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CHICAGO -- Back with his original big league team, Coco Crisp has become a serial hitter for the Cleveland Indians this October.Crisp came off the bench and singled home the only run in the seventh inning Friday night, giving the Indians a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs and a 2-1 lead in the World Series.With just two more wins, the Indians would take their first title since 1948.Ive been getting text messages, and my phones been blowing up, Crisp said . I dont think Ive had more than three or four text messages at a time after a game prior to the playoffs, and now its like 30, 40. Everybody is kind of saying it, `Two wins away! Two more!A son of boxer Loyce Sugar Crisp, Covelli Crisp was first given the nickname Coco by his younger sister Sheileah, who grew up to become a figure skater. When they were kids, she thought he resembled a cartoon character with big ears on the cover of a container of Cocoa Krispies cereal.He listed it as his childhood nickname on a questionnaire when he was at Double-A in 2002, and a teammate found out about it and told the ballpark public address announcer. Crisp was flustered, got a hit and decided he had been over-focusing, so he stuck with Coco, he told the MANjr website five years ago.Now Im stuck with the name that started off as a joke! he told the website. Its still kind of a joke, but Ive accepted it. Its cool now.Cleveland reacquired him from Oakland for depth on Aug. 31, a waiver deal completed just in time for Crisp to be eligible for the postseason with the Indians.The way things have turned out, hes become a key cog in their pursuit of a championship.Crisps two-run homer over Fenway Parks Green Monster in the sixth inning opened a three-run lead against Boston, and the Indians held on for a 4-3 win that completed a Division Series sweep. His fourth-inning solo shot drove in Clevelands final run in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series against Toronto as the Indians won their first pennant since 1997.`Cleveland against the world. Thats kind of been the motto, he said. To be in this situation with the team that I broke in with is a very special feeling for me.Known for speed in his younger days, Crisp topped the AL with 49 steals in 2011. As his 37th birthday approaches Tuesday, the switch-hitter is far closer to the end of his career than the start.Originally drafted by St. Louis in 1999, he was acquired by Cleveland three years later, made his debut with the Indians in 2002 and played for Cleveland through 2005. He moved on to Boston (2006-08), Kansas City (2009) and Oakland (2010-16) but bristled when the Athletics limited his playing time this year, a move that denied him the plate appearances necessary for his $13 million 2017 option to become guaranteed.With the World Series tied 1-all and Game 3 scoreless, Crisp pinch hit for reliever Andrew Miller in the seventh inning with one out and runners at the corners. Cubs manager Joe Maddon decided to stay with Carl Edwards Jr. rather than bring in left-hander Mike Montgomery, a move that would have prompted Cleveland counterpart Terry Francona to replace Crisp with Brandon Guyer.We liked that matchup, Maddon said. You have to pick your poison right there. It just didnt work out.Crisp lined a 92 mph fastball from Edwards into short right field, sending pinch-runner Michael Martinez home from third.Went over the scouting report before I went up there, and I know he has some natural cut to his fastball, Crisp said. I was hoping to get the barrel to it, and I did. It cut in on me and I was fortunate enough that it was able to drop in front of the fielder.Francona was relieved.Hes done that all year, the manager said. We needed something, anything, just to put a run across.Cheap Wholesale Air Max 1 . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Cheap Air Max 1 Australia . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. http://www.cheapairmax1australia.com/ . 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Air Max 1 Outlet Australia . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan.INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has officially been ruled out of Thursdays game against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a concussion.Luck didnt practice all week after suffering the concussion on a sack in the fourth quarter of Sundays game against the Tennessee Titans.Luck has to clear the NFLs concussion protocol before hes allowed to play.Speaking Wednesday, Titans coach?Mike Mularkey said he was surprised Luck was not pulled from Sundays game with the concussion.Very surprised, based on how important it is to the NFL that they protect our players, Mularkey said.?The Colts next game after the Steelers is Dec. 5 at the New York Jets.Luck played in the first 51 regular-season games of his NFL career. But Thursday will mark the 10th game that he has missed since Week 4 of last season.Scott Tolzien is expected to start in Lucks place against the Steelers. Tolzien is 56-of-91 for 721 yards, a touchdown and five interceptions in six career appearances.ddddddddddddHis last meaningful playing time was against the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 24, 2013, when he was with the Green Bay Packers.The Colts elevated Stephen Morris from the practice squad Wednesday to back up Tolzien.Colts starting safety Clayton Geathers (concussion) also has been ruled out of Thursdays game. Wide receiver Donte Moncrief, meanwhile, was a late add with a hamstring injury and is questionable.?The Colts (5-5), who are on a two-game winning streak, are a game behind the first-place Houston Texans in the AFC South. The Steelers have beaten Indianapolis in each of the past two seasons by a total of 52 points.Information from ESPNs Paul Kuharsky was used in this report. ' ' '