For more proof that this guy's an idiot, see this article.

Apparently, he left the ball Varitek gave him from the final strike out of Game 4 "on the counter," and his dog Boss, "tore that thing to pieces."

I know that closers have a different mentality, but this guy's making Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn look like a Rhodes Scholar.

All we need now is a comment from Doug Mientkiewicz on the proper care and feeding of WS game used balls.