Andrew Miller’s routine as he warms up for crunch-time assignments is so fine-tuned, so determined that a fellow Cardinals reliever wished he could describe it with “a word that is more exciting than ‘prepared.’” At the point where kinetic merges with frenetic, Miller readies himself for his appearances, and a former teammate in Cleveland’s bullpen suggested he knows why. A thin line separates hyper-preparation from anxiousness.
“You talk about a rookie who comes up in September trying to prove himself and he’s got some nerves on him, right?