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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Voice of the Cardinals, Chip Caray
Chip join Randy & Brooke to talk about Marmol's decision to let Liberatore take the 11th, Oli's overall job of handling the bullpen this season, the way that the bullpen management is being constrained by the lack of offense, the offense having a long way to go to reach the organizations expectation for this roster and the change of perception if the Cardinals can be at .500 in the next couple of weeks.
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Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber
Kerbs joins Randy & Brooke to talk about Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the controversy surrounding Mark Stone & VGK after his return from LTIR, why the NHL doesn't just go to a hard cap instead, if Berube is a legitimately candidate to be re-hired by the Blues, whether or not the Rangers sweep is more about their talent or the Capitals lack and a quick comparison between sports dynasties.
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The Opening Drive - April 29th, 2024
Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel!
7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Cards take two of three from Mets -- St. Louis Battlehawks-45 DC Defenders-12 -- NBA Playoffs + NHL Playoffs
7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend
7:30 - NFL Draft takeaways…
Mizzou's big weekend? The reasons for Rattler's fall? More issues from Atlanta?
7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
8:00 – Fresh Take: The Cardinals have won three of four and are two games out of playoff position. Are you believing?
8:15 - KerbSide: Chris Kerber breaks down the 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
8:30 - The Fight
8:45 - Cardinals TV broadcaster Chip Caray on the dominance of the bullpen, Oli's no-win situation & more questions about the offense
9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET
9:15 - They said WHAT?!?!?!?!
9:30 - Under new AD Laird Veatch, Mizzou appears to be going all in on football, following the lead of Alabama and Georgia, and letting everything else fall in place behind that. Is that the right move?
9:45 - Rocc & Roll
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Apple TV+ sideline reporter Heidi Watney
Heidi joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals-Mets series starting tonight on Apple TV, why the broadcast on Apple TV is so much different than other MLB broadcasts, her big trends across MLB this season, the national confusion around the Cardinals lack of offense and which Mets team is the real deal for 2024.
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Cardinals, NFL reporter Howard Balzer
Howard joins the show to break down the craziness from the 1st round--mainly highlighted by the Falcons selection of Michael Penix, the way that the coverage of the draft has exploded over the last three decades, the Cardinals duo of Marvin Harrison Jr. and Mizzou product Darrius Robinson & the other big storylines from the draft.
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Saint Louis University AD Chris May
Chris joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the success around the Billiken programs, the big history coming with the baseball program, all the news-making moves going on with Josh Schertz & the basketball program, why he likes the "SLU-Alcindor" nickname, it being special having guys like Robbie & Isaiah Swope who already have a strong connection, what Rebecca Tillett has been able to do with the Women's program and their goal as a program to continually improve their NIL standing.
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