OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's amazing that the Yankees are in first place with all they've had to endure in the first 2 1/2 months of the season.
Every team deals with injures, some more than others.
And there's always a few clubs that get crushed, which is what the Yankees are going through.
They headed to the West Coast this week as hot as they've been all season despite having closer Aroldis, first baseman Greg Bird and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury on the disabled list.
Four days in California has led a lot more misery .