The Opening Drive

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7:00 – STL CITY SC is back in action tonight in Vancouver to face off against the Whitecaps

WILDCARD GAMES 1

Blue Jays-1 Twins-3

Rangers-4 Rays-0

Marlins-1 Phillies-4

DBacks-6 Brewers-3

7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy

7:30 - NFL News & Notes

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Should the Cardinals look across the ocean for their 2024 starting pitching reinforcements?

8:15 - Blues analyst Jaime Rivers on the Blues trying to change their defensive identity & the young guys failing to take advantage during the preseason

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - The biggest question following down seasons from the Cardinals & Blues isn’t on the field–how is the future of Bally potentially affecting both clubs?

9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - The Blues came in at the bottom of The Athletic’s recent ranking of Top-6 Center pairings–the top teams in the ranking represents almost every playoff team from the last season–is this a sign of the Blues standing this season?

9:30 - Will CITY rotate heavily on just three days of rest--or, with 16 days off after Vancouver, do you want CITY to push for all three points?

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Claibs joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his favorite moments from this farewell weekend with Wainwright, his thoughts on the moving target for the Cardinals pitching issues, if he's buying into the Tigers & Brady Cook's cooking, if the NFL is undermining their own sport & what's new at ClaibsOnline.com

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Coach Carnell joins the show to talk about the team clinching the #1 seed in the West, it being a nice start but wanting to WIN the west in the playoffs, how a plan that started as a 3-5 year plan has been fast-tracked, what kind of celebration happened when they officially clinched late-Sunday, Burki's argument for MVP, their plan to handle the two-week gap between the Vancouver & Seattle matches, whether or not this is a CITY squad that is peaking and why the SKC rivalry continues to grow on him.

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JK joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues preseason action, his takeaways from the first look at Krug, his thoughts on some of the moves that have been made, if the Blues top offensive player can take another step & why the preseason can distort your view on things.

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7:00 - Blues-3 Blue Jackets-5

It was an ugly, forgettable night for the Blues, going down 4-0 just 5 minutes into the second, before Vrana scored 2 to make it closer

Monday Night Football

Seahawks-24 Giants-3

The Giants offensive line is OFFENSIVE, Jones continues to struggles with 2INT, and losing 2 fumbles while getting sacked ELEVEN times

7:15 - Early Division Studs vs. Duds–Who do you have winning these battles?

7:30 - What’s the best way to fix the Cardinal fundamentals? Is it to sign everyone to long term contracts?

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Fresh Take: Mo is backing off the “we’re going to get three starting pitchers” statement. Worried yet?

8:15 - Blues Booth: Blues radio broadcaster John Kelly on the uneven preseason & not overreacting on the first look at Krug

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Could the Cardinals really go into the offseason without a plan to get multiple starting-level pitchers?

9:00 - Controlled Chaos: CITY SC HC Bradley Carnell clinching #1 in the West & how they're going to handle the long break between the Vancouver & Seattle matches

9:15 – Rush Hour Reset 

9:30 – Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne on a big weekend for the Cardinals and an even bigger offseason on the horizon

9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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Nick joins the show to break down an absolute drubbing for the US team by the Euro's in Rome this past weekend and dive into some of the controversy and rumors that came out from a dysfunctional US team.

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Kerbs joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to break down the Blues early trimming of the roster, why Ritchie was a surprising name for some to see, what he's seeing from the rest of the roster through the preseason & camp so far, his takeaways from the goalie group so far & what to watch for in tonight's matchup vs. CBJ.

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7:00 -Weekend Wrap-up

Cardinals close out the season with a series win against the Reds

STL CITY SC-4 Sporting Kansas-1

• After a draw by Seattle & a loss by LAFC, CITY clinched the regular season West title, becoming the first ever expansion team to earn the top seed in their conference in their debut season

Mizzou-38 Vanderbilt-21

Illinois-19 Purdue-44

NFL Week 4

7:15 - Things we loved from the Weekend

7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWNs

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: The Giants and Mets made moves at the manager position after disappointing seasons—should Cardinals fans be irritated by their team’s non-movement?

8:15 - Chris Kerber on the Blues early moves, a surprise move for Ritchie & the Blues facing off against CBJ

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Mizzou takes care of business, LB3 continues to show out and Theo Wease Jr tops 100 yards as well–We’ve seen that LSU can score in shootout–can Mizzou run with them?

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET 

9:15 - Ken Dubinsky, Luther Burden NIL on the new chip & NIL updates for the Tigers

9:20 - Nick Ragone dives into the US' shellacking at the hands of the Euros in the Ryder Cup

9:30 - CITY made more history last night, and they have a plan to make more on Wednesday…

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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Greg Amsinger joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about his budding fandom for he Arizona Cardinals, why Acuna is the no-doubt NL MVP, why the Cardinals need to get Ivan Herrera another chance, the biggest thing that separates the Braves from anyone else and more tales from the MLB Network studios.

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New CBC Hall of Famer Joey Vitale joins the show to talk about his undeniable love for coffee (family who?!), his first impressions of Connor Bedard, the Blues becoming more of a rush team last year and not being able to sustain that style and why he wants to see more and more of the Kyrou-Thomas pairing on the ice.

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