The Opening Drive

Joey Vitale joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about having the ability to figure it out, how they equates to chess and what the Blues are trying to figure out with their roster, why he think Kapanen could be a dark horse candidate to contribute to this Blues team, the big questions that are left for the Blues between now and the start of the season, why he thinks Bolduc will be on the roster at the start of the season, why that doesn’t end his story for this season & why getting send down would just be another part of his development.

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Jay joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the Americans big win in the Presidents Cup, why this just gets him more excited for STL to host the event in 2030, the importance of etiquette on the golf course & what happened to Cam Smith after what seemed like a primed start.

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Coach Stugart joins the show to break down the big comeback victory last week, get ready for this weekend's matchup & facing off against a start-studded coaching staff led by Eddie George.

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Kurt joins Randy for the next edition of our celebration of the 25th anniversary of the GSOT talking about why the win against Cincinnati set the table after a strong start to the season, how the unselfish mentality made the talent even greater on the field, his comparison to the story of David & Goliath, why the 49ers game was the first time he felt like the team could do something special, the one memory that stands out to him about being down in Detroit, when he felt the burden of leadership shift to him as the starting QB and while he still views the GSOT as the most impressive & efficient offense in any three-year stretch.

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JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues struggles throughout the preseason so far, the roster changes change he expects to see between now and the start of the reason, what Bolduc's role will be to start the season, any noticeable difference from the team under Bannister late last year & the preseason so far, how the RFA-Oilers have looked so far for the Blues & a quick TIOLI for JR...

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Greg joins Randy, Brooke & Danny to talk about if the WC teams winning early AGAIN in the new format is giving STL Cardinals fans more hope, the way that the Tigers & Royals have shown the benefit of *commitment*, his confidence that fans won’t have to worry about their access for the Cardinals, why the fans have less to worry about than the team does as things get figured out, the problem with the have and have-nots in baseball, why these revenue issues are not just a Cardinals problem, his thoughts on the playoff matchups that are setting up after the first round and the business’ reaction to the Chaim Bloom news.

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7:00 - Are so many sweeps in the 1st round of baseball’s newest playoff format a failure of that format? -- STL CITY SC-0 LAFC-1

7:15 – Sick of it!!

7:30 – MLB Network host Greg Amsinger talks about the Cardinals big shifts, why he's optimistic & the future of broadcasting in MLB

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: Bally may…or may not…have dropped the Cardinals. What’s next?

8:15 - Could the Cardinals be closer to returning to winning ways than the rhetoric around the team makes you think?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Jeremy Rutherford talks about the Blues preseason & how the roster could change between now and the start of the season

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - SB Champion, St. Louis Ram QB Kurt Warner talks about the early weeks of the 1999 season

9:30 - Kurt Warner talks more about the special feelings during GSOT & why he think thinks they rank as one of the greatest offenses in league history

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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Kyle joins “The Opening Drive” for his final hit of the season to talk about the upcoming BLI event, why you don’t need a big history of clay shooting to have fun at the event, the strength of the bullpen for this season & how much they missed a guy like Middleton throughout the season, his thoughts on the Cardinals 2024 season, not hearing anything from the Cardinals yet & not expectations a decision until later in the month, why getting to wear a Cardinals uniform ended up being everything he hoped it would, his favorite moment from the season being the opening day ceremony and what he thinks needs to be improved on going into 2025.

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Jamie joins Brooke, Dan & Randy to talk about about the grind of the training camp process at this point in the schedule, why the Blues handling of the roster should help mitigate that, why he’s not worried about the Blues offense, the bigger questioning specifically being their ability to outscore teams in 5v5 situations, the team speed jumping off the ice in his view, the weapon of a great goaltending tandem & why he’s willing to admit that he’s a hypocrite when it comes to his old-school mentality…

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7:00 - MLB playoffs Day 1 -- CBJ-3 Blues-1 -- More reaction from the Cardinals presser...

7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!

7:30 - Let’s spin the Cardinals front office forward. What sort of confidence do you have in Chaim Bloom?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Fresh Take: Of the eight MLB teams playing now, who has the best chance to win the World Series?

8:15 - Blues Booth: 101 host, Blues analyst Jaime Rivers talks about seeing more speed from the Blues & why he expects a robust offense this season

8:30 - The Fight 

8:45 - The Giants hired Buster Posey as their POBO. Is THAT the way baseball should be going?

9:00 – Rush Hour Reset: The Mets and Padres both dramatically cut payroll this season, but still made the playoffs. Are payroll cuts necessarily a bad thing?

9:15 – At the four game point of the NFL season, which team (s) are you all in on , and who are you all out on?

9:30 - For his final hit, STL Cardinals SP Kyle Gibson joins the show to talk about the upcoming BLI event and what he would like to see happen for the Cardinals to get better in '25

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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