The Opening Drive

Bengie joins the show to talk about the big catching questions around the Cardinals, why he’s positive about the Cardinals 1st half despite the struggles to start, looking on the bright side of winning 50 games without Arenado & Goldy hitting their usual numbers, how much Pages has impressed him, his thoughts on the struggles from Herrrera behind the plate and seeing an attitude change from the team over the last two months.

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7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cards head into the break at 50-46 -- Did the Cards get the steal of the MLB's first round?

7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend

7:30 - Is it telling that MO’s comments on Walker were focused on this upcoming offseason and the “baby steps” he’s making?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: The Cardinals 1st half is _____. A Success? A good start? Not enough?

8:15 - Radio Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber reacts to all the Blues news to start the offseason

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:00 - Cardinals Spanish Language broadcaster Bengie Molina *in studio* talking about the Cardinals trio of catchers & why he's optimistic for the second half

9:15 - What’s the future for Ivan Herrera with the Cardinals?

9:30 - What’s going on down at CITYPARK?

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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7:00 - Cards and Cubs to open a four game series tonight -- Did it make sense for the Pirates to pull Paul Skenes during his incredible start on Thursday?

7:15 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing on what to watch for in the Scottish Open as you look for clues for next week's British

7:30 - TIOLI

7:45 - Cardinals pitching prospect, one of two in the Futures Game next week, Quinn Mathews talks about his excitement for the game & how he's improved on his game as he's moved up the system

8:00 - Fresh Take: From Jim Bowden at The Athletic: The Cardinals are after starting pitching…

8:15 - PowerMizzou.com’s Gabe DeArmond on Mizzou recruiting hitting a level we never thought was possible

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - St. Louis CITY SC interim HC John Hackworth breaks down the big changes they might make for Saturday & how they are incorporating the new players in training

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford breaks down what went into the Ryan Suter signing and how this could change other spots on the team

9:30 - Does a team have the IQ to make a BASEBALL trade, one that makes both teams better? Nightingale cut

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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JR joins the show to talk about his new favorite obsession: the new Netflix show, "Receivers", what the Suter deal bring to the Blues, how the deal happened following two different buy outs for Suter, what this means for the Blues blue line depth and if this is the beginning of the events that leads to a big trade from the Blues.

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Coach Hack joins the show to talk about why he prefers the 'coach' term over 'manager' based on the history of the profession in his family, what it's been like over the last two weeks as he's taken over, the influence of his father & grandfather on him as a coach, why we'll notice some big changes to what they're doing this week, the big Durkin change in one of their early games and how they can keep changing things and how they gameplan for Vancouver after seeing them two weeks ago.

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Gabe joins the show to break down a couple of big weeks for the Tigers football recruiting, how this is blowing out all previous standards and potential people thought Mizzou could have, why the Missouri NIL laws aren't playing as big of a factor as people would think, how everything changed when they started beating out Penn St. for Penn kids, UT for Texas kids, etc, the expectation level for the Tigers starting to grow and why it would be a disappointment if they aren't in the playoff conversation.

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Quinn joins the show to talk about the opportunity he's getting to play at the Futures Game, the experience of shooting through two levels of the Cardinals system in just a few weeks, why he thinks his entire game needs to continue to grow for him to keep making jumps in the system, why he hasn't had to necessarily ask for advice so far, his pre-start routine and his biggest superstition, how influential his family--and their competitive streak--was in his growth as an athlete, why he feels like he's been blessed to meet the best people in his life whenever he has needed them most and why he isn't giving himself a due date to make it to the majors.

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Jay breaks down his thoughts on Keegan Bradley being named the captain for the '25 Ryder Cup, how LIV changed all the well-intentioned plans from years ago, how the current situation would affect his team picks if he was the captain, how links play changes your game completely and if there's anything to take from the Scottish Open this weekend when looking forward to The British Open.

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7:00 – Cardinals-4 Royals-6 -- Cardinals-5 Royals-8 -- Cardinals swept in the double-header, one more series in the first half

7:15 – Sick of It!!!

7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger on the disappointment around Jordan Walker & the excitement around the Cardinals despite that

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: Of the current Cardinals top 30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline and Baseball America, exactly zero are right-handed power hitters. Should this add to the Cardinals patience (if it was needed) with Jordan Walker.

8:15 - How important is it for you that USA Basketball win gold?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - They said whaaaaaaaat??? Joe Maddon on how coaching has changed in baseball.

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - The deadline is the Cardinals chance to catch the Brewers for the division--can they do it?

9:30 - MLS Season Pass broadcaster Tyler Terens on if CITY can win without Lowen and if they'll have enough time to make a wildcard run after their new acquisitions

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Tyler joins Randy, Brooke & Dany to talk about the struggles for CITY being mainly pushed by myriad injuries, why he was surprised by the Carnell move and when it happened, how much another game without Lowen will hold them back from a playmaking standpoint and if CITY still has enough time with their new additions to make a run at a wildcard playoff spot.

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