By my count, there have been six games that people honestly believed might be his farewell as he walked off the field: Game Seven, 2003 ALCS (the Aaron Boone game); Game Four, 2003 World Series (you'll remember the Marlins applauded him from the dugout as he walked from the field); Game Seven, 2004 NLCS (couldn't hold a 2-0 Astro lead, the Cards went to the World Series); and his last two starts at home, when the Astros were either hopelessly (last Wednesday) or patently (last Sunday) out of it.
This guy has more curtain calls than guys who have lots of curtain calls.
And he goes tonight, against the Braves, with Houston's first chance to be in first place since early May.
Weaver, cut loose first from the Yankees, then the Angels, then stinking it up with an 0-3 record at Busch Stadium, goes tonight for the Cardinals against Milwaukee.
So . . . here's for everyone playing true to form, ay?
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