The Opening Drive

Aziel (A.Z.) joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his strong play over the last three games as he's notched his first starts for CITY, the mindset change from being on the bench versus starting the game, how it felt to get his first career MLS tally in the game, CITY continuing to find ways to win games, why the young players on this roster have been able to step-up, the importance of MLS Next+ in his--and others-development and the mindset going into LAFC on Wednesday night.

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Kerbs is back with Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about the Blues offseason moves over the last month, if he thinks Army is done building the 2023-24 St. Louis Blues, his expectations for the impact from young skaters like Bolduc for this season and the timeline he thinks the franchise is on after a disappointing season.

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7:00 - Weekend wrapup

Cardinals-4 White Sox-3 (10 innings)

Our boy Steven Matz goes 5 ⅓, allows one run on two hits, 9 K’s and 0 walks.

Cardinals select Arizona OF Chase Davis with the 21st overall pick in the MLB draft. He hit .362, hit 21 home runs and slugged .742. MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds said he had the best swing in the entire draft.

STLCitySC-1 Toronto FC-0

AZ (Aziel) Jackson scores his first goal for the season & his MLS career, has earned all three of his career starts the last three weeks (3-0-0)

CITY is in LA today as they face off against 3rd in the West (9-6-6) LAFC on Wednesday

7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend...drafts, big names back together & more

7:30 - BIRD WATCH 

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Yankees made an out-of-character move during an underwhelming first half (49-42…). What does it say that the Cardinals failed to make any pre-break moves? 

8:15 - Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber joins the show to talk about the expectations for the Blues system stars

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Willson Contreras was named Jayson Stark’s NL LVP—which part of the Cardinals season wins that award for you?

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - STL CITY SC Midfielder AZ Jackson on getting the nod to start, speaking up more to coach Carnell & netting his first MLS goal

9:30 - What happened to the Cardinals franchise standard?

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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Chip joins "The Opening Drive" from Chicago before the Cardinals face off against the White Sox to talk about a strong outing for Jack Flaherty, how to gauge Jack from here on out after another up-and-down series of starts, the questions around the Cardinals as the season hit another rough patch in Miami and Chip's plan for All-Star Week.

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Jay Delsing joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about why the team system from LIV golf just isn't his idea of professional golfing and some tips and tricks to shave some strokes with your putter.

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Coach Becht joins the show before today's XFL Showcase from Missouri Baptist University to talk about the importance of the event, the success of STL in building their and setting themselves up for NFL success, how many NFL-level athletes are out there NOT playing in the league and his thoughts as they start to look forward to season #2 in STL.

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7:00 - Cardinals-3 Marlins-0

In classic 2023 Cardinals fashion, they stave off a 4-game sweep with an extremely solid game all around

Flaherty→6.2IP 9H 0ER 2BB 5K

Hicks needs just 8 pitches to close out the 9th→1.0IP 0H 1K

Cardinals IF Jose Fermin is expected to join the team in Chicago, per Derrick Goold

7:15 - XFL Battlehawks HC Anthony Becht talks about today's XFL Showcase from Missouri Baptist University

7:30 - Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing talks about the current issues still going with the LIV players

7:45 - TIOLI

8:00 - Fresh Take: Greg Amsinger said we should just accept this season as a mulligan and give Mo another chance. How would YOU react if the Cardinals didn’t make moves in the front office or dugout?

8:15 - Roman Burki and Tim Parker named MLS All Stars. How impressive is STLCitySC? [And a healthy Klauss & Lowen would’ve been in strong contention as well]

First in the west by three points

And they’re doing this, as Lutz calls them, as a “designated team” and are currently without either of their Designated Players in Klauss & Lowen.

Tomorrow they face off against Toronto, who continue to struggles despite making multiple high-profile DP moves in Lorenzo Insigne & Fernando Bernadeschi 

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 - BIRD WATCH

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Cardinals broadcaster Chip Caray on a gem from Flaherty, how they affects expectations & his plans for the ASG

9:30 - We’ve already established that there isn’t a good unit on the Cardinals.

Offense

Defense

Starting rotation

Bullpen

You get to fix one. Which one are you choosing first?

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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JR joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his biggest takeaways from prospects camp, why he's already excited about Dalibor Dvorsky, the other names to watch that impressed him and the state of the Blues as they start to look toward the start of '23-'24.

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Greg joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Cardinals hitting another new low, why the front office and their inaction is the biggest issue in STL right now, why he still has faith in John Mozeliak's baseball IQ despite that fact, why Joe Maddon won't be walking through that door anytime soon, who the Cardinals could be moving to get more pitching, Walker winning his tryout with his play this year & his prediction about Waino coming 100% true.

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7:00 – Marlins-10 Cardinals-9

You can confidently say two (2) things about the 2023 Cardinals

Who made the decision to put Libby out there on short rest & why was it an option?

Former Cardinals farm system roommates Adolis Garcia & Randy Arozerena will represent ¼ of the participants, and face off against each other in the 1st round

7:15 – SICK OF IT!!!

7:30 – MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger on placing the blame for the Cardinals struggles & how the Cardinals can build for next year, now

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: How does/should the arrival of Herrera affect the future of Contreras?

8:15 - A.J. Pierzynski said Yadi ran the whole organization. So how much of the organization is floundering without him?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Bird Watch

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford breaks down his takeaways from Blues Prospect Camp

9:30 – "If you're not laughing, you're not paying attention" -- Why has our response to the Cardinals losing become humorous--and what does that say about the fanbase?

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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