Phillies reliever Jonathan Papelbon has never been a crowd favorite in Philadelphia, and when fans at Citizens Bank Park booed him off the field for blowing a three-run ninth inning lead to the Marlins he recognized their display by grabbing his dick.
Unfortunately, umpire Joe West saw the gesture, and threw Papelbon out of the game. It was meaningless; the only way Papelbon could have stayed in the game is if the Phillies tied it in the ninth anyway, but it's amusing nonetheless. (The Phillies did end up losing. Again.)
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