Yankees GM is still blaming 2017 Astros for his team's failures

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It’s been a dozen years since the New York Yankees last added some World Series hardware to their trophy cases, and general manager Brian Cashman seems to be getting anxious. On Wednesday, Cashman yet again started pointing every finger he has at the 2017 Astros, suggesting their dubious exploits are the key reason for his team’s recent title drought.

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"The only thing that stopped (us) was something that was so illegal and horrific," Cashman told Andy McCullough at The Athletic. "So I get offended when I start hearing we haven't been to the World Series since '09... I’m like, 'Well, I think we actually did it the right way.' Pulled it down, brought it back up. Drafted well, traded well, developed well, signed well. The only thing that derailed us was a cheating circumstance that threw us off."