While he was holding on to the 2004 World Series trophy and stepping off a stage, Mayor Tom Menino got a little too excited and fell. He injured his knee just before today's Rolling Rally.
His spokeswoman told the Globe that Menino "hyperextended his knee" but heroically sacrificed himself: "He saved the trophy. He was more concerned about the trophy than himself."
It could have been worse. The tips of the flags on that trophy look sharp, and he could have stabbed himself. And, if anyone was going to injure a knee in a celebration, better it was the mayor than the jigging Jonathan Papelbon.
Image of the mayor from the city's official website.
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