Hey Cleveland, Lebron James couldn’t save you in these games. The way events unfolded on Sunday, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if the Knicks had beaten the Cavaliers as well. (Ok, that might be a huge stretch but the recent results have me pumped right now).

In a do-or-die game for the Bronx Bombers, Masahiro Tanaka and the “Birdman” propelled the team to a resounding 1-0 victory against arguably the best team in baseball, the Cleveland Indians. Meanwhile, the Jets moved their winning streak to three straight after beating up on the lowly Browns, 17-14. The offense was mediocre but the youthful defense has grown into one of the best in football. Don’t worry Ohio, the NBA season is just around the corner.

ZEROS TO HEROES: You know the team that everyone made fun of this offseason? The one destined for doom? The team that was years away from winning another game? The team that some called the worst ever assembled in the history of the NFL? Yeah, I know that team too. That’s the New York Jets; the team tied for first place in the AFC East. Why is this team ahead of schedule you may ask? The Jets defense has been able to stifle Jay Cutler, Blake Bortles, and Kevin Hogan in impressive showings the past three weeks. Yes, I know those are not the “best” quarterbacks in the NFL (they’re actually some of the worst), but Gang Green is showing it can take advantage of these lowly signal callers and come out with the win.

SAME OLD, SAME OLD: Josh McCown was solid against the Browns defense, 23-30 for 194 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Fortunately for Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson, his defensive line was finally graced by the presence of the first overall pick in last year’s draft, Myles Garrett. Garrett finished with two sacks in his professional debut, steamrolling Jets’ center Wesley Johnson multiple times on the afternoon. Bilal Powell, who looked to follow up the best game of his career in a big way, sprained his ankle and was forced out before halftime. Rookie Elijah McGuire took his place but was ineffective for the most part, rushing for only 20 yards on 11 carries. Both Jermaine Kearse and Austin Seferian-Jenkins scored on the best Jets’ drives of the day. Kicker Chandler Catanzaro made history for New York on Sunday, hitting the longest field goal in the history of the franchise (57 yards). On defense, Jets’ safety Marcus Maye recorded his first career interception off Deshone Kizer, who leads the league with nine for the season. His ineffectiveness in this game led to his second benching in just as many weeks. Browns’ fans have been praying that this was not yet another mistake at the quarterback position. Joe Thomas, offensive lineman for the Browns, once stated that he introduced himself to a quarterback for the first time in the huddle during a game. The number of names who have started at quarterback for the Browns in recent years still isn’t longer than the list of excuses by Giants fans for their 0-5 start. The revolving door never seems to stop spinning at the position for a team that looks to be headed to another abysmal season.

Cleveland (0-5), looks to try to get into the win column next week as it heads to Houston to take on the red-hot Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans (2-3). The Jets on the other hand, head back to the Meadowlands and face off against the New England “Deflate”triots (it never gets old), in a showdown for the AFC East. Will Gang Green finally prove its the real deal to NFL fans against five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady?

YOGI-ISMS AND LIVIN ON A PRAYER: Perhaps his most famous of all is “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” That was the motto spread around the clubhouse Sunday night as the 27-time World Series Champion New York Yankees looked to fend off elimination at the hands of the Cleveland Indians. Facing an 0-2 series deficit, the Yanks looked to rebound in dramatic fashion as they try to reach the ALCS. Sending former ace Masahiro Tanaka to the mound, who’s been lights out at home this season, New York felt confident it would be able to overcome adversity and win big.

It was a hot night, unusual for October baseball. I was fortunate enough to attend the game and sit next to the Judge’s chamber in right field, (the perfect section for heckling Jay Bruce after every one of his four strikeouts). Even with the Bombers down 0-2, the stadium crowd was electric. Player introductions to the tune of the Star Wars’ soundtrack had the crowd hyped up and ready for game 3. The only Yankee to receive any negativity after his announcement was manager Joe Girardi, whose poor managing Friday (failure to call for a replay) led to a heartbreaking loss in extra innings with the Yankees at one point up five runs. Trying to right the wrongdoings of the past, Yanks put their faith in Tanaka, and boy did he deliver. Masahiro delivered seven shutout innings while striking out seven and only allowing three hits. Opposing pitcher Carlos Carrasco, an underrated second ace on the Indians staff, was similar but not as effective with his command, walking three and lasting only 5.2 innings.

OH, HAVE YOU NOT HEARD?: This contest between the two most high-powered run-producing teams in the MLB couldn’t have been closer. Just after Tanaka threw his final pitch of the night, a familiar face strolled to the mound. The lanky, 6-foot 8 frame of former Yankees’ closer Andrew Miller came out to pitch the bottom of the seventh. Similar to last year’s postseason, Indians manager Terry Francona had used Miller in all different spots to try and get the big outs. His task this time around? Retire the upcoming lefty and keep the game in a scoreless tie. Apparently, Miller had not heard before he threw a fastball down the middle to Yankees first baseman Greg Bird in a 1-1 count. Well…. BIRD, BIRD, BIRD, BIRD IS THE WORD! With one crack of the bat, Bird launched a moonshot to the second deck in right field to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Watching it on TV is nothing like being there in person. I can say I’ve never experienced such an amazing moment like that one at an athletic event. If there was a roof on Yankee stadium, it would’ve been blown off. Trying to maintain the lead in the most important game of the year, Girardi turned to his most trusted pitchers in David Robertson and Aroldis Chapman. D-Rob only lasted a third of an inning, so it was Chapman’s game to close. With sweat dripping down his face, the Cuban Missile launched 12 of his last 14 pitches over 102 miles per hour. The result? A YANKEES WIN!

Monday night, the Yankees were able to defend their home turf yet again and beat the Indians 7-3, forcing a game 5 in Cleveland on Wednesday. In a matchup between two Cy Young award winners, the Yankees handed the ball to Old Reliable CC Sabathia while the Indians countered with ace Corey Kluber. The Yankees stunned Kluber yet again and defeated the team with the 22-game winning streak this year, defeating Cleveland on the road, 5-2. It’s on to Houston!