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David Backes came to the Blues with high expectations after an outstanding junior hockey and collegiate career. During his captaincy, the Blues went from a struggling team to a playoff team with Cup potential. He remains the only American-born Blues captain in franchise history. Now living in the Nashville area, we catch up with David and his life before, and after, hockey.

Stepping in as guest analyst for the next two weeks, Kareem Haq joins with a focus on his emerging hitting and pitching prospects. Before getting into players, Kareem explains the Statcast data elements he most relies upon and why. Next up are Leonardo Bernal, Rainiel Rodriguez, Deniel Ortiz and Joshua Baez on the offensive side plus pitchers Ixan Henderson, Michael Watson and Brycen Mautz. The two closed with a preview of next week’s edition, which will focus on potential July Cardinals draft picks.

He's been a part of Blues game nights for going on four decades. Celebrating Blues goals in his special way has become a tradition and a thorn in the saddle of visiting players. A native St. Louisan Ron Baechle loves the team, the sport, and the fans. Enjoy getting to know more about The Towel Man on this episode!

"Golf With Jay Delsing" features an interview with Jim Hackenberg, the founder of Orange Whip Golf. Also, a look at the US Open and top stories from around the world of golf.

“The Kilcoyne Conversation” with Kelly Chase. @Chasenpucks39 with an update on his battle with leukemia, 60 pound weight loss, recap of charity hockey game, Garth Brooks generosity, and more.

After a week off, Brian and Kyle recap the recent Cardinals Blogger Day and a special presentation made by Kyle. They highlight a series of player promotions including Rainiel Rodriguez, Josh Kross, Joshua Baez and Nathan Church on the offensive side plus pitchers Tekoah Roby, Hancel Rincon, Jason Savacool and Jacob Odle. The consensus Player of the Month and various views of the top May pitcher in the system were covered. The two closed with a preview of next week’s edition, which will focus on rising and falling prospects.

"Golf With Jay Delsing" features a new golf book to be released just before Father's Day. Also, Randy Smith, the longtime coach of Scottie Scheffler and many other PGA Tour players.

An NCAA championship with Northern Michigan U. is a highlight of his hockey life. But that was topped by a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in his final year in the NHL. He came to the Blues and became captain at a difficult time in franchise history. Lots of great reminiscing with "Dally" on this one.

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"Golf With Jay Delsing" features Tom Fisher, global product line director for woods and irons from Titleist. Also, the show is on location from M and M Golf Cars in Mexico, Missouri. The show continues to focus on the latest news and notes from throughout the PGA Tour.

“The Kilcoyne Conversation” with @KoltenWong reflecting on his #StlCards career, Gold Gloves, playoff walkoff HR, Hawaiians that make it to #MLB.

From the FOX 2 studio, we have a late night/early morning Great Talk. We get into Cardinals success- is it luck? Is it real? Will fans return? With Brendan Donovan and Ivan Hererra raking, and Mikolas resurging, how does Mo feel? Are they still looking to trade players or going for a playoff spot? We get into what a return should be for Ryan Helsley? With so many players off the books, is the team looking to re-sign Helsley? It's. long haul of a season so winning the division is a must. Winning is the key to fans returning. CITY SC is finding that out right now. We look at the coaching change this week too. Is the Apple TV deal holding CITY back in St. Louis? Listen here thanks to Lou Fusz Automotive group:

This week, Brian and Kyle discuss the first of what is expected to be several promotions as Travis Honeyman moves up to Peoria. The catching pipeline is revisited as Leonardo Bernal is the Texas League Player of the Week and Jimmy Crooks keeps driving in runs for Memphis. Pitching development is discussed. Mound injuries are never out of the picture with Ian Bedell heading to the IL and the rehabs of Tink Hence and Quinn Mathews are proceeding at different paces. A general rise in steals is noted with Joshua Baez and Yairo Padilla among those singled out.

"Golf With Jay Delsing" features a visit with Claire Rogers, Director of Social Media at Golf Magazine. Also, there is a complete breakdown of the PGA Championship and the latest news and notes from throughout the world of golf.

They called him "Bass" for short...and "Scud" for identifying his style of play. Bobby Bassen was like a scud missile flying around the rink and blasting the opposition. Small in stature, but huge in impact for the Blues teams of the 1990s. His father, Hank Bassen, was an NHL goalie, so the Calgary native came by his skates naturally. Enjoy the memories!

This week, Brian and Kyle discuss recent news including the St. Louis tornadoes, Quinn Mathews’ rehab, expectations for JJ Wetherholt, little known Rainel Rodriguez background, reader questions about TCN’s new Top 50 Prospect List for May and potential promotion candidates.

Cardinals are still rolling going 7-2 on the roadtrip. We talk it over with Martin Kilcoyne. Will Gorman and Walker get it together and how much runway do they have? We talk about Liberatore and his path to being a starter. What might Chaim Bloom change for next year? Martin has details from Tom Stillman following the St. Louis Blues playoff loss including the salary cap future. A look at the tailspin for STL CITY SC and fan discontent. How do the get more sizzle from the PGA Championship? We talk Battlehawks and deflated TKOs too. Listen here thanks to Lou Fusz Automotive group:

"Golf With Jay Delsing" features a preview of the PGA Championship. Also, the guests include Nathan Charnes, the VP of the PGA of America and Craig Pratt from "Holes Fore Hope."

“The Kilcoyne Conversation” with Chris Long @JOEL9ONE on his future TV plans, Sam Bradford thoughts, his Rams days, and continued connection with St. Louis.

Now that we are six weeks into the season, the two discuss which prospects are trending up and down in 2025. They start with Brian’s Cardinals Top 50 Prospect List from the off-season. Kyle comments on where he agrees and disagrees and why plus adds some rising names for consideration. The ultimate output will be Brian’s upcoming revised Top 50 Prospect List for May, exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation.