Boss the Dog Eats the World Series Ball!

Boston Red Sox Jonathan Papelbon celebrates defeating the Colorado Rockies by striking out Seth Smith (R) in Game 4 to win Major League Baseball's World Series in Denver, October 28, 2007. REUTERS/Shaun Best

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Papelbon's dog reportedly ate World Series ball
‘He tore that thing to pieces,’ Red Sox closer says of ball from final out

The confusion over the fate of the baseball from the final out of the 2007 World Series is apparently over, courtesy of one of the oldest excuses in the book.

Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon said his dog ate the ball, the Hattiesburg (Md.) American newspaper reported.

Boss, the dog, didn't eat the whole thing, the newspaper reported. Just most of it.

"My dog ate it," Papelbon said, the Hattiesburgh-American reported. "He plays with baseballs like they are his toys. ... 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."

Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek had given Papelbon the ball after the closer got the final out of Game 4 of the World Series against the Colorado Rockies, completing a sweep that gave Boston its second title in three seasons.

Papelbon's agent had said later that his client didn't have the ball. The confusion was reminiscent of 2004, when the Red Sox and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz argued over the fate of the final ball from that World Series finale.

That dispute was resolved when the sides agreed to send the ball to the Hall of Fame.
Reported here on MSNBC :)


What the scene of the "crime" might have looked like..

Howard loves Baseball
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Other poochies might be considering copycatting! :)

Emma Lou
Originally uploaded by JoshW.