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Cleveland Indians: Five Reasons Why They’ll Win It All

By Steve Contursi

Aug 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; General view as the Cleveland Indians take batting practice before playing the New York Yankees at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; General view as the Cleveland Indians take batting practice before playing the New York Yankees at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller (24) delivers a pitch in the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox during game three of the 2016 ALDS playoff baseball series at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
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Total dominance is the only way to describe the postseason Andrew Miller is having. In nearly 12 innings of work, he has yet to give up a earned run and he’s striking batters out at a rate of two per inning.

Opposing managers are starting to manage games around him telling their players to attack the starting pitcher aggressively early in the count because they know if they don’t get an early lead and keep it for a while, there’s going to be hell to pay later when the bullpen door opens and Miller comes walking through.

Coming over mid season via a deal with the Yankees, Miller has been the backbone of a relief corps that, with little argument, is the best in baseball today.

Featuring a hard biting slider that very seldom touches the plate, Miller constantly has hitters scurrying after pitches they can’t even reach. It reminds you of Mariano Rivera and his devastating cutter where the hitter knows what’s coming……and he still can’t hit it!

Withe the spacing of games with off days, it’s conceivable that Miller could pitch in all seven games if the Series gets that far. And that is definitely gloomy news for the opposition.

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