Joe Maddon has pulled some pretty interesting stunts out of thin air in his time with the Tampa Bay Rays.
But for the last eight weeks, the bespectacled skipper has been doing something pretty cool and it all started with a simple tweet to his more than 172-thousand followers.
Send in your charity’s T-shirt & I will wear it at a postgame press conference. I’m an L+. Send c/o Rays PR, Tropicana Field, St. Pete 33705
— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) July 26, 2014
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsAnd here’s the cool part, people are responding…and, like I said, so has Maddon.
Thanks to Team Matthew from Bradenton for tonight’s T-shirt. Matthew DiSantis, we’re behind you. pic.twitter.com/bwBIU3Zqpv
— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) August 2, 2014
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Wearing the t-shirt from Peppin Academies. Tuition-free schools for students with learning disabilities. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/elZiV4K9Ev
— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) August 3, 2014
Tonight’s charity is Always Wear Your Seatbelt. I used to make deals with my players to wear ours. So important. pic.twitter.com/hl2IqY0HIu
— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) August 23, 2014
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Tonite’s T-Shirt is in support of MLBPA’s initiative to raise funds/awareness 4 cancer-related charities. #kcancer14 pic.twitter.com/3MuDyjjn6w
— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) September 3, 2014
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Good job, skip…this is tremendous.
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