Cleveland ready to rock another title parade

CLEVELAND — Indians players were watching the broadcast of the Cavaliers’ championship parade, because they were trying to figure out how on earth they were going to get to Progressive Field. Manager Terry Francona left his office at the stadium and ventured to the upper deck, and he watched the massive crowd forming on the streets below.

“You could see the people coming across the bridge in droves,” Francona said.

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That would be the Carnegie Avenue bridge, which leads right to the home-plate entrance of the Indians’ home. Back in June, the Tribe’s players witnessed how the city came out en mass to celebrate Cleveland’s first major sports championship in 52 years. A little more than four months later, the Indians are now on the doorstep of ending the franchise’s 68-year World Series drought.

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In some ways, the situation is ideal. The Indians are back home, where they were one of baseball’s best teams this year, and armed with a 3-2 lead on the Cubs in the Fall Classic. Putting the final period on their magical script in front of their fans would be fitting. All of that said, Chicago still presents a daunting challenge, and is poised to roll out Cy Young-caliber arms in Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks if the Series goes to a Game 7.

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Nothing has come easy for the Indians this year. Why should that change now?

“We didn’t expect to sweep these guys,” second baseman Jason Kipnis said. “It’s a tough Series. They won the most games during the regular season. They’re a great team. We’ve put ourselves in a fantastic position with winning two games at their place and having two chances to win one …

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