The Opening Drive

The Opening Drive

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The Opening Drive episodes

  • The Opening Drive - November 21st, 2023

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    7:00 - Monday Night Football - Kansas City Chiefs-17 Philadelphia Eagles-21 -- Lynn & Descalso return!

    7:15- Sick of it!!!

    7:30 - Can the Cardinals put together a good enough package without Gorman to get a pitcher?

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals made a good start to the offseason yesterday–how did the Lynn move set-up the rest of the Cardinals offseason?

    8:15 - Mizzou plays Arkansas on Friday. Are you worried about the Tigers overlooking the Hogs?

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - After last night, do we expect the Chiefs and the Eagles in the Super Bowl again? Or do the Ravens, Dolphins, 49ers and Cowboys have something to say about that?

    9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 – Blues Booth: Blues TV voice John Kelly on what he needs to see from the Blues on Wednesday in Pheonix

    9:30 – The Opening Drive Thanksgiving Sides Draft

    9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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    2 hr 10 min
  • Actor/Comedian Guy Torry

    STL-native Guy Torry joins the show to talk about why 'Life' was his favorite movie to make, the way the director allowed them to ad-lib so much of the movie, Bernie Mac absolutely making the one of the movie's best scenes, an true-STL sports fan's reaction to a rough year in STL sports--but the positivity around STL CITY, what he has coming into town in December for his Fat Tuesday series, the way that comedians make themselves un-cancellable and why it will ALWAYS be the 'Staples Center".

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    13 min
  • Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber

    Kerbs joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about an odd schedule for this road strip, the biggest difference in the Blues failure in LA & SJ and their success against the Ducks, the Blues needing to play to their level more consistently--and that level not being THAT high in the first place, the way that Kapanen has struggled with the top lines, Jordan Kyrou failing to put up the consistent production and whether or not the Blues can separate themselves from the middling/bottom part of the league.

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    10 min
  • The Opening Drive - November 20th, 2023

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    7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Mizzou-33 Florida-31 -- Blues-3  Ducks-1 -- NCAA Basketball last night

    7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend

    7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWN: Week 11

    7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

    8:00 – Fresh Take: That was the biggest win in nearly a decade for Mizzou, since they clinched the SEC East in 2014. How excited should we be about the future of Eli Drinkwitz’ program?

    8:15 - Kerbside w/ Chris Kerber on an up-and-down Blues weekend and what he saw from a win in Anaheim that was absent in SJ & LA

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - Aaron Nola spent three weeks in free agency, and stayed in Philly for seven years, $172 MM. Should the Cardinals have gone in more to get him?

    9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

    9:15 - Actor, Comedian Guy Torry on his idols in comedy, his favorite role and what he has going now

    9:30 - The Cardinals non-tendered Andrew Knizner, Juan Yepez, Jake Woodford and Dakota Hudson on Friday. Do any of those four move the needle in regards to the Cardinals being able to win the division next year?

    9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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    2 hr 8 min
  • Blues analyst Joey Vitale

    Joey Vitale joins the show from Southern California to talk how SLEEP IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MY GOD THAT WAS DARK, but also have some fun with his issues with the different ways to pronounce "Vitale", why Italians seem so jumpy at times & what happened with the Blues in San Jose.

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    15 min
  • Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing

    Jay joins the show to talk about the most recent issue popping up in the golfing world--where do golfers that LEAVE the LIV tour go afterwards? Plus Jay's thoughts on Rory leaving the board.

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    12 min
  • The Opening Drive - November 17th, 2023

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    7:00 - Blues-1 Sharks-5 -- Ravens-34 Bengals-20 -- Ohtani and Acuna both win their respective league’s MVP votes unanimously

    7:15 - The FA pitching demand is going to be higher than the supply, which means prices are gonna go up–Will the Cardinals adjust and then reach their ‘puke point’?

    7:30 - Former PGA Tour Pro Jay Delsing on Rory leaving the board and the recent no-mans-land for FORMER-LIV golfers

    7:45 - TIOLI

    8:00 - Fresh Take: Are we worried about the rest of the Blues road trip after a terrible loss & the continued failings of the PP?

    8:15 - Mizzou RB Cody Schrader on growing from a lack of confidence to a record-breaker in the SEC

    8:30 - The Fight

    8:45 - What does Michigan's acceptance of Harbaugh's suspension mean going forward?

    9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

    9:15 - The View from Vitale: Joey Vitale on screwing up his name & the importance of sleep

    9:30 - It’s “Prove It’ week in the NFL for almost all the playoff hopefuls–which team has the most to prove

    9:45 - Rocc and Roll: THE BETTING SLIP

    10:00 – Charissa Thompson now has a statement about her quotes--does this make any sense--does it make it any better?

    10:15 – Could the Cardinals be–RELATIVELY-less impacted by the Diamond/Bally problem than other mid-market (read: Non-NY, CHI, LA teams) franchises?+ The Las Vegas A’s are the next domino in MLB’s bid to expand...

    10:30 – Rocc’s Hill to Die On

    10:45 – Life lessons from Joey Vitale

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    2 hr 52 min
  • Mizzou RB Cody Schrader

    Cody joins Randy & Brooke to talk about going through a wild week after his record-breaking win versus Tennessee, if he was aware of what he was doing during the actual game, what it meant to him for his teammates to carry him off the field, how he approached the battle for RB to start camp & the season. He tells a story about everything changing for him during this past Spring Game, the Mizzou team strong believing in this season, evaluating his play last year as not good enough, setting himself up for his success this year, being scared at the start of his career and gaining the confidence, his tackle-breaking & vision being his biggest improvement and his excitement for Mizzou to close out this season and play a NY6 bowl.

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    14 min
  • The Athletic's Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford

    JR joins the show to talk about a palpable change in fan reaction to the Blues after 3-straight wins, the biggest changes to the offensive mindset, the ways that Krug has help the Blues and how he has overcome the situation from this summer, the focus on the powerplay making slight but steady improvements, the Blues running a consistent four lines--especially with the play of Sundqvist on the 4th line, Parayko & Faulk stepping up as a top pair, Vrana stepping up following his benching--but EVERYTHING still comes back to the powerplay.

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    10 min
  • Blues, NHL Hall of Famer Bernie Federko

    Bernie joins Carey & Brooke to talk about how the Blues offense has been able to explode over the last couple games, the biggest causes to the recent offensive surge, how important Krug & Perunovich have been in adding offense and keeping the defense solid, Krug finding his groove again on the powerplay, how Kapanen has started to fit in better with the Blues with the new line combos and importance of not letting up tonight in San Jose.

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    9 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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