World Series 2016: Terry Francona’s bullpen mastery key to ending Indians’ drought

Part of what makes Francona a great manager is that he’s prepared for the eventuality that things will change, and he’s got plenty of pitching options.

Part of what makes Francona a great manager is that he’s prepared for the eventuality that things will change, and he’s got plenty of pitching options.

World Series 2016: Game 4 player ratings as Kluber, Santana, Kipnis bring Indians closer to crown

Cleveland’s ace excels on short rest and gets early (and late) support from his offense. Now the Indians are a victory away from winning it all.

Cleveland’s ace excels on short rest and gets early (and late) support from his offense. Now the Indians are a victory away from winning it all.

World Series 2016: Coco Crisp is making up for lost crunch time with Indians

Coco Crisp is a name in baseball, as one of his teammates put it, and that name player made one of the biggest contributions to Cleveland’s Game 3 victory.

Coco Crisp is a name in baseball, as one of his teammates put it, and that name player made one of the biggest contributions to Cleveland’s Game 3 victory.

World Series 2016: Indians can lean on baseball history to justify short rotation

It’s pretty simple: The better the pitcher is, the better the chances are of a quality start on short rest. The Indians have ace Corey Kluber going in Game 4.

It’s pretty simple: The better the pitcher is, the better the chances are of a quality start on short rest. The Indians have ace Corey Kluber going in Game 4.

World Series 2016: We haven’t seen pitching like Indians’ in more than a century

Sick of reading about how good Andrew Miller and his fellow Cleveland pitchers are? Sorry, this is a generational effort by that staff.

Sick of reading about how good Andrew Miller and his fellow Cleveland pitchers are? Sorry, this is a generational effort by that staff.

World Series 2016: Player ratings for Game 3 as Cleveland reclaims series lead

The expected slugfest didn’t materialize on windy night at Wrigley. Instead, the pitchers ruled, and now the Indians are ahead two games to one.

The expected slugfest didn’t materialize on windy night at Wrigley. Instead, the pitchers ruled, and now the Indians are ahead two games to one.

Why Indians’ Game 3 starter Josh Tomlin has no Trevor Bauer-esque trouble with the curve

Trevor Bauer hadn’t worked much between his postseason debut and Game 2 vs. the Cubs. As Josh Tomlin said about sharpening his curveball late in the season, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”

Trevor Bauer hadn’t worked much between his postseason debut and Game 2 vs. the Cubs. As Josh Tomlin said about sharpening his curveball late in the season, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”

Astros’ Jose Altuve voted Sporting News MLB Player of the Year for 2016

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been named Sporting News 2016 Major League Baseball Player of the Year by a panel of 341 MLB players.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been named Sporting News 2016 Major League Baseball Player of the Year by a panel of 341 MLB players.

World Series 2016: Cubs, Indians took 4 hours to play Game 2; that’s not a bad thing

MLB and the fans need to accept that teams aren’t going to rush through the most important games of the season.

MLB and the fans need to accept that teams aren’t going to rush through the most important games of the season.