The Opening Drive

The Opening Drive

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The Opening Drive episodes

  • The Opening Drive - September 4th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cardinals-7 Brewers-4 -- Was that a catch by Siani -- AP Top 25 was announced and Mizzou jumped up to #9

    7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!

    7:30 - Former Blues forward, broadcaster Kelly Chase on his induction into the STL HOF on Thursday

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Goldy thinks he has time left–and the numbers to prove it! Are you buying into a potential Goldschmidt resurgence? And do you want the Cardinals to be a part of it?

    8:15 - BSMW sideline reporter Jimmy “The Cat” Hayes on Saini's big extra-innings night & a potential future for Goldy

    8:30 - The Fight 

    8:45 - Could Goldy's recent resurgence--continued last night--be the catalyst for another contract in 2025?

    9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 – Is there a way we can help the hosts with a complete lack of fantasy football skill?

    9:30 – Dan laid out a good guess at the Cardinals 2025 rotation—is this good enough? Would young arms replacing the 4-5 spots be enough to get you interested?

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 6 min
  • Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber

    Kerbs joins the show to talk about Tuesday’s confirmation that Krug will miss the season with an ankle surgery, some of the early questions around the Blues 2024 line & defensive combinations, what the new signing for Draisaitl will mean for McDavid’s next contract, the Oilers incredible leverage at the top of their salary cap & if they will be able to break NHL history and win with the most top-heavy roster ever.

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    10 min
  • MLB.com Cardinals insider John Denton

    John joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about the big day and weekend from Jordan Walker, finding the joy in baseball again for the 22-year old, Walker needing to lay off the outside pitch—especially with teams figuring out the sweeper can get him, the Cardinals plan with Victor Scott II as Michael Siani makes his return, the Cardinals hope for Steven Matz getting a start on Tuesday and why some numbers have Goldy thinking he can make a return as an MLB hitter.

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    13 min
  • CBS, 247 CFB writer, author John Talty

    John join Brooke & Dan to talk about his new book, “The Price”, talking about the price that CFB is paying to enter into a new era that is better for the sport but worse for a lot of the people currently in it, why the overall lack of control within college football is the biggest reason Nick Saban retired, the way that boosters around programs can become like NFL owners if they have enough money and what purpose is left for the NCAA doing into this new era?

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    14 min
  • The Opening Drive - September 3rd, 2024

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    7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cardinals holiday weekend gets spoiled -- Jordan Walker's big day -- CFB Week 1 -- CITY finally takes all 3 points

    7:15 - Three Things We Loved About the Weekend

    7:30 - Steven Matz seems like an ideal bullpen piece for next season, so why aren’t starts like these being being to young arms like McGreevy and Graceffo that have shown, this season, to have *something*?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Should the Cardinals go hands-off with Walker and just let him work through any adversity at the big league level?

    8:15 - CFB reporter John Talty, co-author of THE PRICE:WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S ERA OF CHAOS

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - The college football hotseat apparently heats up EXTREMELY quickly...

    9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

    9:15 - MLB.com Cardinals writer John Denton on the Cardinals big win in New York, things going wrong in Milwaukee & Jordan Walker's 5-hit day

    9:30 - Blues broadcaster Chris Kerber talks about the breaking news around Torey Krug & Leon Draisaitl's new contract

    9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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    2 hr 10 min
  • The Opening Drive - August 30th, 2024

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    7:00 - Padres-1   Cardinals-4 -- Cardinals’ offense outhits the Padres 3/4 games, including 10-3 yesterday - College Football Kickoff - Tragedy in the NHL

    7:15 - Do you feel like you, as a fan, pay players salaries? In a pie chart, the Cardinals top two revenue sources are local TV money and ticket sales. Could baseball exist without you?

    7:30 - Jay Delsing breaks down the big lead by Scheffler and if Morikawa can make a run of it

    7:45 - TIOLI

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Is there a World Series matchup we’ve missed out on more than the Cardinals/Yankees? Last time was 1964. Missed out in 1996, Cards up 3-1 vs. Atlanta. 2004, Yankees up 3-0 vs. Boston and lost. 2006, Yankees had best record/home field in AL, lost to Detroit in the first round.

    8:15 - Mizzou analyst Howard Richards talks about a big win for the Tigers to start the season

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford talks about the new surrounding Johnny Gaudreau

    9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 - Mizzou review & the newest chips for LB3

    9:30 - Former Rams RB Steven Jackson talks about his induction into the STL Sports Hall of Fame

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 11 min
  • Former St. Louis Ram Steven Jackson

    SJ39 joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about joins the STL Sports HOF next week, what life is like for him playing zone defense with his kids, how his style of play demanded that he focus on his health at such a high level, how he learned from Hall of Famers on how to be great, the lessons he learned by Torry Holts, Isaac Bruce, Aeneas Williams & Marshall Faulk and some of his favorite memories from his NFL career.

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    11 min
  • The Athletic's Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford

    JR joins Randy & Danny to talk about a sad day in the NHL with the loss of Johnny Gaudreau, his reaction to the Blues prospect rankings coming in at #16, how many spots he thinks will be up for legitimate competition in camp and the future of the Blues TV deal as they look for new avenues.

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    12 min
  • Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing

    Jay joins Randy & Dan to butcher an “Orange Whip” reference, talking about the big lead for Scheffler, early Ryder Cup talk popping up, if Morikawa can take his run from Thursday and catch up and the lead up to the Ascension over the next week.

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    12 min
  • Mizzou Football analyst Howard Richards

    Howard joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about a brilliant first quarter for the Tigers, pulling back on the gas a little bit but still coming away satisfied with the game overall, how Mizzou’s pressure was despite just two total sacks, Pride’s pick-6 being directly effected by the pressure, the few things he would focus on for the Tigers going into next weekend and what he saw from the offense in keeping the playbook vanilla but also trying a few things.

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    11 min

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Hit the hole weekday mornings on The Opening Drive with Randy Karraker, Brooke Grimsley, and Dan McLaughlin.

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