Curse Cam Sample Jerseys of the Billy Goat? TheIndians have their own World Series drought to end when Game 1begins Tuesday in Cleveland against the Cubs.

The Indians haven't won it all since 1948, three years after the Cubs' last appearance in the Fall Cla sic. But the Tribe aren't the ones playing with a 108-year curse over their heads, an immense amount of pre sure to put on a young Cubs team, which to this point hasstaved off historicaladversity.

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The Indians are the underdogs in the World Series, but they been underestimated since September after losingstarters Carlos Carrasco andDanny Salazar. They've found ways to win by shortening Scotty Washington Jerseys the game with a dominant lineup and scoring runs via small ball and the long ball.

Like the defending World Series championRoyals, Cleveland just needs a lead after the sixth inning.Including the postseason, the Indians are 76-5 when leading after the sixth.

Clevzelandz is 5-0 this postseason and11-0 this year when relieversBryan Shaw, Andrew Miller, andCodyAllenall appearin a game. The star of the trio of course is Miller, who got eight Blue Jays outs in relief on just 21 pitches in the ALCS clinching win. The seriesMVPnow has 21strikeouts in 11 2/3 postseason innings this year with just five hits allowed and zero runs.

Oh, and the Indianshave a clutch lineup too.

Coco Crispled the AL with a.392 average with runners in scoring position but because his throwing Boomer Esiason Jerseys arm is anything but crisp, Crisp will likely be limited to pinch-hitting roles in the World Series.Jose Ramirezwas alsolethal in the clutch for Cleveland, hitting .346with runners on (fourth-highest in AL) and.355 with RISP (tied fifth-highest).

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The Indians ranked second among playoff teams in runs scored against left-handed pitching during the regular season and led the majors in doubles against southpaws. They lit up David Price in the ALDS, went deep offJ.A. Happ and could cause problems for Jon Lester, Vernon Hargreaves III Jerseys whom former Red Sox teammate Mike Napoli is batting .400 against with two homers and five RBIs. Jason Kipnis also has good numbers off Lester (.375, two RBIs in eight at-bats).

If not for Miller,Francisco Lindor would have likely been namedthe ALCS MVP after three multi-hit games to bring his postseason slash line to.323/.344/.581. Taken one spot ahead of Cubs shortstop and fellow D.J. Reader Jerseys Puerto RicanJavy Baez in the 2011 MLB draft, Lindor ranked second in MLB during the regular season in Defensive Runs Above Average and saved the Indians an estimated 17 runs. He joinedDerek Jeter as the only 22-year-olds to homer in an ALCS, and in Game 2 Lindor had a Jeter-esquebackhand, leap and throw to robJose Bautista of a hit.

If you need any other reason why the Indians can knock off the Cubs, look no further than manager Terry Francona, whomoved into seventh on the all-time manager postseason victories list with the ALCS-clinching win. Tito won the World Series twice (and never lost a game) with the Red Sox and has made all the correct, albeit unconventional, calls this postseason. He's led the Indians to a57-28 record at Progre sive Field (including playoffs) and is fourwins away from delivering another unexpected championship to the city of NFL Cincinnati Bengals Jerseys Cleveland.