OAKLAND, Calif. — The schedule calls for Yankees fans to start dreaming of a World Series preview.
The circumstances might cause them to reflect backward, rather than forward, on an unwanted déjà vu.
Consider this column an offer to meet in the middle.
The series at Dodger Stadium this weekend, the Yankees’ first visit to Chavez Ravine since July 2013, will generate plenty of buzz, enough celebrity appearances to fill a season’s worth of “Hollywood Game Night” and, let’s hope, competitive ballgames, starting Friday night. We are talking about the two clubs owning the best records in baseball who play in the United States’ two largest cities, who have faced off 11 times for the championship, albeit not since 1981.