The Opening Drive

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7:00 - Cardinals start their second half tonight with the first of a three-game set against the Washington Nationals

Today’s Cardinals topic: Do you feel more confident in the Cardinals ability to change this team at the trade deadline or over the offseason?

Secondary Cardinals topic: Greg Amsinger has Lars Nootbaar down for his player to impress in the second half–who’s your choice? (I think we know Brooke’s choice…)

7:15 - Do you feel more confident in the Cardinals ability to change this team at the trade deadline or over the offseason?

7:30 - How much does the Cardinals recent struggles in FA affect your answer to our question?

7:45 - TIOLI

8:00 - Fresh Take: Is the only path to a competitive '24 a combination of big sales at the deadline AND multiple big moves in FA?

8:15 - Former Titans S Blaine Bishop talks '99's magic and melancholy for Titans' fans and the biggest difference between Derrick Henry & Eddie George

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 - Former MLB catcher, Co-host of “Foul Territory” Erik Kratz talks about his new books "The Tao of the Backup Catcher", what he thinks the Cardinals could do at the deadline and where he thinks the Cardinals went wrong with Contreras

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Cardinals broadcaster Chip Caray talks about his answer for which Cardinal(s) improve in the 2nd half

9:30 - Who's your choice for the Cardinals player to have the biggest 2nd half improvement?

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Greg joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about his takeaways from Mo's comment the other day, whether the trade deadline or the next FA is when the Cardinals will make their most important moves for '24, making a clear decision about buying vs. selling, why he's excited about Chase Davis & the Cardinals draft, why Lars Nootbaar is his breakout candidate for the 2nd half & his unwavering faith in his 2023 World Series Prediction--the Tampa Bay Rays.

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7:00 – STLCitySC-0 LAFC-3

City SC has lost on the road to the other two top teams in the West, Seattle and LAFC, both by a score of 3-0. All six of those goals were scored in the final 25 minutes of the two games.

 Mo says Oli and his staff have done NOTHING wrong. But the team is 14 games under .500. So, who’s to blame for the team being 14 games under .500?

SHOCKING! Lebron James says he WON’T retire!

7:15 – SICK OF IT!!!

7:30 – MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger on the Cardinals best options to start the reset for 2024

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: Mo says everything the Cardinals do for the rest of this season will be geared to succeeding in 2024. What should his top move be?

8:15 - Who’s back in the playoffs first? Cards or Blues?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Bird Watch

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Remembering the 2019 St. Louis Blues--and trying to hold back the doubt that STL teams will ever win again after this past year...

9:30 – Rob Manfred says he doesn’t want to do what the union wants and extend the pitch clock for the pennant race and the post-season games. Should MLB change their rules for bigger games?

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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Lutz joins "The Opening Drive" live from LA before CITY's match against LAFC to talk about his expectations for tonight's premier matchup, how much the return of so many quality players affects their stance in the transfer window, why the organic growth and depth continues to show up for CITY, why the window doesn't need to be the focus for this team, what the return of Nilsson and Lowen could mean for this squad and expectations changing as they continue to find success.

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Kyle joins the show to talk about an extremely memorable 2011 run from the Cardinals, how dealing with the locker room during an up-and-down season was so different and if he sees some potential similarities to the Cardinals current struggles and what held that squad back before September.

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David joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his memories from the 2006 run, why the second half of the season was so different than the first, how the locker room responded to those changes, what issues he sees with the current Cardinals and how apparent it is when you're surrounded by a roster than has what it take to win a championship.

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7:00 – All Star Game

  National League-3 American League-2

NL wins for the first time since 2012, Arenado starts at 3B–goes 0-2

John Mozeliak answers some questions and now we have...more questions?

7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy

7:30 - Mozeliak joined Martin last night after the ASG, did he answer any of your questions or inject any hope for the second half?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Today’s Fresh Take: What happened between Winter Warm-up and today on the Cardinals starting pitching thought process?

8:15 - Former Cardinal SS, 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein talks about memories from '06 and what it felt like to have a championship-caliber roster

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Former Cardinal pitcher, 2011 World Series Champion Kyle McClellan talks about the crazy run, why the early parts of the season were a big lesson & if the current Cardinals team reminds him of the issues they went through

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - micdrops & texts from Cardinals WS memories

9:30 - STL CITY SC Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel on the potential return of Nilsson, the importance of this transfer window and the continued importance of CITY's depth

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Stan joins Carey, Randy & Brooke to talk about why they're are numbers and facts that give him some last bits of hope for the second half and the big Cardinals Yearbook covering he legendary career of Alber Pujols coming out soon.

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Mike Jones joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the lasting memory of "The Tackle", his unexpected friendship with Kevin Dyson, why the offseason leading into '99 felt different after being there before, being the sacrificial messenger during the early, rough days of the Vermeil reign and his favorite stories from that season.

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7:00 - Home Run Derby brings joy to MLB—and pain to STL.

Randy A puts on a show throughout the night, tops Adolis Garcia in the 1st round before falling to Vlad Guerrero Jr. in the final

Northwestern fires HC Pat Fitzgerald after hazing allegations. Fitzgerald, in a statement to ESPN, said he was "surprised when I learned that the president of Northwestern unilaterally revoked our agreement without any prior notification and subsequently terminated my employment," referencing the agreed-upon two-week suspension.

Remembering the 1999 World Champion St. Louis Rams today! 

7:15 - Which young star player (Roberts, Gallen, Arozarena, Garcia) bothers Cardinals fans the most? 

7:30 - Cardinals Magazine writer Stan McNeal talks about why history has given him some hope left for the second half

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Fresh Take: Katie Woo said she doesn’t think the Cardinals see themselves as sellers (they’re -14 games through 90 played) because of the division (they’re 11.5 games back)--is this another broken line of thinking from the FO?

8:15 - BIRD WATCH

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Former Rams LB Mike Jones remembers "The Tackle", facing doubters before '99 & his being the sacrificial messenger in the early Vermeil days

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 – How much does Titans' fan Brooke Grimsley remember about that game? Randy goes full history throughout the stories from our listeners.

9:30 – Could the Cardinals thought process be more about a balanced deadline that includes buying AND selling?

9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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