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Joe Maddon a Victim of Identity Theft

Jul 3, 2008 – 8:10 PM
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Tom Fornelli

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Now that the Rays have the best record in baseball and just swept the Red Sox this week, everybody in the world is suddenly a Rays fan. There are actually other people besides Dick Vitale showing up at Rays games on a regular basis, and they aren't there to root for the other team. It's amazing.

Still, a sudden surge in popularity isn't always a good thing. The paparazzi start following you around everywhere, and before you know it, you're making out with Madonna while your wife is going Lenny Kravitz' way. Another downside to being popular? If you're Rays manager Joe Maddon, it's identity theft.
Maddon spent part of his morning Monday getting a new bank card after becoming a victim of identity theft.

"Somebody was charging gasoline in New York City on my debit card," Maddon said. "With the price of gas these days, I would have preferred they had gone to Tiffany's."
While police still haven't caught the perpetrator, I've decided to lend my excellent sleuthing skills to the case to help solve this caper, and put the thief behind bars. Going off of Joe's appearance, I'm guessing the culprit is one of the following three suspects: Buddy Holly, Rivers Cuomo, and Elvis Costello.

If you see any of these musicians, I advise you take proper precautions, for they are armed and extremely nerdy.
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