The Opening Drive

Chris joins "The Opening Drive" with a big announcement about the future of the Blues & their partnership here at 101 ESPN, look back at the last five year of Blues history broadcast here at ESPN, the excitement of adding Jaime Rivers to the TV crew in addition to his work on 'The Fast Lane', the unfortunate loss of Panger on the broadcast, the new additions to the coaching staff getting the team back to the level they want & the excitement coming up for the "Blues & Brews" festival.

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Greg joined Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about something special going on in St. Charles with Lindenwood football, if he thinks the Cardinals posting for Imanaga would be a good plan, the Cardinals desperate need for three pitchers and why anything short will leave them in the same position as this past season, which MLB names fans should be looking for the Cardinals to target, why Gorman is an imperfect fit for the Cardinals current roster, why keeping Goldy for the long term is the best plan and why he thinks the Cardinals should be planning on moving Walker to 1B once Goldy leaves.

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7:00 – Cardinals-11 Braves-6 - Another double-digit hit and run effort against the top team in the league - NFL Opener, Detroit at K.C.

7:15 – Sick of it

7:30 – Greg Amsinger talks about the Cardinals desperate need for pitchers & whether or not help from across the Pacific will be the answer

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: Blues President Chris Zimmerman in studio to announce another 5-year partnership between the Blues & 101 ESPN

8:15 - Bird Watch 

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Wednesdays with Waino talking about getting a last start in Atlanta, doing their fantasy draft the right way & if he's happy with his team this year

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - NFL News & Notes

9:30 – Cardinals INF/CF Tommy Edman talks about his positional preference & how it feels to walk it off in back-to-back games

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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Waino joined the show before his start tonight to talk about his trip to Atlanta, getting to enjoy his time in his home state, how good Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz would be in today's game with all the changes, how control is still king, being known for control over speed & being biased towards late-career pitching speeds, how his fantasy draft went, how fun it was to do it all in Atlanta, if he plans on taking advantage of the younger players in fantasy football trades and everything coming up at Big League Impact, including the 'All Win' campaign.

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Lutz joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about a tough loss away in Kansas City, but coming away with another example of this fan base showing up at every opportunity, the current run CITY2 is on and how important their success is to the 1st team, how they found and brought Sam Adeniran into the fold, what makes him such a special player, his thoughts on Gregg Berhalter's "Soccer Capital" statement & what to expect this weekend versus LA Galaxy.

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7:00 – Cardinals-10 Braves-6 -- O’Neill, Gorman & Walker all go yard–Gorman twice–& tally multi-rbi games, combining for 7 runs scored & 7 RBI

7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy

7:30 - USE IT OR LOSE IT: Which veteran QB will shock the doubters this season? 

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Should the Cardinals take a page from the Braves while in Atlanta and sign Walker & Winn to long-term contracts early?

8:15 - STL CITY SC Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel on a growing rivalry across the state, the importance of CITY2's success and what they saw that made them believe in Sam Adeniran

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - BIRD WATCH

9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - Should the Cardinals go full youth movement or is resigning Goldy going into his age-37 season the best way to return to a winning plan?

9:30 - OVER/UNDER: Which NFL teams are most likely to underachieve? Overachieve?

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Claibs joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to talk about the growing excitement for the Ascension, Thompson continuing to impress and his place in the race for a '24 rotation spot, the pitching market continuing to get smaller, how much of a factor luck has ben in the Cardinals season, the Cardinals complete lack of bullpen arms looking forward towards next season, needing to fill out 7 spots for next year, how the Rangers have still have success despite leading the league in blown saves, why Colorado's early success doesn't surprise Claibs and make is coming up next on ClaibsOnline.com

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7:00 - Pirates take 2 of 3 from the Cardinals, Cards now 4.5 games behind Pirates, in last place in NL Central.

  Zack Thompson terrific on Sunday→7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 W, 6 K 

Sporting K.C. - 2 STLCitySC- 1

Illini - 30 Toledo - 28

Colorado-45 (17) TCU-42

(8) FSU-45 (5) LSU-24

(9) Clemson-7 Duke-28

7:15 - How much can facing the Braves help the young Cardinal players?

7:30 - BIRD WATCH

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Fresh Take: In the playoff era in MLB, no manager has finished any season with a winning percentage as low as .431 and subsequently won a championship in the same stint with that team--With that history as a backdrop, what’s your confidence level in Oliver Marmol being able to win a title with the Cardinals?

8:15 - Which (potential) Week 1 absence will have the biggest impact?

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - STL CITY SC fans took it to another level, as Sporting KC needed a healthy chunk of STL fans to set their attendance record at 21,650. With a third match coming up in late September, are you enjoying having a sports-tied rivalry with Kansas City?

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 – Mike Claiborne on a shrinking pitching market & the Cardinals being left with a bare cupboard in the bullpen

9:30 – Why do college coaches think that journalists’ and analysts’ jobs are to pump up their program?

9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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Chip joins the show to talk about his biggest interest in this last month of the season, what he says from Ronald Acuna from Day 1 in Atlanta, coming away with positives from the Cardinals young players, what he saw from Hudson's last night and what he wants to see in his start against the Pirates and giving the Angels some credit for trying to win.

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Chris joins Randy, Carey & Brooke in studio to talk about all your BBQ as your get ready for your Labor Day plans, the best way to cook the ultimate STL cut: the pork steak, being a champion griller and raising his daughter to be one as well, his best way to cook a burger, how he built his spice blends, why the different kind of wood/pellets is a huge factor in how you smoke and what the next steps are for his competition record and Heavy Smoke.

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