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In an abbreviated Sports Open Line Matt Pauley talks about the Robbie Avila situation where it was announced today that he will go play at TCU ending the chance of him playing another season at SLU. Plus NFL standings are weird.

Matt Pauley talks with Post-Dispatch lead baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss the latest with the GM meetings down in Vegas and what may happen once we get closer to the December 1st deadline.

Matt Pauley in this hour talks with Bernie Miklasz this hour, and Bernie explains why the Cardinals after 2026 are actually ahead of the curve when compared to teams who have done rebuilds before recently. Bernie asks why fans are so upset, and how fans need to be patient even though they are within their right to be frustrated with the lack of success from the team.

Matt Pauley breaks the news that Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart has won the NL Rookie of the Year award, edging out Mets outfielder Carson Benge and Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Matt breaks down the voting on both the AL and NL award winners. Plus hear from Chaim Bloom and newly appointed Cardinals GM Rob Cerfolio.

Matt Pauley talks with Nathalie Jones of ABC 17 in Columbia to talk about the Mizzou v. Texas game over the weekend and the controversy surrounding Texas' win over the Tigers. Then SLU defeats Mizzou at Enterprise Center, what's the grade of SLU's performance and what to expect going forward throughout the college basketball season.

Matt Pauley is live from Rally House in Brentwood where former Mizzou and NFL Wide Receiver Justin Gage joins the program to reflect on his playing career and how much the game has changed from then to now. Plus Justin previews and shares why the upcoming Mizzou v. SLU Basketball game is so important.

Matt Pauley talks with Callum Williams with MLS on Apple TV, to talk about the upcoming matchup with St. Louis City SC as they look to clinch a home playoff game in the final game of the MLS regular season against Houston. That and much more in this hour of Sports Open Line!

Matt Pauley talks with Bernie Miklasz to discuss the news that the Cardinals are expected to hire Joel McKeithan as their new hitting coach. What does this hire mean for the team and what should we expect from the offense in 2027? Matt and Bernie discuss all of that and more!

Matt Pauley has you for another edition of Sports Open Line on KMOX! Which Cardinals should we part with? Ricky Proehl, Battlehawks Head Coach and Former St. Louis Ram, joins the show to discuss

STL Sports Central's Joe Roderick joins Matt to kick off the 2nd hour. 'I miss playoff baseball, so much,' says Roderick. He also talks about the excitement of the Cardinals ongoing rebuild. Blues head coach Jim Montgomery addresses the recent play of the team, including another shutout loss. 'I understand that they [Blues fans] want wins, they want results,' said Monty. Matt shares news about Robbie Avila's status as a Billiken. Finally, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes visits with our Audacy sister station.

Matt Pauley visits with Bernie Miklasz this hour. 'I think he over-managed,' says Bernie about late game pitching changes by the Brewers manager in game 4 of the World Series; is Masyn Winn long for the Cardinals? 'I like Masyn Winn a lot,' says Bernie, 'there's a lot to rebuild there, man.'

Matt Pauley talks with Aaron Ladd, Sports Director for KOMU News, to discuss the latest with Mizzou football and basketball as Ahmad Hardy as returned to practice this week. Plus, Jaden Taylor joins the program to discuss the success some Cardinals minor leaguers are having in the Arizona Fall League.

Matt Pauley talks with Brewers reporter Hunter Baumgardt to discuss how the Brewers are 1 win away from securing their first World Series title, plus City SC hosts Portland this week, looking to bounce back after a tough loss against Real Salt Lake over the weekend.

Matt Pauley talks with Tom Timmerman of the Post-Dispatch, talking about the latest involving Robbie Avila and the St. Louis University Billikens basketball program. Then we hear back some of what Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom had to say with Tom Ackerman on Sports on a Sunday Morning.

Matt Pauley talks with former Brewers pitcher Jerry Augustine to discuss the latest on the World Series and what a championship would mean for the city of Milwaukee. Then Matt breaks down the latest proposal from the MLB that would impose shift bans on outfielders in an attempt to improve the offense throughout the league.