In the second and final hour of tonight’s Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley continues the discussion on Opening Day by speaking with another former Cardinals catcher, Tom Pagnozzi. Tom speaks on the excitement of wearing the Birds on the Bat on Opening Day, Willson Contreras replacing Yadi, and how he developed relationships with his pitchers. Cardinals minor league writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and co-host of “The Best Podcast in the Minors” Daniel Guerrero then joins the show to share what it’s like covering minor leaguers who have “graduated” and made the Opening Day roster, like superstar Jordan Walker. Matt wraps up the hour featuring manager Oliver Marmol’s comments to the media at Busch Stadium today.

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