They’re not banging on trash cans anymore. So why are the Astros still so far ahead of the Yankees?

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Maybe it wasn’t conscionable the garbage can.

As the Astros play successful their 2nd World Series successful 3 years — and 3rd successful the past 5 — it’s hard to pin their occurrence solely connected the sign-stealing ungraded of 2017.

Just 2 years ago, the Yankees and Astros played successful a tightly matched ALCS that Houston won successful six games, punctuated by Jose Altuve’s series-clinching homer disconnected Aroldis Chapman astatine Minute Maid Park.