导出博客文章CHICAGO -- Nothing ever rattles Corey Kluber. He is machine-like, unflappable
and perhaps the ideal pitcher to be asked to work on short rest in the World
Series.Plug him in and he goes, and he is ready to go a bit earlier than usual.
The pitcher nicknamed Klubot a few years ago by his teammates will start Game 4
on three days rest Saturday night with the Indians two wins from their first
Series title since 1948.Manager Terry Francona is bringing Kluber back quickly,
and thats not great news for the Cubs or their fans. Hes been Clevelands October
ace in his first postseason, going 3-1 with a 0.74 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 24
1/3 innings. He confounded Chicagos hitters in Game 1 with six superb, scoreless
innings.The right-hander was brilliant in his first Series appearance, an
88-pitch clinic in which he either blew fastballs past the Cubs or locked them
up by brush stroking the plates corners on both sides. Kluber was masterful,
striking out eight of the first nine batters he faced to set a Series record as
a national TV audience finally got to see a star who has not gotten much
attention.Kluber has been mostly overlooked in small-market Cleveland, where he
has anchored the Indians staff for several years. If the 30-year-old pitched in
New York or Boston or Chicago or Los Angeles, there might have been a statue
erected of him by now.Not that the 2014 Cy Young winner would pose for
one.Kluber simply enjoys doing his job, and few do it any better.Kluber has made
himself, through hard work, one of the elite pitchers in the game, Francona
said. Once he got here he didnt take the foot off the gas. I mean, this kids
routines are impeccable. He works hard. Every time he picks up a ball, there is
intent. Theres a reason that its October 28th and his gas tank, the needles on
full. Thats a pretty big compliment to his work ethic.Getting Kluber to smile,
never mind say something complimentary about himself, is impossible. Hell let
others talk about him. All Kluber wants to do is help his team, and if that
means he has to pitch sooner than he planned, well, thats cool.Yes, hes a
creature of habit, but even Kluber can handle a change-up and pitch earlier than
usual. His preparation wont change.Its just basically doing the same stuff in
one less day, he said Friday before Game 3. The (bullpen) sides are a little
shorter and things like that, but Im still able to get in the things I need to
get in in between. I dont really feel like the last time I did it made a big
difference in the way I felt the day I pitched.Kluber, who went 18-9 during the
regular season, pitched on short rest in the AL Championship Series against
Toronto and sustained his only loss of the postseason, when he allowed two runs
and four hits with seven strikeouts in five innings as Francona went to his
bullpen a little early so as not to overextend him.Franconas going to ride
Kluber now, and if hes as good as he was in Game 1, the Indians will be a win
closer to ending their 68-year drought.Kluber had never gone on short rest
before and found he was overthrowing early on against the Blue Jays before he
relaxing and trusting his pitches.Last time was my first time doing it, so I
didnt know what to expect how I was going to feel, he said. Now that I do know
that I felt fine, its just a matter of using those three days to recover. Ill be
fine tomorrow and then just go out there and pitch.Cubs manager Joe Maddon
sounded a similar tone for his players as they prepare to face Kluber again.The
guys got to see him, so there wont be as much of a surprise the next time he
pitches, Maddon said after Friday nights 1-0 loss. Its difficult for pitchers to
replicate time after time, especially against the same team, especially with
shorter rest, to be as sharp. But he may be. Not that its an advantage, only in
the sense that we have seen him relatively just a couple days ago.So hopefully
that works to our advantage. But youve got to wait until the games actually
played to find out how sharp he is.
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signed the 33-year-old Novak on Feb. 22, but he appeared in only three games
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signing with Milwaukee, Novak played in seven games for Oklahoma City last
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