The Opening Drive

The Opening Drive

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The Opening Drive episodes

  • St. Louis Blues Center Robert Thomas

    Robert joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to talk about what he's heard about the MLB jersey frenzy, why he hopes next year's fanatics NHL jersey's aren't' a big change to their current ones, felt good about their performance on a back-to-back against the Oilers despite only getting one point, one player making a jump in his goal-scoring, his reflection on the benching in the 3rd against Detroit and where his increased shot attempts is coming from.

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    8 min
  • Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing

    Jay joins the program to talk about the big changes going around with the current PGA tour situation & why there's so much excitement about the return of Anthon Kim.

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    12 min
  • The Opening Drive - March 1st, 2024

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    7:00 - Nationals-3 Cardinals-1 -- Worries about the anemic offense -- Busy Saturday in STL sports

    7:15 - STR: At the Athletic, Katie Woo wrote about why the Cardinals signed Brandon Crawford, and what he can do to help Masyn Winn. 

    7:30 - Former PGA Tour Pro Jay Delsing on the return of Anthony Kim

    7:45 - TIOLI

    8:00 - Fresh Take: What we know — and don’t — about MLB’s ongoing issues with Nike uniforms

    8:15 - St. Louis Blues C Robert Thomas reflects on the struggles in Detroit & how they can bounce back on Saturday

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - It took almost no time following the announcement of the specifics for the new 12-game CFP for sources to start leaking the discussions on a proposed 14-team plan–and in a shocking development, this new proposal is going to benefit the SEC & B1G!

    9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

    9:15 - City SC Match Day analyst Lindsay Eversmeyer breaks down the issues from Houston's loss and what to expect from Saturday's matchup

    9:30 - Blues analyst Joey Vitale talks about Blues struggles and how they can build on certain parts of success to make a run at the playoffs

    9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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    2 hr 11 min
  • The Athletic's Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford

    JR joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the Blues good showing against the Oilers, what he thinks about the Blues most likely trade targets, why he thinks one player's time with the Blues could be up soon and whether the Blues can count on their young stars growing into legitimate NHL stars.

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    13 min
  • The Opening Drive - February 29th, 2024

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    7:00 – Oilers-3 Blues-2 (OT) -- CBB Triple-Header -- News from Spring Training

    7:15 – Sick of it!!!

    7:30 – What was your biggest takeaway from this year’s survey?

    7:45 – TIOLI

    8:00 – Fresh Take: If you could know the truth about any sports scandal, what one would you choose?

    8:15 - Jeremy Rutherford talks about the Blues potential trade targets

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Spring Training Report: What are fair expectations for Lars Nootbaar in 2024?

    9:00 - Rush Hour Reset 

    9:15 - ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski has his top 50 trade targets as we head to the deadline…Do you think the Blues will be able to move each of these guys?

    9:30 - Mic drops on knowing the inside story of a sports scandal

    9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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    2 hr 9 min
  • Blues analyst, 101 host Jamie Rivers

    Jamie joins the show to talk about the Blues game in Winnipeg, if he thinks we've seen enough reaction from the benched players in improving their game, getting into Mike Keenan's dog house, why he expects to see a difference in tonight's game from the Blues after a poor start doomed them in Winnipeg, what the conversations are like in the room as the deadline looms and you're a bubble team, what makes top players like McDavid such a joy to watch and what he remembers most from Gretzky's time in St. Louis.

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    13 min
  • The Opening Drive - February 28th, 2024

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    7:00 - Blues-2 Jets-4 -- STL City SC - 0 Houston Dynamo - 1, CITY eliminated from Champions Cup -- Sonny makes his spring debut

    7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!

    7:30 - With the additions of Carpenter and Crawford, the Cardinals now have a veteran, professional bench. How much of an advantage is this vs. the rest of baseball?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take - Why is leadership missing in sports?

    8:15 - Now that transaction season is essentially over, how does the N.L. Central stack up?

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Five premier NFL running backs were not franchised by their teams. What are the best fits for?

    9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 – Bears GM Ryan Poles on the possibility of trading QB Justin Fields and drafting a QB with the first pick in the draft?

    9:30 - Blues Booth: Blues analyst, 101 host Jamie Rivers talks about a disappointing night in Winnipeg & how the Blues are responding to the 3rd period benchings

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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    2 hr 8 min
  • Voice of the Blues, John Kelly

    John Kelly joins Danny, Randy & Brooke to talk about his memories of the Blues acquisition of Wayne Gretzky, his reaction to the benching of players by Bannister, the difference in Kessel's game across his strong start and the last couple weeks and how he thinks the goalie time will be split across the road trip.

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    12 min
  • The Opening Drive - February 27th, 2024

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    7:00 - Cards-1 Marlins-1 -- Cardinals secure some (short-term?) depth at the SS spot -- Justin Faulk activated from LTIR, but this meant Matthew Kessel got sent back to Springfield

    7:15 - Safe to say this move for Crawford wouldn’t have happened if the Cardinals were confident that Edman would be 100% on Opening Day–so how big of a chance is this for Dylan Carlson at CF?

    7:30 - CITY already had to dig into their CITY2 depth for just the 3rd game of the season–is CITY’s depth really as good as we thought and can they compete in EVERY tournament they’re playing in this season?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Today is the 28th anniversary of the Blues trading for Wayne Gretzky. Is that…at the time it happened…the biggest deal in STL sports history?

    8:15 - Blues Booth: Blues TV voice John Kelly on the Blues need to lock in during this trip & the future of the NHL in Winnipeg

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - How does the benching of Buchnevich, and then Thomas and Kyrou, affect Drew Bannister’s future as Blues coach? + JR's thoughts on Kyrou future with the Blues

    9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 - Today is the first start in a Cardinals uniform for Sonny Gray--how confident are you in Gray as the Cardinals #1?

    9:30 – Was there a bigger acquisition in STL sports history before or since the Gretzky deal?

    9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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    2 hr 7 min
  • Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber

    Kerbsd joins Randy & Brooke to break down just how far you would go for a hypothetical Brady Tkachuk trade, why you can't give up too much for the fear of just becoming the Senators, how the Blues organizational depth gives them an opportunity, Kerbs tries to avoid talking about the weekend and how the Blues starting to give away games instead of grinding out tough wins.

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    14 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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