The Opening Drive 101 ESPN | Hubbard Radio
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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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Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne
Claibs joins the show to talk about whether he could take Randy in a special edition of "the Fight", the Blues announcement today, his thoughts on the Cardinals roster's GLARING needs as we look at Flag Day tomorrow and how Tatum winning a title goes all the back to Anthony Bonner.
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The Athletic's Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford
JR joins the show talk about what the expectations for for today's announcement, why he thinks there could be a second part of this announcement aside from the Steen move, why this move makes sense for the Blues front office, how this can create a better link between the team and the decision makers and how the respect factor with lots of the roster having played with Steen could be a huge factor.
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MLB Network lead host Greg Amsinger
Greg admits he got hammered for standing up for Cardinals' fans for cheering for Paul Skenes, and he and Randy go back and forth about the history of the Cardinals fans reactions, more views from a national perspective, why he's starting to understand why he's MLB Network colleagues hated the ovation so much and a few shots at Philadelphia fans...
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The Opening Drive - June 13th, 2024
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7:00 – Cardinals-4 Pirates-2 -- Sonny throws a gem after a couple shorter outings -- NBA Finals -- Stanley Cup Final
7:15 – Sick of It!!!
7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger address the St. Louis fans applauding for Skenes and how we not not be the best self-evaluators...
7:45 – TIOLI
8:00 – Fresh Take: No matter what the record is going forward, should the Cardinals prioritize the long-term and/or selling high and move Ryan Helsley?
8:15 - Is there a solution for the Cardinals stealing issue with Ivan Herrera?
8:30 - The Fight
8:45 - Danny Mac has a couple MLB storylines he needs to dive into...
9:00 - Rush Hour Reset
9:15 - Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford on his expectations around the Blues announcement
9:30 - Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne talks about the state of the Cardinals going into Flag Day and Tatum being on the edge of a Finals victory
9:45 - Rocc and Roll
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The Opening Drive - June 12th, 2024
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7:00 - Cardinals-1 Pirates-2 -- Mikolas duels Skenes, Cardinals offense comes up short -- Is Gorman starting to break through?
7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy!
7:30 - Former Blues D Carl Gunnarsson talks about the famous conversation & his Game 2 goal
7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
8:00 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals should be at or above .500 by the end of June and would then be looking to buy at the deadline–in addition to a RHH CF (thanks, Mo), is there a starter that the Cardinals should swing for?
8:15 - Is Jordan Walker finally doing enough to get moved up? What about the young pitchers--will any of them have a chance in 2024?
8:30 - The Fight
8:45 - Cardinals SP Lance Lynn joins us to talk about the Bats & Barrels bourbon event, being a leader at a young age & refusing to run steps with Carpenter
9:00 – Rush Hour Reset
9:20 – Blues Captain Brayden Schenn talks about the Cup win & when he knew that team was good enough to win
9:40 - ESPN Radio host, STL SuperFan Michelle Smallmon talks about her memories from the Blues cup run & the once in a lifetime chance she got to celebrate Game 7
9:50 - Rocc and Roll
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ESPN Radio Host "Unsportsmanlike", Michelle Smallmon
Michelle joins her old timeslot to talk about her favorite memories from the Blues 2019 cup run, the way the parade created countless memories, having to defend STL on Unsportsmanlike this morning, the different way that Cardinals/STL fans handle certain things, how Michelle will always connect the Blues winning with her dad and recording the final moments of the victory with her dad at the Enterprise Center watch party during Game 7.
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