<p>The Yankees can't afford to lose to teams such as&nbsp;Cleveland. <a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/anthony-rieber/rieber-yankees-must-keep-beating-up-on-bad-teams-1.1966017">Anthony Rieber&nbsp;</a>tells you why. &nbsp;</p>

The Yankees can't afford to lose to teams such as Cleveland. Anthony Rieber tells you why.

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