Papelbon's Dog Eats WS Ball

by Harry Doyle on Dec 20, 2007 2:19 PM EST

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.

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Re: Papelbon's Dog Eats WS Ball

as if i needed another reason to hate the red sox as a team or papelbon as a person

by mpstable on Dec 20, 2007 3:09 PM EST reply actions

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I say Boss is an Indians fan.

by Thommy on Dec 20, 2007 4:04 PM EST reply actions

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Box of Rocks > Papelbon

by Ryan on Dec 20, 2007 4:13 PM EST reply actions

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That comment is an insult to both boxes and rocks.

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Dec 20, 2007 5:14 PM EST up reply actions

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Sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous?

"Hey, you! Get off our lawn!" -- New Detroit Tigers Team Motto

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Dec 20, 2007 8:48 PM EST up reply actions

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Most definitely Metamorphic.

by Ryan on Dec 21, 2007 8:06 AM EST up reply actions

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Huh. I was going to go with 'none of the above' and write-in 'pop'

by APV on Dec 21, 2007 9:48 AM EST up reply actions

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Okay which is more rediculous, Doug Mienkiewicz keeping the 2004 world series ball, or Papelbon's dog eating the 2007 championship.

Can't the red sox win the world series without making headlines about the final out ball?

by Wild Thing on Dec 20, 2007 4:42 PM EST reply actions

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this actually kind of makes me like him more.

by jeremy @ Let's Go Tribe! on Dec 20, 2007 4:44 PM EST reply actions

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If you guys really think his dog ate the ball you aren't as smart as you think you are. He has the ball and is going to keep it. Let him have! Another Red Sox hating thread? Come on they didn't steal our wives or kill our brothers. They are a great organization and one that does it right. Really its just sad.

Patience is a virtue but Champions don't need it. LGT resident kinesiologist 774

by E5 on Dec 20, 2007 6:06 PM EST reply actions

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There is definitely something sad.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Dec 20, 2007 8:22 PM EST up reply actions

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"If you guys really think his dog ate the ball you aren't as smart as you think you are."

Seriously. If his dog doesn't change his eating mechanics he'll never be able to eat a baseball, and that's that.

by Brick. on Dec 20, 2007 9:59 PM EST up reply actions

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Mechanics, sure, but a lot of ball-eating is conditioning as well.

by fleerdon on Dec 21, 2007 3:47 PM EST up reply actions

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e5, if you think this is another Red Sox hating thread, you're not as smart as you think you are.

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Dec 21, 2007 1:37 AM EST up reply actions

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I hate the Red Sox. Can we make this a Red Sox hating thread please.

by hans on Dec 20, 2007 6:30 PM EST reply actions

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Honestly, the ball has more of a story now. It's not just another world series ball anymore.

by Voltaire on Dec 20, 2007 6:33 PM EST reply actions

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Typical.

formerly 'tourist

by jhon on Dec 20, 2007 7:26 PM EST reply actions

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Funny how the "last out" ball only has significance if it involves the Red Sox. I have never heard anything about the Cardinals, Marlins, Angels or White Sox players who managed to abscond with the precious baseball.

by Fredward on Dec 20, 2007 7:39 PM EST reply actions

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Because those teams don't exist. Only the Red Sox exist.

Beat LSU!!!

by gahnki on Dec 20, 2007 7:48 PM EST up reply actions

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Dammit. I always forget this. Yay! Now I know Papelbon's dog's name!

...seriously, as a Boston fan, it must be nice to have ESPN as your local newspaper. Why read Bob Ryan when Gammons and Simmons are on staff at the worldwide leader?

by Fredward on Dec 20, 2007 8:00 PM EST up reply actions

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Promise me Jimmy Fallon will never make a movie about the Indians and we'll call it even.

by fleerdon on Dec 21, 2007 4:01 PM EST up reply actions

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Sure? I am sure that last out World Series ball, if the Indians win will not mean anything.

Patience is a virtue but Champions don't need it. LGT resident kinesiologist 774

by E5 on Dec 20, 2007 8:50 PM EST up reply actions

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I thought Dustin Pedroia was Papelbon's dog.

I swear, next year is it.

by Brad D on Dec 20, 2007 9:04 PM EST reply actions

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he can't reach the counter. that's how he scraped off all the hair on his head. i mean, while he's the oldest rookie of all time, he's still too young to be loosing that much hair.

by Brick. on Dec 20, 2007 10:00 PM EST up reply actions