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The Most Dubious Moments of 2014

2014 had its share of clear-cut accomplishments and applaudable feats. It also saw roadside lobster disasters and unwanted advances involving giant gourds. Boston, these are your greatest moments in dubiosity.

JUNE 13

Babe’s Bat Turned Up in a Basement

A family outside of Boston decided to clean their basement and just happened to find a WWI-era baseball bat used by Babe Ruth himself during his Sox years. They promptly sold it at auction for $214,000. Best basement ever.

JULY 1

7,000 Pounds’ Worth of Panicked Lobster

A truck carrying 7,000 pounds of lobster from Portland collided with a low-hanging bridge in Westwood, losing its entire crustacean cargo in the process. Tragically, the spill happened nowhere near giant boiling kettles and drawn butter.

OCTOBER 2

Ben Affleck Still Hated the Yankees

Disparaging the Yankees is something of a local pastime, sure. But Ben Affleck elevated it to an art form when he refused David Fincher’s request that his character wear a Yankees hat in Gone Girl. The two finally compromised on a Mets hat. Go Sox.

OCTOBER 28

The Tears of Charlie Baker

During this year’s final gubernatorial debate, Charlie Baker was brought to tears as he recalled an emotional meeting with a New Bedford fisherman. The mystery fisherman was never located, but it’s okay, Mr. Governor-Elect. Fishermen get us every time, too.

NOVEMBER 3

Ariana Grande’s Unwanted Pumpkin

There are a lot of ways you could go about winning over diminutive songstress Ariana Grande’s heart. Sending her unsolicited gifts culminating in a 42.5-pound pumpkin is not one of those ways, as a Lowell man learned from police. Should’ve stuck with flowers.