Papelbon's lucky puppy

Sorry, J.J. I still love you and your bobblehead, but Jonathan Papelbon is my new main man.
He's kind of a pasty white frat boy, but he's got the best stare in the sport.

And he loves his dog.

From MLB.com:

ST. PETERSBURG -- Jonathan Papelbon has a talent for making history when he takes the ball. It's what he does with the baseball afterward that isn't so predictable.

His final-out ball from last year's World Series ended up as an accidental chewtoy for his dog during the offseason. His out that set a new postseason scoreless-innings record on Friday after the Red Sox beat the Rays, 2-0, in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series briefly ended up in the trash before Papelbon realized what he had done.

 

"I usually just throw them away or throw them in the corner or something," Papelbon said. "I threw this one away, and I wasn't even thinking that it was a Major League record. I had to scurry back in here and grab it out of the trash."...

Papelbon's record ball is likely heading home with him when this postseason is over for the Red Sox, whenever that happens. What happens to the ball from there is anyone's guess.

"I don't know," Papelbon said. "It depends on how much the ball's worth. My dog might get it."