Remember how the ball used for the final out of the World Series mysteriously went missing? Jason Varitek quite obviously put it in his pocket before celebrating but later said he'd give it back to the team ... and then later revealed he gave it to Jonathan Papelbon, instead. Paps more or less confirmed it but never officially 'fessed up ... until now. And if the Red Sox still want it back? Well, it's a little too late. From the Hattiesburg American (via Defensive Indifference):"My dog ate it," said Papelbon, who has a home in the Canebrake subdivision."Nobody knows that" ... until you tell the story to a reporter. I'm not sure I'd believe it coming from any other player (maybe Manny Ramirez, although he'd be more likely to simply throw the ball out forgetting what it was or where it came from), but coming from Papelbon? Yep, this sounds about right.
"He plays with baseballs like they are his toys. His name is Boss. He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He likes rawhide. He tore that thing to pieces. Nobody knows that. I'll keep what's left of it."
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12-19-2007 @ 2:31PM
Geo said...
Awesome, a fitting end... Geo
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12-19-2007 @ 2:52PM
Dino Mourtos said...
I am a Yankee fan that believes him! My dalmation once tore up my only baseball trophy, a foul-tip baseball that I caught as a kid off the bat of...Mickey Mantle! The dog was quickly forgiven because he was a great family dog, and a great sentry! He lived to be 14, in spite of his affinity for...rawhide!
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12-20-2007 @ 12:31AM
mike said...
is it me or is it the funniest thing in the world the papelbon has a dog named 'boss'. hey jack ass thats what everyone calls steinbrenner, another perfect example of how little red sox fans and players care for the game of baseball, the ball was from the world series you would think he would take a little better care of it, guess that shows where his priorities are as a person and ball player
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12-20-2007 @ 11:05AM
scott m roberge said...
Yeah, he named his dog Boss, probably not caring what "they" call Steinbrenner. Although, fittingly enough, muchlike the New York "Boss", Pap's "Boss" sits around in a pile of drool all day long. And for the SERIOUS baseball fans that have ANY knowledge of any other team than NY.... he is kidding. Duh.
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12-21-2007 @ 9:39AM
DQ said...
Who cares what the spanks call Steinbrenner. The Sox are the Boss in the game of baseball and it's not like anyone gives a shit about the Yanks anyway.
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12-21-2007 @ 9:53AM
DQ said...
Hey Mike...you're a jackass and so is Steinbrenner. I bet Pap's dog Boss can "speak" better than the Yanks boss. Oh yeah...not everyone calls him Boss. Only Georgie's overpaid, underperforming fools do.
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