Ex-St. Louis Cards Staffer Guilty Of Hacking Astros Database

john.eggerton@futurenet.com (John Eggerton) — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:45:00 +0000

The Justice Department has secured the guilty plea of a diamond thief, in this case a former member of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball staff--the director of baseball development no less--who admitted to hacking into the Houston Astros database of confidential player and scouting data.

Christopher Correa, who is no longer with the Club, pled guilty to five counts of illegally accessing the Astros computers between 20013 and 2014. Among the information he access, according to ODJ included "lists ranking the players whom Astros scouts desired in the upcoming draft, summaries of scouting evaluations and summaries of college players identified by the Astros’ analytics department as top performers," as well as notes about potential trades and player development.

"Whether it’s preserving the sanctity of America’s pastime or protecting trade secrets, those that unlawfully gain proprietary information by accessing computers without authorization must be held accountable for their illegal actions," U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson said following the conviction in a Houston federal court.

“The theft of intellectual property by computer intrusion is a serious federal crime,” said Special Agent in Charge Perrye Turner, with the FBI Houston division. “The Houston Cyber Task Force stands ready to identify, pursue and defeat cyber criminals who gain unauthorized access to proprietary data. In each and every case, we will seek to hold those accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

Correa could be sentenced to a maximum of 25 years in prison and a $1.25 million fine.

FS1 Pitches Sabermetrics with NLCS Game 1

Mike Reynolds — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:30:00 +0000

Fox Sports 1 is pitching a sabermetrical approach to its telecast of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night.

The first game of the NLCS with the San Francisco Giants visiting the defending senior circuit champion St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. (ET) will see FSI supplement Fox Broadcast Network’s traditional telecast, with a more analytical-viewing experience.

The cable network’s presentation under the JABO (Just a Bit Outside) banner, will emphasize statistics, sabermetrics and graphics, with numbers aimed at inspiring debate and conversation among host Kevin Burkharrdt; FS1 analysts and JABO contributors, Gabe Kapler and C.J. Nitkowski; Rob Neyer, FoxSports.com’s senior baseball editor; and San Diego Padres manager Bud Black.

The multicast will be complemented by a live interactive chat on social media via the handle @MLBONFOX. Fans can follow the conversation using the hashtag #JABO. JustaBitOutside.com will also feature live blogging and video clips of analysis during the game.

“During the game, our panel will provide insight from every level of baseball, as well as real-time demos, extended replays, and breakdowns of storylines from Game 1,” said Neyer. “Perched atop a bedrock of data supplied by our various partners, we’ll analyze batter/pitcher match-ups, umpiring tendencies, defensive shifts, controversial calls, and the debatable managerial moves that seem to be the talk of nearly every game in October.”

Fans can also watch the traditional broadcast on Fox or the Spanish-language telecast on Fox Deportes. All NLCS Game 1 telecasts will be available through FOX Sports Go, the app that provides live streaming video of Fox Sports content at home or on-the-go.

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