Sharing a name with someone famous has pros and cons.

For example, there is a pitcher on the Cubs named Mark Guthrie and there was a newspaper carrier for The Hartford Courant also named Mark Guthrie. Both the newspaper and the baseball team happen to be owned by the Tribune Corporation and somewhere along the line Mark Guthrie the newspaper carrier recieved a direct deposit of $ 301,000 that should have gone to Mark Guthrie the pitcher.

For those not willing to read the rest of the story, no, the guy did not get to keep the money (although he still has about 26K) and yes, there is a lawsuit pending, which was the reason cited when the newspaper did not renew his contract. This issue did not apparently have anything to do with the Cubs decision not to renew Mark Guthrie the pitcher's contract.