TAPESTRY OR CAROL KING OR PEPTO BISMOL

Ok, Carol King and Tapestry are the same. At least that was the name of a great album in the 70's. And it describes the masterpiece St. Louis Cardinal Jeff Weaver pitched last night. This guy is money, and who'd a thunk back when?

"The Cardinals have to the luckiest team in the world," lifelong Cub fan Ben Martin told me one time. "Pujols. Who knew what he could do?" he continued. I haven't talked to Ben, who, by the way, gets so angry at the news that he watches it with the sound turned to mute, but I'm sure he's thinking the same thing about Weaver.

What a job of turning around a career. I suppose Coach Duncan gets credit. He certainly gets credit dor Chris, his son, whose pinch hit home run gave the Cardinals an insurance run in last night's victory. And I'd think he deserves a modicum of credit for Kinney, Flores, Johnson, and Wainwright.

So it's back to the Apple for Game 6 tonight. If I throw in one more allusion it could be from "West Side Story," also set in NY. "Tonight, tonight won't be just any night.." Oh, and about that Pepto Bismol. What an upset it will be if Chris Carpenter can pitch the Cardinals into the World Series! Like Carol King and Jeff Weaver, another tapestry tonight which will have a slew of Mutts fans reaching for that Pepto Bismol.