The Yankees continue to reinforce the notion that they are good but not great, better than the class to the league of Central America and the West, but are not yet in the same league as the Red Sox AL East- Boston Red Leader.
By midweek, the Yankees were blown out of the water to Boston, three consecutive defeats in a contest for first place. Then, the Cleveland Indians turned to the city staff it with a better record than New York or Boston a week ago.
And through three games, the Yankees have made us look like a team of players from lower leagues, the role of leaders of the Centre are IN.
The Yankees beat the Indians on Sunday 09/01, with the victory coming on the heels of a clear 4-0 victory Saturday and a rash Friday, 07/11.
"[Boston] made us look bad," said Brett Gardner. "Cleveland has played well all year, but it does not matter who you play. It is important to return to the right page, and we got there."
Sunday with New York Freddy Garcia turned his full arsenal of splitters, sliders and changeups, balls up against the Indians on the ground or flyball hit low, never really threatened the Yankees.
Whenever they did, Garcia earned a game ball or double strikethrough to escape danger, receiving a standing ovation when he left after 6 2 / 3 innings giving up one run.
"When you have a good performance, and you're in New York, they always do," Garcia said. "You field bad, they boo him. I think that's the way it is."
Crime in New York defeated Cleveland pitching for 18 hits including two doubles and a triple by Brett Gardner, two hits and-2, 992 and 2993, Derek Jeter.
September Yankees had at least two hits, and Curtis Granderson was 4-for-4 (without Homer, for once) to increase his average to 0279.
In fact, the Yankees have won without two of their specialties. They did not hit a home run and not be hit by a pitch. They had done so much over the last five games.
Sunday, they won with single and double-edged rent.
"We were swinging the bats well," said Jeter. '''Along the lineup, guys have been getting on base, make things happen.
They play again this series Cleveland before receiving AL West Texas the other team beat the Yankees so far this year, a 4-2 record against the Rangers.
All this puts in stark relief a team can take a lower division of the American League and still be in a separate class of New York and Boston.
The Yankees are 11-9 against the AL Central, 10-5 against the AL West, 12.4 and against all teams not named the AL East Boston Red Sox.
They do not pick up a pattern against Boston, who spent his days beating Toronto remains two games ahead of New York.
Unfortunately, there will be two months before the Yankees headed to Boston again and can prove that they belong to the same class of Boston. Until then, they are forced to confront the powers of the central bank called Al and the West.
"I thought we had a very good series against the [Boston], and we left empty," said Jorge Posada. "But we can not look back. We must keep an eye on what we face every day, and I think we do a good job at it."
