Cardinals haters have fresh ammunition in wake of FBI hacking investigation
The so-called Best Fans In Baseball are supporting a team that may have the Worst Employee In Baseball.
The New York Times reported that the Justice Department and the FBI were investigating front-office personnel for the St. Louis Cardinals for possibly hacking into the internal network of the Houston Astros.
The reason? According to the Times, it was to gain information about player personnel.
“Major League Baseball has been aware of and has fully cooperated with the federal investigation into the illegal breach of the Astros’ baseball operations database,” a spokeman for Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement issued Tuesday. “Once the investigative process has been completed by federal law enforcement officials, we will evaluate the next steps and will make decisions promptly.”
Naturally, it was like Christmas in June for many sports fans, who roasted the Cardinals:
Impressive, @Cardinals. Very impressive. pic.twitter.com/yQ0Emx5gbv
— Dave Wischnowsky (@wischlist) June 16, 2015There is a treasure trove of Belichick/Cardinals photos that will never stop being funny now. pic.twitter.com/kgSR53KYEx
— Kevin Clark (@KevinClarkWSJ) June 16, 2015Inside look at the #Cardinals hacking headquarters pic.twitter.com/Fm63rlpDs5
— Joon Lee (@iamjoonlee) June 16, 2015.@Cardinals Even better: use this one for your new logo: pic.twitter.com/Qq1DZOVrf6
— retired pex sanda® (@Pile_of_Derp) June 16, 2015Can I sign up for the Cardinals Hacker in Residence program? http://t.co/yOFDt08tSE
— Joe Fabisevich ™ (@mergesort) June 16, 2015Cardinals fans are still worse than the Cardinals…but the organization is catching up.
— Ginge (@Ginge) June 16, 2015Well I think we can agree an Astros-Cardinals World Series would be all kinds of awesomeness.
— Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) June 16, 2015Turns out every time the Astros traded a player for cash considerations, the Cardinals took a fraction of a penny
— Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud) June 16, 2015@NYTSports so is this what the Cardinals call "playing the right way?"
— Holly Lucido (@HollyLucido) June 16, 2015The Cardinal Way? http://t.co/QuMCUcsuXf
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) June 16, 2015Cardinals hackers politely and respectfully applaud when other hackers hack their system.
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) June 16, 2015Peak schadenfreude for every baseball fan outside KMOX broadcast range today http://t.co/G73yykbc4e
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) June 16, 2015Nothing brings the sports world together quite like St. Louis Cardinals related shadenfreude
— sad power (@Kpower90) June 16, 2015The Cardinals are a trash organization and their fans are lower than pond scum. What's this about hacking now?
— Ethan Booker (@Ethan_Booker) June 16, 2015The Cardinals are blaming the entire incident on the Patriots ball boys.
— Royals Review (@royalsreview) June 16, 2015Somewhere in Boston, Tom Brady says "Thank You" http://t.co/9QHIWa51ZL
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 16, 2015It's official. The STL #Cardinals are the New England #Patriots. And vice versa.
— Dan (@tigerdan4) June 16, 2015Can't even make any jokes, just sitting here frozen with delight http://t.co/7IpZs0ulJF
— Emma Span (@emmaspan) June 16, 2015Somebody hack the @Cardinals twitter account and make it more interesting
— devilish flaredog (@nottheflaredog) June 16, 2015Jeff Luhnow probably should have changed his password from LIDGE once he switched from the Cardinals to the Astros anyway.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) June 16, 2015"The case is a rare mark of ignominy for the Cardinals, one of the sport’s most revered and popular organizations." Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee
— Michael Caley (@MC_of_A) June 16, 2015To reach Pete Grathoff, call 816-234-4330 or send email to pgrathoff@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @pgrathoff.
This story was originally published June 16, 2015 at 10:45 AM.