Jon Lester, Jake Peavy

Boston Red Sox's Jon Lester, top center, and Jake Peavy, right, wave from a duck boat on the Charles River during a rolling victory parade celebrating the baseball team's World Series title, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

BOSTON — This isn't the first time Jake Peavy's made a purchase on a whim.

The Red Sox pitcher told a long-winded tale of how he picked up a cigar-store statue in San Francisco this season, because the statue was speaking to him on the street. It ended up becoming a good-luck charm for the team — complete with healing properties, even.

"I took a few more steps, and I kind of looked back and he was still looking at me," Peavy said. "And he said, 'Am I not one of the boys? Look at me, I'm your people.' I said, 'You know what, you are one of the boys.' I did a U-turn and I went in and asked how much he cost. There was no price tag on him. I told the guy there was a price tag on everything in life."

He really means that, apparently, because Saturday's buy was a bigger deal.

Peavy bought the bright green duck boat that he rode on in the World Series parade.

Jon Lester rode on the same boat with Peavy. The duck boat won't gain Peavy much anonymity when he wants to go out for a quick spin around the corner — and into the lake.

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