If you followed any of "HoodieGate" -- the power struggle between Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon and Major League Baseball over his hooded sweatshirts -- you know it was hard to go three sentences without someone comparing him to New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Now, the often curt Super Bowl enthusiast has cemented a connection by sending Maddon a personalized Patriots hoodie to celebrate his ability to wear his sweatshirts while in the dugout.

Maddon said he plans on displaying the casual wear in his office and that he'd send Belichick a Rays hoodie in exchange.