A baseball refused to leave Daniel Murphy's glove because they're best friends forever and ever

Ever since Bill Watterson ended Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip run in 1995, the world has been looking for a joyful human/anthropomorphized-object pair of best friends to replace it. On Thursday night, the world found its answer: Daniel Murphy and a baseball. 

As evidence, just look at the great time they had together during the Mets-Phillies game. First, in the 10th inning with the game tied, 5-5, Murphy was the fulcrum of what could be the strangest 1-3-1 putout you'll ever see:

Then, in the top of the 13th inning, Murphy hit a two-run double that gave the Mets the lead (and ultimately the win):

Together, it seemed that there was nothing Murphy and a baseball couldn't do. They were a dream team, a duo to rival Batman and Robin. They were the literal definition of BFFs … forever and ever. And ever and ever:

After Murphy retired Ryan Howard in the bottom of the 13th inning, the baseball simply refused to leave his glove. Why would it? Like a pair of grade school besties, it never wanted to leave Murphy's side. 

Alas, the game had to go on -- which explains Murphy's less-than-cheerful reaction. Sometimes, your best friend just needs a little tough love.