In the event of Rapture all other teams will be Left Behind: the 2015 St. Louis Cardinals

phew (?)

@b_hoffman11: Siegrist and Rosenthal combined: 2 2/3 IP 0 R 0 H 0 BB 6 K. Fastballs averaged 97 #STLCards

@DanHirsch
#Cardinals fewest runs allowed through first 61 games:
1944: 167 (WS)
2015: 177
1968: 183 (WS)
1943: 188 (NL)
1942: 190 (WS)

(so fucked up that the tag is actually #STLCards because of fuckin football tho)

St. Louis Cardinals Investigated by F.B.I. for Hacking Astros

stepping up their heel game along w/ the Royals

Wow. I feel even more Pats like.

"Agents soon found that the Astros’ network had been entered from a computer at a home that some Cardinals officials had lived in. "

Durrrr.

ummm more like hand game because y'know they had to type and click, jeez

(xp)

just trying to get a good grip on the baseball, everyone does it

http://i.imgur.com/AuPoM1O.png

@bestfansstlouis is having a field day rn

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHoiowQUMAMfRj5.png

it's all coming together

Best Fans in Benghazi

Omar Infante beheading at 7th-inning stretch

(best context for this is Pete Rose's pregame participation)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHohbguUsAAKL3h.jpg

uh that last post of mine was All-Star

ha, HACKING MASS more like HACKING AST, get it?

heh. high five? c'mon somebody high five

*rimshot*

Investigators believe Cardinals officials, concerned that Mr. Luhnow had taken their idea and proprietary baseball information to the Astros, examined a master list of passwords used by Mr. Luhnow and the other officials who had joined the Astros when they worked for the Cardinals. The Cardinals officials are believed to have used those passwords to gain access to the Astros’ network, law enforcement officials said.

That tactic is often used by cybercriminals, who sell passwords from one breach on the underground market, where others buy them and test them on other websites, including banking and brokerage services. The breach on the Astros would be one of the first known instances of a corporate competitor using the tactic against a rival. It is also, security experts say, just one more reason people are advised not to use the same passwords across different sites and services.

facepalm

i just got home and i'm catching up on all of this. holy shit. i wonder who the executives are? bleeeeegh, this SUCKS.

lawgraphs: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-legal-implications-of-the-cardinals-alleged-hacking

"Where we are right now is we don't know any more than anybody else," said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, speaking on behalf of his coaching staff and players. "Right now, we just go about our business and realize this is something that is being dealt with."

Matheny said he was unaware the Cardinals were being investigated until a front-office member pulled him out of the workout room on Tuesday morning to alert him of the coming Times report. Matheny, speaking about 90 minutes after the story was published, had still not read the article.

"You guys are more informed than I am, and once again, I'm fine with that," Matheny said. "I'll get the pertinent information when that time comes and when it's appropriate. Right now, we have to prepare for a baseball game. We don't know how to react at all until we have more information, so we don't. The way to react is to prepare for a baseball game."

just read the goddamn article matheny, it only takes like 3 minutes

I don't know, at least they did it in a classy way.

@keithlaw
The Phillies just offered their passwords to the Red Sox for Mookie Betts

change your password Jeff

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHtlmP_WwAAV5rd.jpg

This whole thing is hilarious and delightful.

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/6/16/8790755/cardinals-fans-reaction-hacking-charges-st-louis-mlb-fbi

Glen Perkins triumphs for Truth and Justice

noooooooooooo

that's just my general reaction to all of this

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

i just hope the assistant to the assistant of the back-up assistant to the scouting director is held accountable

obv i'm a total homer but none of the reporting so far suggests that mozeliak or kantrovitz or correa knew anything about it. i'm probably wrong i guess but the whole operation is so amateurish i just can't believe it. "ok underling, go to your traceable home address, steal some shit, and leak it to deadspin!" evidently very serious baseball people can be completely stupid about the internet (see luhnow, jeff), but i think it's probably a little early to hold the entire organization accountable. and yeah, big shocker, some cardinal fans said stupid shit, but i'm pretty sure you can infiltrate any group of 5 or more people and one of them will be a complete fucking idiot

yep, sports fans p much

it's nice to have something "on" the Model Organization tho

in a way i agree, the cards are the best team/fans are the best fans in baseball shit annoys the hell out of me too; if this can get a good chunk of them to leave forever or just chill out and be quiet for a while, then the whole incident will be a net benefit

but you're going to need them all to pay the Great Grichuk's salary.

tate matheny: 0-for-4, two strikeouts in pro debut for the lowell spinners

of late sox sure do know how to pick dudes who flirt with or reach golden sombreros :/

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@Cardinals
CONTEST: To win a 1-year subscription to #CardsMag, name 1 of Pete Kozma’s favorite bands using #KozmaInCardsMag...

lol

i am definitely entering this contest

i see that two possible answers are audioslave and godsmack

jesus christ, pete kozma, come on

were you expecting neutral milk hotel?

i was expecting counting crows or third eye blind

i like the idea of pete kozma wandering through the rock and roll hall of fame on an off day, alone, looking for audioslave gear

morello is a cubs fan, smh

how long has MM been bringing Rosenthal into ties? :)

he actually did it on accident tonight

haha

if there's extras i'm going to bed, leave KMOX on

michael wacha is 24 today