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CLEVELAND -- The guy who has spent the last three months possibly redefining what it means to be a closer remains in awe of the guy who took his job this spring.Sorry, Andrew Miller cant help it. Aroldis Chapmans stuff is so electric, its impossible to turn away.I love watching him pitch, Miller said. I dont change the channel when hes on TV.At the moment, his view is even better. The Cleveland Indians reliever can just glance over at the Chicago Cubs bullpen during the World Series to get his fix of Chapmans seemingly endless stream of triple-digit fastballs.Theres a perception that its easy for him because hes such an outlier, Miller said. But hes got a tremendous work ethic and in the way he goes about getting himself prepared.Miller would know. They were in the bullpen together for 2+ months with the New York Yankees this season. New York acquired Chapman last December, and the Cuban left-hander bumped Miller to a setup role when he returned from a domestic violence suspension in May. Miller had tied for second in the AL with 36 saves the year before.The experiment lasted until the trade deadline. Treading water in late July, the Yankees sent Chapman to the Cubs and Miller to the Indians in exchange for prospects while committing to a full rebuild.Three months later, the two players who began the season trying to help the Yankees win a 28th World Series title find themselves playing vital roles on teams that have combined for a small fraction of that number (four). Miller and the Indians can clinch the clubs first championship since 1948 on Tuesday night in Game 6, while Chapman and the Cubs are hoping for a chance to send it to a deciding Game 7 as Chicago tries to end a 108-year drought.On the surface, Miller and Chapman could be carbon copies of each other: hard-throwing lefties who overwhelm batters with power. The reality is a bit more complex thanks in large part to the unorthodox way Cleveland manager Terry Francona deploys Miller.In an era of clearly defined bullpen roles, Francona uses Miller as a 6-foot-7 piece of duct tape. Sometimes, the seventh inning needs to be patched up. Sometimes the eighth. Sometimes the sixth. Sometimes, all three. And Miller, a former first-round pick who spent the first half of his career trying to make it as a starter before the Boston Red Sox gave up and converted him into a reliever in 2012, has responded by putting together one of the most dominant postseason runs ever.Nine times during the playoffs, Miller has jogged to the mound. The Indians are undefeated in those nine games. Its not a coincidence. Hes entered as early as the fifth and as late as the eighth, recording at least four outs in every appearance. His numbers -- 2-0 with a save and a 0.36 ERA, striking out 39 against just five walks -- look like a typo or something out of a video game where fatigue has been turned off.Theyre not.Andrews the model of just pitch whenever, Francona said. The kids unbelievable.Even Miller is having a hard time describing the run hes on, one fueled by a nearly unhittable slider that forces batters like Chicago first baseman Anthony Rizzo to play the baseball version of the lottery every time they swing.You just hope you pick the right lane, Rizzo said.Almost nobody has. Opponents are hitting .140 against Miller, who doesnt seem to tire whether hes throwing 17 pitches or 37. He attributes his elasticity to the gadgetry Clevelands training staff uses to keep him fresh and the survival instincts honed from the days when he was simply clinging to a spot on a major league roster.Its not something you offer, its something you have to have, he said. If youre not flexible, youre not going to have a spot in the big leagues.Besides, as Miller points out, theres very few closers who become closers right away and fall into that routine.Meaning closers like Chapman, who took over the job in Cincinnati in 2012 and proceeded to make four straight All-Star teams. The 28-year-old is a meticulous creature of habit, so used to being used in the ninth inning -- and almost exclusively the ninth inning -- that Cubs manager Joe Maddon checked with Chapman before Game 5 about entering earlier.The call ended up coming with one out in the seventh and Chicago up a run. Chapman responded by allowing just one hit over 2 2/3 innings to preserve a 3-2 victory and pick up his fourth save of the playoffs. The way Chapman went about his business, it was almost Miller-esque.That was impressive, Francona said. I mean, kind of like what Andrews done, he kind of did the same thing.Its a performance the Cubs would love to see a couple more times.I like our chances when hes in the game, Cubs catcher David Ross said. Hes a presence. Adidas NMD R1 Suomi . JOHNS, N. Adidas Deerupt Kengät .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-alphabounce-halvalla.html . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. Myydään Adidas NMD R1 . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Adidas NMD R1 Naiset . Marincin has played in two NHL games so far this season with two penalty minutes. The 21-year-old has three goals, four assists and a plus-5 rating in 24 games with the American Hockey Leagues Oklahoma City Barons this season. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Lamonte Turner and Jordan Bowden sparked a second-half flurry while helping Tennessee match a school record for 3-pointers.Bowden and Turner combined to score 45 points and shoot 12 of 21 from 3-point range Tuesday as the Volunteers breezed to a 90-50 victory over Presbyterian. Bowden scored 11 straight points during a 23-0 second-half run that broke the game open.Tennessee (4-3) shot 16 of 33 from 3-point range as a team to tie the Vols single-game record for 3-point baskets. Tennessee had made 16 3-pointers in a game five times previously, most recently against UNC Asheville on Nov. 17, 2009.They kind of packed the defense in a little bit, Turner said. We had a size advantage, so they were trying to keep us out of the lane, and shots were just falling tonight.Tennessee (4-3) won its third straight to go over .500 for the first time all season heading into Sundays game at No. 7 North Carolina.Turner, a redshirt freshman, scored 24 points and went 7 of 11 on 3-pointers. Bowden, a true freshman, had 21 points and was 5 of 10 from beyond the arc. Both posted their highest point totals of the season.Eleven of Bowdens points came in a span of 75 seconds, as he sank three straight 3-pointers and followed that flurry with a steal and dunk.Hes got a chance to be as good as he wants to be, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said.After trailing by as many as 18, Presbyterian got back-to-back 3-pointers from Darius Moore to cut the lead to 50-41 with 12:25 left. Presbyterian (3-5) wouldnt score again for over 6 1/2 minutes as Tennessee went on its 23-0 spurt.Turner began the run by sinking a 3-point shot, making a backcourt steal and passing to Detrick Mostella for a 3-pointer. Bowdens 11 straight points extended Tennessees lead to 67-41. Robert Hubbs III capped the flurry by sinking two free throws with 6:56 remaining.They just answered the call, Presbyteerian coach Gregg Nibert said.dddddddddddd We had a couple of bad turnovers, they got back-to-back 3s. The momentum was just too much for us. I have got to hand it to them. Their 3-point shooting was tremendous.THE TAKEAWAYPresbyterian: An inability to take care of the ball prevented the Blue Hose from having any shot at pulling off the upset. Presbyterian committed 22 turnovers, including 13 in the second half. JoVontae Millner, who entered the night averaging a team-high 13.4 points per game, had just four points Tuesday.They did a good job of guarding us and kind of taking us out of our offense, Nibert said. We had a tough time getting it inside, and guys were trying to go a little bit too much one-on-one. Were really not a one-on-one team.Tennessee: Turner and Shembari Phillips are helping Tennessee withstand the absence of Jordan Bone, who has missed four straight games with a stress fracture in his left foot after opening the season as the Vols starting point guard.Phillips had 14 points, seven assists and only one turnover Saturday in an 81-58 blowout of Georgia Tech. Turner and Phillips had a combined seven assists and one turnover Tuesday.KEY STATSTennessee outscored Presbyterian 31-2 in points off turnovers and 21-4 in second-chance points.SCHOFIELDS RETURNTennessee forward Admiral Schofield returned to action Tuesday after missing the Vols last three games due to a violation of team rules. Schofield had five points in 12 minutes.Schofield, a sophomore, averaged 7.6 points per game and made 11 starts last season.UP NEXTPresbyterian is at USC Upstate on Dec. 13Tennessee is at No. 7 North Carolina on Sunday.---More AP College Basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org---Follow Steve Megargee at www.twitter.com/stevemegargee ' ' '