In the first hour of Sports Open Line, Nate Gatter has a packed first hour, with Stu Durando, who covers Billikens athletics for his Stu on SLU substack, and then Earl Austin Jr, radio analyst for Billikens basketball, as they gear up for their season in November. We take a look around the NFL with Patrick Daugherty, NFL writer for NBC Sports. The show continues on in the second hour of the show, where Nate Gatter talks with Kevin Acee, Padres beat reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and author of the Mike Shildt story that has been in the headlines across Major League Baseball. Plus more of Nate's thoughts on hearing this reporting years after Shildt was fired as Cardinals manager. We wrap up the show with a discussion of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina possibly managing in the majors, and Jen Siess joins us briefly before the City Spotlight next on KMOX.