In the first hour of tonight’s Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley pays respects to former Cardinals catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver who passed away today at 81, and features a portion of his speech at his 2017 induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Matt Snyder of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss McCarver and MLB rule changes taking effect this season. Matt caps off the hour featuring the pregame comments from Blues head coach Craig Berube who leads his squad into battle against the New Jersey Devils tonight.

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