They need to realize that most people that listen to him are listening because they actually want to hear that content. Telling him to tone it down is counterproductive.

Exactly as MLK warned us about in “Letter from A Birmingham Jail”: “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice;…

You could use the same logic to say that no street should ever be closed for a parade or a block party or a presidential motorcade. But for some reason it’s only ever applied to protesters.

I love Dan and hope he enjoys his week off.

It’s the latest in the fast-growing genre of glib tsk-tsking. E.g., “I support their right to protest, but they shouldn’t block traffic. What if there’s a sick child!”

I couldn’t tell at first if this comment was sincere or sarcastic or double sarcastic or maybe even triple sarcastic.

This is all very unfair to poor Sage Steele. She makes it clear it’s not herself she’s worried about—it’s all the OTHER flyers (some of them immigrants too, by golly by gum!) who were being inconvenienced for whom Sage Steele’s heart wept. And all because some untidy and obstreperous liberals got a little upset about…

MLB has not yet issued a punishment for the Cardinals, but it is difficult to imagine a precedent. There is a strong likelihood the Cardinals will continue to benefit from Correa’s crimes long after his nearly four-year prison sentence is up. MLB typically takes their time issuing sanctions, and it’s probable that the…

Exactly. The fact that he was constantly trying to get around password resets (and resetting them back), looking for other accounts to hack, etc. is where it really escalates in my mind. I mean, maybe they didn’t require two-step authentication, but the Astros did attempt to reset the passwords, etc. so Correa really…

Hey guys, the feds consider you to be “a well-known sports blog.” You’ve made it!

Nope. He will have to serve about 41-42 months since its a federal sentence. You can earn up to 54 days of early release for good behavior per year of federal prision. So max he’s shaving 6-7 months off at best.

When considering the value of each franchise, and the degree to which the espionage extended, it’s an incredibly huge white collar crime. The only reason the sentence is shocking is because so many other white collar criminals have gotten off so lightly.

This is not a comment on the sentence, its propriety or anything, other than to say “Holy shit, four years for a white collar crime, much less involving baseball,” is some pretty strong shit.

No its not even close to long for 50 counts of corporate espionage. Had he logged in once or twice to one or two accounts, then sure. But this was systematic in his attempt to access, and maintain the access for well over a year.

If only the Astros didn’t wear those tight uniforms this never would have happened. They were frequently found in downtown St. Louis during night games. Who goes to downtown St. Louis after midnight unless they are asking for it? Listen, it’s not fair that one mistake mess up the life of such a fine organization as…

I’m guessing it’s because he accessed five different accounts nearly 50 times total.

A bunch of Woodward and Berenstain’s we got over here at Deadspin.

The Cardinals have the best LANs in baseball.

Wow. I know plenty of people that, while acknowledged that Correa committed a crime, didn’t think it was a big deal. But when you summarize his actions, and how he kept on trying to circumvent the security you realized how 4 years is most certainly appropriate.

A bunch of Woodward and Berstein’s we got over here at Deadspin. Wait, but that would make Correa both Deepthroat and Nixon?