If you don’t know: Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has been known to wear a hoodie in the dugout on cold night.
On April 16th while the Rays were playing in Boston, Major League Baseball told Joe Maddon and other managers that they could only wear “approved outerwear” while in the dugout.
Apparently hoodies weren’t considered “approved outerwear”, so Maddon was barred from wearing his hoodie.
Four days after announcing their ban on hoodies (and coincidentally immediately AFTER the Rays / Red Sox series), Major League Baseball officials "re-interpreted" the decision and decided that hoodies are indeed “approved outerwear.”
Hmmm…I smell a conspiracy here. It was REALLY cold at Fenway while the Rays were in town for that four game series.
Were the Red Sox playing mind games with Maddon? Did the Red Sox front office pull the strings on the hoodie ban?
Well, fast forward to today and we learn that Patriots coach Bill Belichick sent Joe Maddon a Patriots hoodie with the initials JM on it. Whaaaaaat?
We know that Belichick and Terry Francona are friends. Seems like a nice “Im sorry” note.
