OT - Tampa Bay Rays SS Wander Franco has $650,000 worth of jewelry stolen from his SUV

[northwoods]

Admittedly, I'm older and come from a much different place in terms of my values and my culture BUT ---

1. Why in the world would someone want or need $650,000 worth of jewelry?
2. How could anyone with even an ounce of brain matter/common sense leave $650,000 worth of jewelry in an unattended automobile?

Suffice to say, and perhaps harsh, but I have shed no tears for the young man.

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

Admittedly, I'm older and come from a much different place in terms of my values and my culture BUT ---

1. Why in the world would someone want or need $650,000 worth of jewelry?
2. How could anyone with even an ounce of brain matter/common sense leave $650,000 worth of jewelry in an unattended automobile?

Suffice to say, and perhaps harsh, but I have shed no tears for the young man.

The jewelry was in a safe in his Rolls Royce. Oh man. One of the seven stolen items was his AL Championship ring. They recovered two of the items from a pawn shop and have arrested a suspect.

 

[northwoods]

The jewelry was in a safe in his Rolls Royce. Oh man. One of the seven stolen items was his AL Championship ring. They recovered two of the items from a pawn shop and have arrested a suspect.

Appreciate the update. The initial report had his car, in error, as an SUV

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

Appreciate the update.

My wife and I were just howling trying to imagine some guy driving around in a Roller with a safe full of valuable jewelry. Here's an update.

Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco's Rolls-Royce is broken into at Jacksonville hotel, $659,000 in jewelry nabbed

An Orange Park man is jailed after Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco's jewelry was stolen from his Rolls-Royce at a Jacksonville hotel.

news.yahoo.com

 

[WSTLion87]

Not all that wander are lost...

 

[Woodpecker]

Admittedly, I'm older and come from a much different place in terms of my values and my culture BUT ---

1. Why in the world would someone want or need $650,000 worth of jewelry?
2. How could anyone with even an ounce of brain matter/common sense leave $650,000 worth of jewelry in an unattended automobile?

Suffice to say, and perhaps harsh, but I have shed no tears for the young man.

I hate it when that happens

 

[cac@PSU]

I am waiting for someone to steal my golf clubs from an unlocked SUV, so I have an excuse to buy new clubs.

 

[step.eng69]

My wife and I were just howling trying to imagine some guy driving around in a Roller with a safe full of valuable jewelry. Here's an update.

Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco's Rolls-Royce is broken into at Jacksonville hotel, $659,000 in jewelry nabbed

An Orange Park man is jailed after Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco's jewelry was stolen from his Rolls-Royce at a Jacksonville hotel.

news.yahoo.com

Full moon, mn?

 

[step.eng69]

I am waiting for someone to steal my golf clubs from an unlocked SUV, so I have an excuse to buy new clubs.

I appreciate the anxiety, I waited the last two and half yrs for someone to run into and total my 2009 Chevy so i could collect $1500. Finally just gave it away, for free, to my long time friend & mechanic.

 

[Jason1743]

Franco should have stored his jewelry in his head. There obviously is a lot of empty space between his ears.

 

[Nitt1300]

Franco should have stored his jewelry in his head. There obviously is a lot of empty space between his ears.

he's doing alright

 

[PSUJam]

Franco should have stored his jewelry in his head. There obviously is a lot of empty space between his ears.

Every team needs a Jake Zembiec.

 

[WestSideLion]

Admittedly, I'm older and come from a much different place in terms of my values and my culture BUT ---

1. Why in the world would someone want or need $650,000 worth of jewelry?
2. How could anyone with even an ounce of brain matter/common sense leave $650,000 worth of jewelry in an unattended automobile?

Suffice to say, and perhaps harsh, but I have shed no tears for the young man.

I fall into your camp, but it’s easy to hit $650k when you get into high-end jewelry. Heck, a custom platinum Rolex Daytona will cost you $200k+. A custom Richard Mille double that figure. Then you have investment grade diamonds and lots of them in a necklace. That’s another $300k+.

It’s crazy money to think about and way beyond my means, but you can see how a few big pieces quickly get you to that big a sum.

 

[Connorpozlee]

I blame his parents. When I was growing up, my father always told me, “Son, when you’re going out on the town be sure to leave your $650,000 worth of jewelry in your safe at home.” So that’s what I always do, even to this day. Am I correct in assuming he didn’t grow up with a father in the house to share these little life lessons?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Am I correct in assuming he didn’t grow up with a father in the house to share these little life lessons?

why would you assume that?

His dad, also named Wander Franco, played in the minor leagues in the 1990s. His mother, Nancy Aybar, is the sister of Erick Aybar and Willy Aybar, both of whom played in the majors.

Wander's full name is Wander Samuel Franco. He has two older brothers: Wander Javier Franco and Wander Alexander Franco.

So if all three boys in the Franco household were named Wander Franco (just different middle names), it seems likely that the dad was in the house, at least to the extent that he could be while also playing in the minors. (The mom and dad lived in the Dominican Republic, where Wander Samuel Franco was born, though most of the dad's minor league career was in the USA.)

And while I agree that traveling with jewelry worth $650K is pretty dumb, it's not as though Wander Samuel Franco is hurting for money. In Nov., 2021, he signed an $182M contract extension (for 11 years), that also includes a club option of $25M for a 12th year. At that time, Wander was 20 years old, and became the youngest player in MLB history to sign a contract of more than $100M.

 

[Connorpozlee]

why would you assume that?

His dad, also named Wander Franco, played in the minor leagues in the 1990s. His mother, Nancy Aybar, is the sister of Erick Aybar and Willy Aybar, both of whom played in the majors.

Wander's full name is Wander Samuel Franco. He has two older brothers: Wander Javier Franco and Wander Alexander Franco.

So if all three boys in the Franco household were named Wander Franco (just different middle names), it seems likely that the dad was in the house, at least to the extent that he could be while also playing in the minors. (The mom and dad lived in the Dominican Republic, where Wander Samuel Franco was born, though most of the dad's minor league career was in the USA.)

And while I agree that traveling with jewelry worth $650K is pretty dumb, it's not as though Wander Samuel Franco is hurting for money. In Nov., 2021, he signed an $182M contract extension (for 11 years), that also includes a club option of $25M for a 12th year. At that time, Wander was 20 years old, and became the youngest player in MLB history to sign a contract of more than $100M.

Per chance Tom, did you read the rest of the post? Possible that you may have missed the sarcasm.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Per chance Tom, did you read the rest of the post? Possible that you may have missed the sarcasm.

I read the entire post to which I responded. Sarcasm can be difficult to identify in writing. It’s why I have always advised that those making such a post end it with a smiley face.

 

[BobPSU92]

I read the entire post to which I responded. Sarcasm can be difficult to identify in writing. It’s why I have always advised that those making such a post end it with a smiley face.

I agree.

 

[BobPSU92]

The thread title needs fixed. Wander plays baseball, not football. Shortstop for the Rays, not strong safety for the Buccaneers.

 

[Connorpozlee]

I read the entire post to which I responded. Sarcasm can be difficult to identify in writing. It’s why I have always advised that those making such a post end it with a smiley face.

Hmmmm….. seemed pretty obvious. I guess not. Let me state for the record that neither I nor any member of my immediate family has ever individually or collectively had $650,000 worth of jewelry. And honestly, you could probably take those last 3 zeros off of that.

 

[northwoods]

The thread title needs fixed. Wander plays baseball, not football. Shortstop for the Rays, not strong safety for the Buccaneers.

My bad. You got me on that one --- obviously, I meant Rays. I just corrected it, though it doesn't seem to have changed.

 

[Got GSPs]

The thread title needs fixed. Wander plays baseball, not football. Shortstop for the Rays, not strong safety for the Buccaneers.

I bought the same thing…

 

[BW Lion]

The jewelry was in a safe in his Rolls Royce. Oh man. One of the seven stolen items was his AL Championship ring. They recovered two of the items from a pawn shop and have arrested a suspect.

Says the man with bling, weapons, precious metals and crypto keys in his home….all under his mattress.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

I have a Snoopy watch from when I worked for MetLife back from 1993-8. Add in my Kansas class ring ‘72, I still couldn’t cover the cost of Bruce Springsteen’s BJC tickets.

 

[Auxgym]

My wife and I were just howling trying to imagine some guy driving around in a Roller with a safe full of valuable jewelry. Here's an update.

Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco's Rolls-Royce is broken into at Jacksonville hotel, $659,000 in jewelry nabbed

An Orange Park man is jailed after Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco's jewelry was stolen from his Rolls-Royce at a Jacksonville hotel.

news.yahoo.com

Don't you be disrespectin my ride *****!

 

[Connorpozlee]

I have a Snoopy watch from when I worked for MetLife back from 1993-8. Add in my Kansas class ring ‘72, I still couldn’t cover the cost of Bruce Springsteen’s BJC tickets.

You throw in a new Tesla and still not be able to afford a ticket.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

You throw in a new Tesla and still not be able to afford a ticket.

ALL I’ve got to throw in is a 2011 Honda CR-V, 67,000 miles, that smells of bogey golf and a basset hound.

It does have a back bumper sticker: “My basset hound is smarter than your honor student”. I have no clue how Fonzie got it on so perfectly straight!

 

[Moogy]

A gun is stolen from a car approximately every 15 minutes in the US. I don't know if you've heard, but guns are designed only to seriously harm/kill things, including people. They're often used to for that intended purpose. And, yet, idiots are dumb enough to stash them in their cars, so thieves can easily take them. And they're likely way underreported/underestimated, since few jurisdictions require stolen/lost guns to be reported, and Jethro is probably too embarrassed to admit he was dumb enough to leave his gun in his car ... plus, you don't want to report these things to "the gubmint" so they can track you and steal the guns that you just had stolen from you. Or something. Lives are worth more than $650K in jewelry.

But back to the important topic of some super rich kid getting expensive jewelry stolen.

 

[MaconNitt]

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

A gun is stolen from a car approximately every 15 minutes in the US. I don't know if you've heard, but guns are designed only to seriously harm/kill things, including people. They're often used to for that intended purpose. And, yet, idiots are dumb enough to stash them in their cars, so thieves can easily take them. And they're likely way underreported/underestimated, since few jurisdictions require stolen/lost guns to be reported, and Jethro is probably too embarrassed to admit he was dumb enough to leave his gun in his car ... plus, you don't want to report these things to "the gubmint" so they can track you and steal the guns that you just had stolen from you. Or something. Lives are worth more than $650K in jewelry.

But back to the important topic of some super rich kid getting expensive jewelry stolen.

Moogy doesn’t like guns. Lol