ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals' magical pitching tree must be here
somewhere, growing in a corner of the park from which the
Gateway Arch rises 630 graceful feet for a peek into nearby
Busch Stadium.  Twenty-five-year-old Joe Kelly will take the
mound there on Saturday in Game 3 of the World Series (6:30 p.m.
CT on FOX, 7:07 p.m. first pitch), armed with the seventh-
fastest fastball (94.9 mph) among Major Leaguers who logged at
least 100 innings in the regular season. Kelly was picked from
the tree. He'll follow 22-year-old Michael Wacha, who powered
his way to six quality innings Thursday night in Boston for a
Game 2 victory, the rookie's fourth in as many stellar starts
this postseason. Wacha grew on the tree, too.  Maybe Carlos
Martinez and Trevor Rosenthal will follow Kelly like they did
Wacha, with Martinez navigating two innings of Game 2 and
Rosenthal blowing Boston hitters away in the ninth. Maybe left-
hander Kevin Siegrist, a former 41st-round Draft pick who
surprised everyone when he started throwing 98