Leave it to a pooch to put things in perspective.

News photoRed Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, reacting after the final out of the 2007 World Series, says his dog ate the baseball from that historic out. AP PHOTO

While the rest of us have been wringing our hands about the national pastime's drug problem and wondering where our Joe DiMaggios have gone, or trying to stay current on Tony Romo's girlfriends, Jonathan Papelbon's dog was happily shredding a World Series ball.