthy on the pair of Cardinals trades and the likelihood of Flaherty + other moves between now & Tuesday

9:30 - Cardinals texter reaction s -- is STL happy with the future the Cardinals are building?

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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Chip joins Carey & Randy to talk about last night's game, his thoughts on the incident with Mikolas & Happ, the ways the umpires can dictate the game, how much he thinks the team could change over the weekend, how the shift in pitching both in-and-out with dictate the thoughts for next year, using the deadline to build asset for trade in the offseason and the different ways they can improve the team, how important the shift in philosophy--specifically pitching--will be, and how the Cardinals development could be optimized to make up for other misses for this team.

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7:00 -Theatrics start the game and it didn't get more interesting from there--

Nolan Arenado story gets more airtime, but not necessarily more substance

CITY gets rolled…See everybody on 8/20

7:15 - Is all the extension talk with TON, Hicks & Flaherty real or are the Cardinals playing the game to boost talks?

7:30 - The politics of LIV-PGA will continue to throw up obstacles in any kind of deal

7:45 - TIOLI

8:00 - Fresh Take: As the Cardinals prepare to trade a position player, it seems like Dylan Carlson is on his way out. Why would they move Carlson rather than Tommy Edman?

8:15 - John Denton reported talks on a Flaherty extension, Derrick Goold says there hasn’t been an update since spring–Are all these extension reports the Cardinals machinations to massage trade value re: TON, Hicks, Flaherty?

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 - Bird Watch

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Cardinals broadcaster Chip Caray on the early drama from last night and keeping it light throughout the broadcast

9:30 - Former Rams DE Chris Long on his favorite pranks in his time at Rams Park (Coming up on 'The 101 on Sports', this Sunday night on Fox 2.)

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Patrick joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his experience this season with the Cubs, getting to see both sides of the Cubs-Cards rivalry, how this year has been different with him playing multiple positions, if he's excited to face off against former teammates again, if he likes how the Cards-Cubs series schedule worked out this year and his thoughts on Willson Contreras being a great teammate.

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