Twitter wonders if hacking is the Cardinal Way Live
The New York Times is reporting that the FBI is investigating Cardinals front-office employees who allegedly hacked the Houston Astros.
As usual when a controversy arises, Twitter is the place to go to quip.
This could be an all time day on twitter. We're only a few minutes in and it's incredible. #Cardinals #BFIB #BHIB
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(How many people made this joke? A LOT.)
People: they're not the best hackers in baseball. They're being investigated by the FBI. That's not best hacking.
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The Cardinals wouldn’t have been able to do this without some high-quality internet. Yes, they have the best LANs in baseball.
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Cardinals hackers politely and respectfully applaud when other hackers hack their system.
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But you know when the Cardinals hack your data, they hack it the right way, with great respect for your secrets.
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Don't blame the Cardinals. The Astros should have developed the Best Firewall in Baseball #BFIB
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Did the office do the wave when they breeched Houston's systems? #BFIB
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This is still not as grave a crime as the restaurant and bar selection at Ballpark Village.
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The Cardinal Way, in case you're not familiar with it, was explained by Bernie Miklasz, who also wrote about how manager Mike Matheny is tired of the phrase.
@stltoday I wonder what idiotic "_____-gate" term will get applied to this. #Hackgate #Cardinalgate #Hackstrogate
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Will the FBI also be investigating the Royals hacking the All-Star voting process?
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Yesterday's baseball problem out of Missouri: Too many #Royals as All-Stars just took a considerable back seat #stlcards #hacking
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All right, now that the shock has worn off: May I go on record saying that if this is true, everyone involved should be thrown off the Arch.
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They can't do Twitter right but they can hack into another Major League team's internal network. That makes a lot of sense to me.
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Many, easy jokes aside: if this was more than a rogue geek working for the Cards, it could be the biggest baseball scandal in years.
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This whole hacking business is...
*removes sunglasses*
...Busch League
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This next one crosses the line:
No. Don't bring The Wizard into this. His backflips are sacrosanct.
Moving on:
Cards Fans: Whatever happens with #HackerGate take your lumps and be done with it. Don't make the #BFIB stigma any worse than it already is.
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Just on a plane for two hours. Is everyone still making fun of the Cardinals disgrace? *checks twitter* Yes, yes they are. #BFIB
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When the FBI team who is investigating this walks into Busch Stadium, I guarantee they get a standing ovation and curtain call! #BFIB
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The "Baseball's Best Fans" account regularly RTs messages that display the Cardinals' fans' ... overzealous support for their team. A few examples:
@NYTSports This story just gives people an excuse to whine and complain about the Cards because their jealous.
Retweeted by BestFansStLouis
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The St. Louis Cardinals are a great team and all other teams are just jealous they didn't think of this hack first. #Astros
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The @Cardinals investigation is being led by the HOUSTON F.BI division. Sounds like a jealous fan to me.
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When the Astros get jealous of the cardinals 11 World Series championships @astros @Cardinals http://t.co/h91zfSv90G
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So we could use more resources from the @FBI to stop ISIS, but instead we are gonna hunt down the #cardinals.
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It cracks me up how jealous people are of success. Take some time before you label the Cardinals as cheaters #CardsNation #12in15for18
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You know you're good when you get accused of cheating. The St. Louis Cardinals are the Patriots of baseball. Haters gonna hate. Go Cards!
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And, from the team's biggest fan over at Deadspin:
@drewmagary @williamfleitch The only downside here is that Goodell doesn't get to hand down the punishment.
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The right reaction GIF for the Cardinals hacking story doesn't exist. I need to Vine myself cracking a bone open and savoring the marrow.
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The schadenfreude is on full display:
@stltoday BFIB..."best frauds in baseball" FBI seems to think so. #BFIB #SeeYouInCourt #lazyscouts #mcgwirewantsanapology
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The sky is blue, the Blackhawks won the Cup, the @Cardinals are in deep trouble...
Oh, happy day, #BFIB
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Are the Cardinals involved AND is it bad news? You KNOW this guy's gonna make an appearance.
Report: Cardinals being investigated for hacking the Astros. http://t.co/Q446lZCiWe http://t.co/27wQ9w01y3
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But cheer up, Cards fans:
meanwhile, at the stadium:
Song now playing at Busch between innings: "It's the End of the World as we know it, and I feel fine ... " Good stuff this week. #Cardinals
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