In case youre wondering: No, Jon Hamm wasnt involved in the St. Louis Cardinals hacking scandal. Believe it or not, he has better things to do with his spare time.
Everyones favorite sad-eyed ad man paid a visit to Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday and, being the longtime Cardinals fan that he is, was asked about his team allegedly hacking into the Houston Astros mainframe to steal information like scouting reports, trade information and statistics. You know, along the lines of what The Simpsons predicted in 1999.
After talking about how his phone nearly combusted into flames when the news broke and reminding everyone that he doesnt actually work for the Cardinals shocking, I know Hamm addressed Kimmels question without letting his fandom cloud his vision.
I think that whoever is responsible should be punished, as the organization has said Hamm said. And I think that if its a system-wide organizational thing, the organization should be punished. But if its just some dude that stole somebodys password and broke into somebodys thing, that guy should go down. Thats how it works
Kimmel then asked Hamm if hed take the fall for his beloved Redbirds if a culprit could not be found, to which he replied: I will.
Hey, what else would you expect from someone who loves the Cardinals so much that they dedicated an entire night and fancy bobblehead in his honor? And props to Hamm for being willing to fall on his sword for the team (and for also tossing Gummi Bears in Kimmels mouth): Hes the American hero we all need surely that deserves an Emmy, right?