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Coach · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:38 pm

Mmmm.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3163105

The dog ate it? Closer's canine reportedly chews on history
ESPN.com news services

Updated: December 20, 2007, 12:43 PM ET
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The baseball from the final out of the 2007 World Series is at Jonathan Papelbon's home in Hattiesburg, Miss., according to the Hattiesburg American.

Well, part of it is.

The rest? You should ask the Boss.

If he could talk, he might say it was delicious. But the most he'll say is "woof."

"Boss," you see, is Jonathan Papelbon's dog. Boss likes to play with baseballs. And Boss found the baseball that Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek gave the closer after he struck out the Rockies' Seth Smith to clinch Boston's second World Series title in four years, the newspaper reported.

And Papelbon was left with a common excuse for not doing one's homework to explain what happened to a historic baseball artifact.

"My dog ate it," Papelbon told the newspaper. "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.

"I'll keep what's left of it," he told the paper.

After the 2004 World Series, the Red Sox and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz haggled over custody of the ball that produced the final out of the team's Series championship in 86 years. Both sides eventually decided to give the ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

warehouse · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:44 pm

shouldnt this be in the gay boston thread?

EllisEamos · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:48 pm

probably, but its pretty funny. Lucky Larry Lucchino is gonna have the dog bronzed and put in the hall.

Coach · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:35 pm

EllisEamos wrote:

probably, but its pretty funny. Lucky Larry Lucchino is gonna have the dog bronzed and put in the hall.

I thought it deserved it's own thread. This must be the first time in MLB history that the ball involved in the final out of a WS is then chewed up by the pitcher's pooch.

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:44 pm

ok, i was wrong

invention · **Joined:** Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:34 am **Posts:** 12029

the ball did go missing though right?

punkdavid · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:02 pm

Papelbon is tardeded, right?

teflonsteve · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:05 pm

punkdavid wrote:

Papelbon is tardeded, right?

I cringe whenever I think of his douchebag facial expressions.

invention · **Joined:** Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:34 am **Posts:** 12029

cutuphalfdead wrote:

I'm at work at a news radio station in boston. The sports guys here are saying that story is false.

looks like they're liars.

Merrill · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:15 am

PAPEBON'S DOG DID INSIDE JOB AGAINST COLORADO IN WORLD SERIES, JEWS AND MASONS ALSO INVOLVED BEHIND PLOT

:mrgreen:

EllisEamos · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:34 am

Merrill wrote:

PAPEBON'S DOG DID INSIDE JOB AGAINST COLORADO IN WORLD SERIES, JEWS AND MASONS ALSO INVOLVED BEHIND PLOT

:mrgreen:

you have smoked yourself retarded. honestly, seek help.

godsdice · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:42 am

the next curse has begun
the curse of papelbon's dog

J38ryan · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:33 am

warehouse wrote:

gay boston

Redundant.

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:39 am

godsdice wrote:

the next curse has begun
the curse of papelbon's dog

you take that back!

i got bugs · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:01 pm **Posts:** 14261

papelboner

Wes C. Addle · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm **Posts:** 45120

teflonsteve wrote:

punkdavid wrote:

Papelbon is tardeded, right?

I cringe whenever I think of his douchebag facial expressions.

Of course, he's tardeded.

I mean have you seen his riverdance.

tardedediest.

godsdice · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:38 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:

godsdice wrote:

the next curse has begun
the curse of papelbon's dog

you take that back!

never

enjoy the '08 season

BlueNote · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:04 am

a clever variation of the "my dog ate my homework" excuse. either he doesn't know what happened to it or he doesn't want to say (like he gave it to some ho) but i'm not buying this for a minute.

Merrill · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:56 am

EllisEamos wrote:

Merrill wrote:

Coach · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:51 pm

Merrill wrote:

EllisEamos wrote:

Merrill wrote:

Sox win! Sox win!

Papelbon's dog ate World Series ball

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