Mientkiewicz Won't Give Up Ball
Doug Mientkiewicz, who caught the toss from Keith Foulke to end the 2004 World Series, won't give the ball up yet. Mientkiewicz referred to the ball as his "retirement fund", and also added...

"I know this ball has a lot of sentimental value," Mientkiewicz said. "I hope I don't have to use it for the money. It would be cool if we have kids someday to have it stay in our family for a long time. But I can be bought. I'm thinking, there's four years at Florida State for one of my kids. At least."

Yeah, it would be awesome for the Mientkiewicz family could keep the ball in their family. Really, how stupid and selfish is this? Mientkiewicz was with the Red Sox for about three months, playing as a defensive replacement at first base.

"Retirement fund"? What did he do with the other $5 million he has made in his career? Maybe Doug is being prescient, seeing into the future of MLB where defensive-minded first basemen with an OPS of .676 do not command a high salary anymore.

Give the ball back, Boston waited 86 years for this title, you waited three months.