CLEVELAND: Here he comes again, marching onto the field when the bullpen door swings open, this high-priced assassin brought here to torture the best hitters in the world.
Here comes Andrew Miller, the reliever who cost the Indians $9 million and four prospects — and that’s still a bargain.
Miller and Indians manager Terry Francona have torn up traditional thinking during this postseason and it has them two wins from the World Series. Francona, the outside-the-box, roles-be-damned manager, and Miller, the easygoing reliever with enough contract and humility to embrace his manager’s unorthodox ways.
They were at it again Saturday when Miller was called on to pitch the seventh and eighth innings of the Indians’ 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.