Here's a pretty harsh take on it: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/m...stros-005253782.html
Good use of the word schadenfreude. Passan's circumlocution was on point.
Cardinals should have to wear a black square patch on the uni's to signify their perfidiousness.
I feel that the Cardinals should lose their first round draft choice and it should be awarded to the Astros or at the least, the Astros take their pick of any player in the Cardinals minor league system not on the 40 man roster. It doesn't matter that this guy was a "rogue" employee. He was a high level employee who may have cost the Astros millions of dollars and even if not, a severe punishment is needed so that organizations keep a closer watch on their top employees who can do a lot of damage if they lack ethics.
Three Bagger posted:I feel that the Cardinals should lose their first round draft choice and it should be awarded to the Astros or at the least, the Astros take their pick of any player in the Cardinals minor league system not on the 40 man roster. It doesn't matter that this guy was a "rogue" employee. He was a high level employee who may have cost the Astros millions of dollars and even if not, a severe punishment is needed so that organizations keep a closer watch on their top employees who can do a lot of damage if they lack ethics.
So you're ok if your employer "keeps a closer eye" on what you do at home too?
Some of you have gotten pretty ridiculous here.
He may have been doing some of the transgressions at home but they were all in the name of giving his employer an unfair advantage that he used in the draftroom. You're just twisting this into some kind of Big Brother is watching line. You know, I have two Bulldogs at home but if you were my third I might have to have you put to sleep!
I agree with the above. We are not privey to where or when Correa logged into the Houston site or on what server he used. But it's not ridiculous because an employer is responsible for their employees behavior and actions when it comes to business. The court concluded that what occurred was valued well over a million dollars, at this time.
Correa stated he told his colleagues he found evidence. He was a high level employee, so who did he tell? The guy below him?
Sounds like to me the rogue employee was just pissed off that Luhnow overlooked him when he took others with him to Houston. I guess it's pretty obvious Luhnow knew what he was doing.
#1 i dont believe he was a lone wolf in this hacking. #2 Luhnow did say they rebuilt a lot of stuff they had done with the Cardinals, that's why he was hired. I work in the financial industry this doesnt rise to the level of stealing proprietary info, unless he did bring actual files with him from ST Louis.
gunner34 posted:#1 i dont believe he was a lone wolf in this hacking. #2 Luhnow did say they rebuilt a lot of stuff they had done with the Cardinals, that's why he was hired. I work in the financial industry this doesnt rise to the level of stealing proprietary info, unless he did bring actual files with him from ST Louis.
I believe he acted alone. Talk is he worked under Luhnow and pretty upset that he wasn't taken with him when he left. The icing on the cake was when a Cardinal employee left to go to the Astros and handed his computer over to Correa, probably a practice that all teams will not do.
Stating that he believed that Luhnow and company stole proprietary info was an angry excuse and stupid mistake, and obviously a very poor one at that. I think that he thought that if he showed uncanny brilliance of his own he would move up in the ranks faster or be in line for a GM position somewhere someday.
That this occurred in an organization that prides itself on specific values and has a book on it, it is pretty embarrassing for all involved.
Does anyone think correa was actually right in assuming that luhnow hacked the cards first?
Looked like a lame excuse at the time but now luhnow looks more and more like a crook. He is a smart guy but also seems to be the guy willing to do everything for success and is not exactly the most popular guy in the industry.
Do you think mlb will axe him for the whole sign scandal?