The Opening Drive

Jaryd joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Battlehawks offense propensity to step up late in games when they're needed the most, always looking forward to getting back into the Dome with how special the fans make every game, being a die-hard chess fan who is in a never-ending game with his mom, stepping up as the unofficial DJ for the Battlehawks locker room, learning all the new things about STL like our Chess HOF or all the artists from town and what it was like trying to block Aaron Donald at Pitt.

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Swerve joins Randy, Brooke & Danny in studio to talk about the first ever STL-hosted PPV from AEW, going for a historic championship as the first African-American PPV champion in the AEW, the reasons why the AEW continues to attract so much interest in the wrestling world, this match being the beginning of a new dynasty in wrestling, Adam Copeland (aka Edge) being his biggest inspiration & now getting to work with him, his burgeoning music career with his first solo album dropping recently, incorporating his music into his wrestling career, why people need to watch out for the "Swerve Stomp" this weekend, getting the chance to prove people wrong multiple times over, how he transferred from his military career to wrestling, growing up as a military "brat" with a lot of time in Germany growing up, getting the chance to throw out the first pitch at the Cardinals game and what he would say to Samoa Joe if he was here right now.

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Joey joins the show to teach us about goals, explain why the offseason is actually his busiest time, his assessment of this Blues season from the lows of firing Berube & wasting points against bottom teams to the young players developing & big seasons from Binner, Thomas & Parayko, how he thinks Bannister did over the season & the chance he is Army's choice, his reaction to a 52-year-old Jaromir Jagr still playing professionally and the time that Jagr gave Joey a tough "welcome to the league" moment.

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Jay joins the show to break down his best career run a la Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm being the most surprising performance from The Master's, what he thinks is affecting him the most, all the variables that go into the decision to go pro as a young golfer & is favorite stories from a long time knowing the legendary Whitey Herzog.

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Robert joins "The Opening Drive" for his final hit to wrap up the Blues season, break down whether or not he considers this a "breakout season", how he surprised himself at times this season, missing the playoffs not sitting well with the team, focusing on the positives from this season, viewing this season as an improvement from last year, why his shot was the biggest improvement in his game, taking a step forward in big way on his defense, having even more to give and grow into, his prediction for his big summer activity this year, how long it will be before he skates again and wanting to work on his short game during the offseason.

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Bernie joins the show to talk about the positives from an underwhelming season, mainly being the development of the young players, some big news for the Federko family, the one spot on the team that could use the biggest improvement going into next season and the importance of getting more offense in transition & from the defense.

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Kyle joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Cardinals' west-coast swing, the potential Ole Miss-Mizzou rivalry going down inside the pitcher's room, what went wrong during his last start, how he and Willson work together to decide his pitches through a game and in certain situations, why the pitch clock rules have changed things in an odd way for the pitchers, the need for the pitchers to get a timeout during the clock like the hitters, what it was like to play what is most likely his last game in the Oakland Colosseum and what's coming up next with Big League Impact.

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Greg joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to celebrate the memory of Whitey Herzog--one of the main reasons he loves baseball, his concern level surrounding the Cardinals offense, the uniform collaboration going awry and MLB's attempt to fix the issue, what the future holds for Oakland and the A's, the Boston Red Sox coming out with one of the best rotations in baseball, Masyn Winn projecting even better than Javy Baez did with the Cubs and Winn being the Cardinals version of Anthony Volpe and the need to play him every day.

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7:00 – Athletics-6 Cards-3  -- The Cardinals now 5-9 when scoring three or fewer runs, 5-1 when scoring four or more -- Blues-1 Stars-2 (SO) -- Blues finished the season 43-33-6 92 points

7:15 – Sick of It!!!

7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger on the Cardinals early-season offensive struggles

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Cardinal RHP Kyle Gibson breaks down his last start & how he's working with Willson

8:15 - Blues HOFer, Bally Sports analyst Bernie Federko wraps up the Blues season & breaks down the biggest improvements on the Blues roster

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Fresh Take: The NBA suspends former Mizzou forward Jontay Porter for life for his involvement in gambling. How deep do you think this will go with athletes in the future?

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset 

9:15 - What are your top three storylines in MLB so far?

9:30 - Blues C Robert Thomas breaks down his breakthrough season & talks about what he still wants to work on

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Jamie joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about his final thoughts as the Blues finish off their season against the Stars, his assessment of what Drew Bannister proved as an NHL head coach, Binnington proving--again--that's he's a top NHL goaler, how Colton Parayko solidified himself as an elite NHL defenseman and Robert Thomas growing into a 90+ point + Selke trophy caliber center.

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