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    Attention! Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    For allegedly hacking into personnel info from the Houston Astros.

    FBI investigating Cardinals for allegedly hacking into Astros files - CBSSports.com
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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    How will Chris Carpenter explain this to his son!

    I'm sure LaRussa's secret stash is under double secret undercover right now to keep news from getting even worse!
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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    Christopher Correa, former St. Louis Cardinals executive, pleads guilty to hacking Houston Astros database

    I don't know what's worse: the "I was just hacking to see if Luhnow stole our model" excuse now that we learned he hacked in on draft day and trade deadline day, or the fact the Cardinals have been awarded extra draft picks as part of MLB's competitive balance system.

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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    U.S. Attorney suggests password Cardinals used to access Astros scouting database was “Eckstein123" https://t.co/9QmFBnaQkC

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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    The password of a high-ranking Astros executive that Chris Correa used to access Astros’ systems was based on the name of a player “who was scrawny and who would not have been thought of to succeed in the major leagues, but through effort and determination he succeeded anyway,” assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Chu said on Jan. 8 when Correa pleaded guilty to hacking the Astros in federal court.

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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    That's awesome that even U.S. Attorneys are buying the "Eckstein didn't have talent" narrative.

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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    Quote Originally Posted by realmofotalk View Post
    Christopher Correa, former St. Louis Cardinals executive, pleads guilty to hacking Houston Astros database

    I don't know what's worse: the "I was just hacking to see if Luhnow stole our model" excuse now that we learned he hacked in on draft day and trade deadline day, or the fact the Cardinals have been awarded extra draft picks as part of MLB's competitive balance system.
    Well, I'll be damned. Dare I say Correa's excuse, "I hacked them to make sure they weren't hacking us"...now seems PLAUSIBLE?

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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    Jomboy's video breakdown of all of this is pretty fascinating. I will find a link.
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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    MLB won't strip the Astros of their title, but it would be awesome if team VACATED added the 2017 World Series to its 2013 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball championship and 2004 Division 1-A football title.
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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    Is this the video you are referring to?
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    Re: Cardinals front office is under Federal investigation

    Yes, that's the one BuckFoston is referring to.

    Reddit has a page with a compilation of links to video clips: Astros Sign Stealing Video Footage Megathread (For Complete Community Transparency on the Astros Stealing Signs Scandal) : baseball

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