You know what, I can really easily overlook the "Papi Sucks" chant from early in game four. I get it, they want to shake him. Not very sportsmanlike, but I curse the other team, too.

But here's something I really can't abide by. Top of the sixth inning, Kevin Youkilis hits a gorgeous home run, and some fan decides that the best thing they can do with that ball is throw it back into the field. And that fan deeply disgusts me. Come on, buddy, give it to someone else! Don't ruin it for the people sitting near you!

I was in Fenway when Barry Bonds hit one of his home runs on his way to his record. The ball was coming at me. Right at me. That thing landed maybe ten feet from me. But here's the thing - I thought I had a chance to get it. Did I want it? Nope. I personally am not a fan of Barry Bonds. But reader, you should have seen the kids in front of me cheering their little hearts out. Before it became clear to me that that ball wasn't coming to me, I'd already decided that if I got it I would place it straight in the hand of one of those kids, and I would hope they remembered a great game at Fenway Park, whoever hit the ball.

Throwing a ball back onto the field like that is just plain poor behavior, and I think it's really sad.

As to the fan who sold Big Papi's home run ball? I'd have given you more than $20 for that.