The Opening Drive

The Opening Drive

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The Opening Drive episodes

  • Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing

    Jay breaks down what he’s been enjoying about the Olympics golfing, why he wants to see a better team format in the tournament, enjoying seeing golf back in the event for the first time in so long, Wyndham Clark’s struggles out on the course and why it’s a disappointment Bryson wasn’t qualified.

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    11 min
  • The Opening Drive - August 2nd, 2024

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    7:00 - Cardinals-4 Cubs-5 -- Did that feel like a back-breaking loss?

    7:15 - Jay Delsing talks about Olympics golf and the odd way that qualification setup the field

    7:30 - Greg Amsinger of MLB Network talks about the Cardinals getting the best of a "clearance-rack" deadline

    7:45 - TIOLI

    8:00 - Fresh Take: What do you expect from Erick Fedde in his first Cardinal Start?

    8:15 - They said Whaaaaaaaat?

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Could Bobby Witt catch Aaron Judge in the AL MVP race?

    9:00 - STL CITY Interim HC John Hackworth talks about the early returns from the new additions

    9:15 - Rush Hour Reset

    9:30 - The Athletics' Jeremy Rutherford on the Blues roster being set but how future news from Krug could still change things

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 12 min
  • The Opening Drive - August 1st, 2024

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    7:00 – Cardinals-10 Rangers-1 -- Cardinals start a 4-game series in Chicago tonight

    7:15 – Sick of It!!!

    7:30 – Some fans were worried about Pham’s past history, and oh boy were they wrong...

    7:45 – TIOLI

    8:00 – Fresh Take: Can the presence of Pham with Contreras as right-handed hitters offset the decline of Goldy and Arenado?

    8:15 - Tonight is the first NFL game of the season--What storyline/who are you most looking forward to this season?

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - How do the Cardinals avoid Walker becoming another Carlson?

    9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 - The Padres gave up most of their top prospects to go for it NOW–Would you prefer that approach knowing that it potentially sacrifices the future?

    9:30 - After the win over South Sudan, is it reasonable to compare this USA Olympic Basketball team to the Dream Team in 1992?

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 8 min
  • The Opening Drive - July 31th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cards-8 Rangers-1 -- Cardinals got their reliever and gave Carlson a new start -- Trade deadline wrapup

    7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!

    7:30 - Who will have more success as a former Cardinal? Edman or Carlson?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: After all the trade deadline fallout, where do we place the Cardinals in the NL Central and in the NL Wildcard race?

    8:15 - Cardinals POBO John Mozeliak breaks down the moves from the deadline & why it was time for Carlson

    8:30 - The Fight 

    8:45 - What team improved itself most at the deadline? And who were the deadline losers?

    9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 – Is the NFL truly the No Fun League with their new rules?

    9:30 – Former Cardinal pitcher Adam Wainwright of Big League impact talks about his budding msic & broadcasting careers & why he's excited for the Cardinals to add a player like Pham

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 8 min
  • Fox Sports analyst, Former Cardinal Adam Wainwright

    Waino joins the show for a return of “Wednesdays with Waino” to talk about his recent show appearance with Luke Bryan, what coming up next on his on-stage appearances, his reaction to Tommy Pham returning to the Cardinals and blasting a grand slam on Tuesday night, how you can’t match his edge, why that’s so useful for teams needing an extra jolt at the deadline, why he loved the Cardinals trade for Fedde+Pham (despite loving Tommy Edman), how he took Dan’s advice from broadcasting as he begins that career, his favorite story about Tommy Pham and why this trade will be such a win for the Cardinals.

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    17 min
  • Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak

    Mo joins the show to talk about the immediate impact from Tommy Pham in the win on Tuesday night, why there’s multiple layers to the positive feelings from Tuesday’s win, the importance of bringing in someone he describes as “über-competitive”, why Tommy is the perfect deadline deal with the spark he brings to teams, what the days leading up to the deadline are like for him, how that differs when you’re buyers vs. sellers, why they had to work more as the middleman to facilitate the trade, how the Fedde+Pham trade took some pressure off right at the deadline, the adjustments they saw from Fedde that put him on their shortlist, MLB teams getting better at analyzing and grading success in Japan/Korea and how it translates, how a player just changing divisions can shift your expectations, why they think Armstrong can improve from his time in Tampa, relievers in Tampa not being role-dependent and that making them more attractive as options, Leahy establishing himself as a MLB arm but still needing to grab a righty reliever, admitting he was wrong about Carlson and that they rushed him back through his return, being able to preserve the farm system while still making these moves and the importance of the long-game even with his short-term future.

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    14 min
  • ESPN's White Sox/Cubs reporter Jesse Rogers

    Jesse joins the show to break down why he thinks the Cardinals deal yesterday was such a home run win for St. Louis, what Fedde can bring to the Cardinals rotation, how much the Garrett Crochet situation has affected his value, if he still thinks that Crochet could get moved and why the reports around Robert are negative about his chances for moving.

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    11 min
  • MLB.com Cardinals insider John Denton

    John joins Randy & Brooke to ask the big question of the day—How did Mo pull THAT off?, plus how they were able to add Tommy Pham and hit the other big need of a RHB, why this move wasn’t constrained by the financial questions around the Cardinals, why those issues still changed how they were able to operate at this deadline, why Dylan Floro is a name to watch for the rest of the day, the plan to activate Fedde on Thursday in Chicago and then go from there and how this move affects Andre Pallante going forward.

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    12 min
  • The Opening Drive - July 30th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cards-3 Rangers-6 -- How big of a win was Mo's deal yesterday? -- MLB Trade Deadline News

    7:15 - If this is the only move for the Cardinals when the clock hits 5PM CT tonight–is this a successful deadline for Mo & Co?

    7:30 - Does yesterday’s trade get the Cardinals closer to replicating the 2nd-half success of recent lower-seeded NL teams?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Barring a new reliever in the next 9 hours, what does the Cardinals staff look like with the addition of Fedde?

    8:15 - We’ve been talking about three areas of need for the Cardinals and they went 2/3 with yesterday’s move but that still leaves a need for another bullpen arm…so lets play RELIEVER ROULETTE:

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Celebrity Line: MLB.com Cardinals reporter John Denton

    9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

    9:15 - Is there a Dylan-for-Dylan deal on the horizon for the Cardinals?

    9:30 - The White Sox have expressed *concern* for how Garrett Crochet & his camp announced their intentions. Why do the White Sox think any of their players would prioritize the team’s leverage in trade negotiations over their own future?

    9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

    10:00 - How much did the Broncos passing on Josh Allen back n 2018 change the NFL landscape as we know it?

    10:15 - ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers talks about the Fedde trade & what the next step is for Crochet & the White Sox FO

    10:30 - What would be your dream car? What if you could have any car currently being made?

    10:45 - Having doubts about Tommy Pham's fit with the Cardinals--just take Joe Buck's advice on the deal...

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    2 hr 53 min
  • Voice of the Cardinals, Chip Caray

    Chip joins the show to talk about tonight’s special broadcast, Goldy hitting the 2K mark and if he’s noticed a big switch in his game since the break, why he thinks the locker room has an expectation for moves from the front office, why he thinks the team has “earned” that, why stability in the outfield could be so key to second-half success, how much the current Cardinals situation compares to the Braves in 2021, why the trade deadline is the point where that comparison diverges and his reaction following a month of struggles for Sonny Gray.

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    8 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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