Short Memories

Watch out world, here come the Yankee fans again. 5 wins in a row and sole possession of first place in the AL East has Yankee Universe telling anyone who will listen about the "new yankees" - small ball and bullpen. Ha! While Met Nation has gone into an early hibernation for the winter, Yankee Universe couldn't be feeling better. But how easily blinded we become after a few wins against sub-par teams (ok, Detroit was playing well but let's be honest, they're the worst of the 3 teams competing for the Central). Here are the facts: (i) there's still a huge hole in the 3-5 slots in the rotation (don't let 1 good start from Joba and AP make you forget about their struggles), (ii) they boast the worst defensive outfield in all of baseball, and I guarantee that it will cost them important games down the stretch and (iii) the Yankees historically beat up on bad teams (see the Twins and Orioles records against the bombers over the past 5 years). Oh, and did we forget already that the Yanks were swept by the Angels - WITHOUT HUNTER, GUERRERO AND JUAN RIVERA!!? So pipe down Yankee fans, and let's see the bombers beat the Red Sox before we start throwing parades for Phil Hughes and Alfredo Aceves. And is anything more akward than A-Rod's celebrations after walk-off wins?