Elephant Rumblings: Yankees on their way

Good morning A’s Nation!

The team has the day off as they prepare for the New York Yankees to arrive in West Sacramento for a highly anticipated weekend series. The Green & Gold are coming off of two straight losses but could have walked away from their previous series with a home sweep if things broke a bit more in their Athletics’ favor. If only the bullpen had held together a bit more. Can’t look backwards now though, especially with the Evil Empire about to make their first trip to Sacramento.

The Yankees come to town holding a 2 1⁄2 game lead over their arch rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the AL East race. It’s still early but these games will mean a lot come the end of the season,…