Sports Open Line (3/11/26)

In hour 1, Matt Pauley is officially back in the KMOX studio! He opens the show by discussing the woes following USA baseball and their blunder last night against Italy, as well as what their implications are. We are also joined by Bernie Miklasz, who discusses Nelson Velasquez and his performance as an invite on this teams spring training roster. In hour 2 of Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley, he is first joined by Brian Dunseth, analyst for MLS on Apple TV, to discuss the early struggles facing St. Louis CITY SC. What is going wrong, and what will it take to put the right foot forward? We also hear audio from Cardinals manager, Oliver Marmol, on what he has seen so far during spring training.