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The dog ate my baseball
Closer's bulldog takes bite of World Series history
The World Series ball is gone, and Jonathan Papelbon has an excuse: My dog ate it.
Farfetched or not, that's what the Red Sox closer insists happened to the souvenir from the final out of Boston's sweep this year.
Really, Papelbon blamed it on his bulldog, Boss.
While the Red Sox have swept two of the past four World Series, they've had less luck when it comes to preserving
the ball that was caught for the final out. It took a prolonged negotiation before first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz agreed to donate the 2004 ball to the Hall of Fame.
Papelbon, who has a home in Hattiesburg, struck out Colorado pinch-hitter Seth Smith to finish off Game 4 on Oct. 28. Papelbon threw his glove high in the air while catcher Jason Varitek tucked the ball in his back pocket.
After the game, Varitek said he planned to give the prize to the team. A few days later, he said he'd given it to Papelbon.
Instead, the relief pitcher said, Boss got hold of that doggone ball.
Papelbon told a similar tale to the New England Sports Network for a story that aired Nov. 30 -- but with a slightly different ending. He told NESN
he threw what was left of the ball in the trash. "It's in the garbage in Florida somewhere," he said.
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My dog ate my......World Series baseball?!?!
