The Opening Drive

The Opening Drive

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The Opening Drive episodes

  • The Opening Drive - August 8th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cardinals-5 Rays-2

    7:15 - Sick of It!

    7:30 - Greg Amsinger

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Despite last night's W, it doesn't look great for the Cardinals' playoff chances. But, let's go Sunshine & Lollipops. Tell us WHY the Cardinals will go on a run and make the playoffs.

    8:15 - NFL News and Notes

    8:30 - The Fight 

    8:45 - They said Whaaaat?

    9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 – Brad Thompson

    9:30 – Nick Wagoner

    9:45 - Burnin' with Bradford

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    2 hr 12 min
  • St. Louis Cardinals SP Kyle Gibson

    Kyle joins Randy & Danny to talk about how the staff & Marmol handle and treat pitch counts for starters, the importance of keeping the players healthy & at their peak, the importance of Masyn Winn and the confidence he gives a pitcher when he’s behind you, how much the deadline changed the mindset inside of the locker room, the way that Pham brings a new jolt to an offense and what makes him so hard to face as a pitcher, the ways he watches other pitchers to see if they can notice any tipped pitches and getting a chance to sign autographs for young fans at his son’s baseball camp.

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    13 min
  • The Opening Drive - August 7th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cardinals-4 Rays-3 -- VS2 gets his first, Winn finishes the game -- USA- 122 Brazil-87 -- Patriots will no longer pursue a trade for Aiyuk

    7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!

    7:30 - In addition to adding more teams to the playoff mix, what has the expanded playoff done to benefit baseball?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: What do the 2025 Cardinals look like? Is there a move to be made?  

    8:15 - What level of intrigue do you have in the macabre White Sox? Is it bad for baseball, or in a morbid way, good for baseball?

    8:30 - The Fight 

    8:45 - Would you rather be a fan of a team that takes the Rays approach, without stars but with success…or the Cardinals approach, where stars sign and eventually decline?

    9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 – The Athletic did a piece on fans’ confidence in the Blues front office. Is ours high?

    9:30 – Cardinals' pitcher Kyle Gibson talks about how he views pitch counts how Marmol handles it & Winn giving his pitchers confidence with his defense

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 11 min
  • The Opening Drive - August 6th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cardinals-0 Mets-6 -- Cardinals poor run since the All-Star Break continues (7-10, falling to just one game over in the win column -- Open the series tonight against the Rays

    7:15 - Is the Cardinals best chance at a playoff run now going to be winning the NL Central?

    7:30 - Is Peter Carroll the best comparison for Harbaugh at this point?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals offense–and playoff hopes–are riding on two Cardinals getting back to form, and just like we all expected, those two Cardinals are…Alec Burleson & Willson Contreras

    8:15 - Victor Scott II made a highlight play in CF in his first-game in the call-up–and went 0/3 1K–does it make sense for the Cardinals to give him starts and sacrifice a bat for a glove in center?

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Are the Cardinals making a mistake not bringing up Ivan Herrera as a RHB?

    9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

    9:15 - NFL News & Notes

    9:30 - What is the most important game on the Mizzou schedule?

    9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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    2 hr 14 min
  • Voice of the Cardinals, Chip Caray

    Chip joins the show to talk about the special broadcast with Joe Buck, how it was different for him with the pitch clock, getting a chance to share all the stories of Joe & Harry, the Cardinals successfully checking off all the items on the shopping list at the deadline, why he’s confident Fedde will look better in his 2nd start, the immediate impact of Tommy Pham, Cardinals losing their ability to go defense-first without completely ignoring their offense, Pallante really impressing him over the last few weeks and if he thinks the Cardinals can make a run across these last 50+ games.

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    9 min
  • Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber

    Kerbs joins Randy & BK to talk about his development of a Randy Karraker style of cooking with his new pizza, if the Blues core-building makes sense compared to the other top teams in the NHL, whether or not they’ve overspent at goalie & defense and if it has hurt their ability to supplement at the forward spots, why there is a real opportunity for Dvorsky to make the team out of camp, why he thinks the Blues are hoping he shows that he’s ready to make the jump and why he still thinks Tyler Tucker can be a factor in the Blues defense rotation.

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    9 min
  • The Opening Drive - August 5th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cardinals drop ¾ against the Cubs, sit at 3.5 games behind the Brewers in the Central but are now 3 games back from the 3rd WC spot following 8-2 runs over the last 10 for both the padres & DBacks + Did you agree with the Cardinals’ big decision-making this weekend?

    7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend

    7:30 - Does this team have it in them to win 30 of their next 50 games?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 – Fresh Take: What is the Cardinals’ plan in CF without Siani in the lineup?

    8:15 - KerbSide w/ Chris Kerber talking about the chances for Dvorsky to make the team out of camp

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Have the Cardinals lost all faith in Nolan Gorman?

    9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

    9:15 - What is the Cardinals identity as a team for this 2nd half? Can they win without having something that separates them?

    9:30 - TV Voice of the Cardinals, Chip Caray breaks down a rough weekend and tries to play out the best options for CF with Siani going out

    9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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    2 hr 14 min
  • The Athletic's Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford

    JR joins the show to talk about his relationship to chicken wings, why he’s all dummies over the flats, a new Nick Leddy story hitting our text lines, Brett Hull’s newest career as an…ACTOR, all the different avenues going forward for Torrey Krug and his pre-arthritic condition and why the Blues fans are really coming around on the Joseph deal(s).

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    10 min
  • STL CITY Interim HC John Hackworth

    Coach Hack joins the show to talk about Sunday’s Leagues Cup matchup, why the fact that they’ve already advanced doesn’t matter—they won’t the top spot in the group, using the Leagues Cups game as a preseason for the newest players, the best position going forward for new addition Cedric Teuchert, his versatility being able to play and switch between multiple positions, the enjoyable part of getting new players (as a new signing is announced while he’s on the air), but also the tricky parts of adding more new players, projecting the need to win 7/9 games after the restart to make the playoffs, knowing that a playoff run is the only way he’ll seal the deal, shoring up some of the defensive struggles & enjoying the Olympic for the USMNT U-23 run and getting some special help from his cycling cheering section.

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    10 min
  • MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger

    Greg joins Brooke, Randy & Danny to talk about how the Cubs win affected his STL-core deep down, Randy having to be the therapist to tons of Cardinal fans who see the sky falling after a loss like Thursday night, why he doesn’t have an issue with how the Cardinals handled that game, Mozeliak getting the best from a clearance-rack-deadline, why he loves what the Pirates were able to do by getting a back behind Cruz and the Padres balancing a big deadline with the future of their prospect pool.

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    18 min

About The Opening Drive

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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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