Papelbon's Expense Report
Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon on Saturday wrote a $5,000.00 check made out to teammate Jim Thome after the veteran slugger crushed a walk-off homer that bailed him out of a blown save. The story is generating national headlines, so we decided to research Pap's expenses further. Here's a detailed report of our findings.
$5,000: Walk-off home run to pick me up. Make out to Jim Thome
$8,000: Player making a great defensive play to get out of an inning
$10,000: For Chooch being Chooch
$50,000: For myself to complete the save in a Cliff Lee game
$100,000: For a fan who reveals my expense report on the MLB Fan Cave blog
$250,000: For Juan Pierre to hit another home run this week
$1M: For a concert with Justin Bieber
$100M: For a concert with Bieber and Lady Gaga
$200M: For a concert with Bieber, Gaga and Prince
$1B: For a concert with Bieber, Gaga, Prince and Charlie Manuel
*This will all go to charity with the exception of line item 5
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