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Closer's Canine Eats Historic Baseball

Posted Dec 20, 07 9:21 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – The mystery location of the ball that served the final out of the 2007 World Series has been solved—it's all over Jonathan Papelbon's house, ESPN reports. "My dog ate it," said the Red Sox closer of the ball used to strike out Colorado's Seth Smith. "He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He tore that thing to pieces."

Catcher Jason Varitek gave the Papelbon the ball after the Game 4 victory, though the pitcher's agent originally denied he had it. The story gets murkier: Though Papelbon now says, "I'll keep what's left of it," he was quoted last month as saying, "It's in the garbage in Florida somewhere." The Sox, whose 2004 Series winner rests in Cooperstown, didn't seem too torn up about its whereabouts. "It's a non-issue as far as the club's concerned."

Sources ESPN, MSNBC

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Boston Red Sox's Jonathan Papelbon celebrates after the final out in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon leaps into the air after the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, to win the baseball World Series in this Oct. 28, 2007, file photo, at Coors Field in Denver....   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek leaps in the arms of pitcher Jonathan Papelbon (58) after the final out in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies in this Oct. 28, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon reacts after the final out in the Red Sox's 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies to win the World Series on Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. Papelbon said...   (Associated Press)
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