The Opening Drive

JR joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about his origins in journalism and why he's been in STL for so long, the players he'll have his eye on in the first practices back from the All-Star break and the big questions that still could be answers about certain Blues position battles.

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Chris joins "The Opening Drive" to officially announce the next Winter Classic game in Chicago, how the background discussions happen to get to this situation & all the extra events that the NHL will have in connection with the Winter Classic.

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Greg joins the show a little early to talk about why he's taking the Cardinals PECOTA projections to win the NL Central, why he has the Cardinals down for "90 wins, easy", the Reds being the wildcard in the division with potential to make a jump, the price tags that are holding up the rest of the starting pitcher market, MLB is going to end up in Vegas by hook or by crook, the potential contract Walker could sign and why it might be too late for the Cardinals to get him on a Bobby Witt-style deal.

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7:00 – Saint Louis-102 LaSalle-84 -- History for Saint Louis -- Texas A&M-79 Missouri-60

7:15 – Sick of it!!!

7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger predicts 90+ wins for the 2024 Cardinals

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: If you could pick a year for the Cardinals to have been on a baseball version of Hard Knocks, what would it be?

8:15 - Blues President Chris Zimmerman officially announces the Blues vs Blackhawks Winter Classic

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford on which players he's watching out of the gate in the 2nd half

9:00 - STLCitySC Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel talks preseason, new signings and why the Champions Cup is so important

9:15 - They said WHAT?!

9:30 - Howard Balzer breaks down the Hall of Fame voting process for the NFL

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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Aeneas joins the show to talk about the recent Jim Thorpe/Aeneas Williams award being handed out last night, his biggest factors in picking the Chiefs over the Niners in Sunday's matchup, the biggest things that teams need to focus on during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, the way that Spags continues to prove his talent as a DC, how he utilizes his HOF gold jacket at home and how to make sure you have a better day today.

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Katie joins the show to talk about her poor planning for the Super Bowl as a 49ers fan, why the fan survey was so interesting to conduct going into this season, what was the most surprising answer from the poll, diving into the way that Mo's approval changes depending on the window of time you look at, the current trends of the franchise and everyone needing to wait just a little while longer to yell at her...

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Tommy joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about his domination of the BLI Fantasy Football League, planning for his second career as a fantasy player, an update on his recovery from wrist surgery, why the surgery came as a little bit of a surprise, how his preparations changed with the switch from middle infield to centerfield, how he understand his physical talents at the position and how to compensate for his arm strength, that he's preparing to play all CF but is staying ready in the other spots, how he picks and chooses when he goes right-on-right, his growing excitement for this upcoming season, his unique excitement as a combination Chargers-Michigan fan and how the 2-year extension lets him go into the season with a completely different mindset.

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7:00 - PECOTA projections are out -- Las Vegas mayor says A’s should try to stay in Oakland -- Cable is back, but now its streaming!

7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!

7:30 - When Scott Boras doesn’t sign players until the last minute, does that do the players a disservice?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Cardinals CF Tommy Edman talks about his recovery, offseason prep & how he approaches right-on-right matchups at the plate

8:15 - FRESH TAKE: If the Blues ARE to make the playoffs, which player needs to step up and play to his expected level?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - The Athletic's Katie Woo breaks down the results from her fan survey

9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

9:15 – Has the Winter Classic run its course? This will be the second at Wrigley Field. Is there a better idea for the NHL?

9:30 - The Eagles will open next season in Sao Paolo, Brazil. With the league taking more and more games from U.S. fan bases, are they running the risk of alienating the American fans that buy tickets?

9:45 - Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams on why he has the Chiefs winning SBLVIII

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Coach Vermeil joins the show to talk about how the difference in schedule was a big factor between his Super Bowl with the Rams & Eagles, why he's putting Andy Reid right up next to Belichick in the all-time coaching rankings, how the growth of offenses and Reid's flexibility is so impressive, the similarities he sees between the GSOT Rams and this years 49ers team, his breakdown of Brock Purdy's strength and weaknesses, why he doesn't think he's up to Warner's level as a pure passer, the way that Warner would dominate is different than Mahomes, why it's just a matter of time for Torry Holt, feeling sorry for the coaches of today because of the rule changes and his advise for the younger coaches.

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JK on the Blues first-half MVP, the tricky part of the deadline discussion, why he doubts a playoff team would sell at the deadline and how the discussions can change throughout February.

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