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The Opening Drive

Kickstart your morning with Randy Karraker, Brooke Grimsley, and Super Bowl Champion Carey Davis every morning from 7AM-10AM! ‘The Opening Drive’ will be your home for all sports talk in the morning on 101 ESPN!

Latest Episodes

The Athletic’s Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford

JR joins the show to talk about the departure of Darren Pang from BSMW, what made working and traveling alongside Panger such a special experience, what could be the next step for the Blues broadcast, why the Blues spot at 10 in the draft is still in flux and if the Panthers can claw back against the Golden Knights and make it interesting and what kind of deal Barbashev could get this summer.
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MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger

Greg joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his first show with Albert Pujols at MLB Network, the next big thing in the NL Central, the Cardinals needing to go out of the organization to rejuvenate this roster, Luis Arraez breaking the math of baseball and what it was like to play golf in New York’s yellow smog yesterday.
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The Opening Drive – June 8th, 2023

7:00 – Cardinals-1 Rangers-0
Could Flaherty be a true ace again?
 Heat-94 Nuggets-109 (Nugs lead 2-1)

7:15 – SICK OF IT!!!

7:30 – Greg Amsinger talks about his first show with Pujols, the next big thing in the NL central and the Cardinals need to go outside the org.

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take : Rory talking PGA-LIV merger

8:15 – Bird Watch

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 – Does this team not know how to react–even when they win?

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 – Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford on the departure of Pang and the Blues current plan at #10

9:30 – If you could bring back one former Cardinal to re-insert in the clubhouse of this year’s team, who would it be?

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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Wednesdays with Cardinals Pitcher Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright joins Carey, Randy & Brooke live a course in Texas with Miles Mikolas and former Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux to talk about the Cardinals frustrations continuing with more tough loses and what needs to start changing to turn it around, we get some live golf coverage and a quick chance to talk to Miles Mikolas and then Adam takes Randy to task for talking in his backswing.
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The Opening Drive – June 7th, 2023

7:00 – What happened with the Cardinals last night? Is this a team lost in an emotionless spiral?

7:15 – Ask Uncle Randy

7:30 – How long will Jay Monahan survive as the commissioner after this?
  
7:45 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Today’s Fresh Take: Flag Day is a week from tomorrow, there are exactly 100 games left. Aside from health, what’s one realistic move you’d like to see the Cardinals make?

8:15 – BIRD WATCH

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 – Have the Golden Knights already taken hold of this Cup Final?

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 – Rocc ‘n Roll

9:35 – Wednesdays with Waino with Cardinals P Adam Wainwright on the Cardinals struggling, acting right & Randy gets a scolding for talking in his backswing

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Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne

A bolo-tie sporting Claibs joins the show to talk about the Cardinals run of bad form, what a crisis of confidence could be doing to the club, his takeaways from their pregame chat with John Mozeliak before yesterday’s game and what needs to be looked at as the all-important Flag Day looms around the corner…
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Cardinals Magazine staff writer Stan McNeal

Stan McNeal joins the show to bring some positivity to the Cardinals conversation with a little perspective! That doesn’t work we have another edition coming up soon! All about moving on…
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The Opening Drive – June 6th, 2023

7:00 – Cardinals get walked-off by the Rangers in Game 1
Cardinals pitchers in SAVE SITUATIONS→ 1-6 record 5.20ERA 
13 saves:13 blown saves
Panthers-2 VGK-7 (Golden Knights lead 2-0)
Panthers outscored 12-5 in the first 2 games

7:15 – How much are the little things costing the Cardinals?

7:30 – Stan McNeal from the Cardinals Magazine joins the show to find some positive news about the Cardinals

7:45 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Can the Cardinals survive the recent bullpen issues?

8:15 – BIRD WATCH

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 – The Cardinals are dealing with a crisis of confidence–do they have the leadership to bounce back?

9:00 – Rush Hour Reset

9:15 – Marmol’s comments from last night’s game aren’t giving the fans a lot of confidence–what was he trying to say?

9:30 – Joe Maddon has more comments on the Cardinals and their handling of a (potential) star player…

9:45 – Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne on the Cardinals continued struggles & the staff’s problems switching to the relief pitchers

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MLB.com Cardinals insider John Denton

John joins the show to talks about the Cardinals struggles over the weekend, how information & reporting around this season has been tricky, his recent article & how Oli is handling the problems, the root of the Cardinals RISP issue, what vibe he’s getting from this club on a day-to-day basis and why the Cardinals seem stuck in place.
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STL CITY SC Midfielder Eduard Löwen

Edu joins Carey & Polo to talk about another big win for CITY, how Blom has opened up the game for CITY without Klauss, how Indy & Niko’s game has stepped up to fill the void as well, Carnell’s comments and his choice to give Niko the 2nd PK and getting ready for another big run of games.
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