Posted on 10/09/2024 7:57:36 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Police in California say thieves surrounded Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler last month and stole a pricey watch off his wrist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves surrounded Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler last month outside a horse racing track in a Los Angeles suburb and slipped an expensive watch off his wrist as he jostled through the crowd, police said Tuesday. It came weeks after another professional athlete in California was the victim of a brazen mugging.
Buehler was not threatened during the theft Sept. 28 at the Santa Anita Park horse racing track in Arcadia, police there said. They are investigating two similar episodes the same day that officials say were by organized groups who steal high-end watches in large crowds during events.
Buehler was at the track that day with his wife, McKenzie, and his teammate, starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, to attend the inaugural California Crown races. Buehler, a Lexington, Kentucky, native, is a major fan of the sport.
While walking from the paddock to his seat, Buehler was “unknowingly the victim of a snatch and grab robbery of his watch," his agency, Excel Sports Management, said in a statement.
“We are grateful Walker and McKenzie were not harmed and Walker is focused on the playoffs,” the agency said.
The Dodgers declined to comment and referred media to the Arcadia police.
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I haven’t worn a watch in 30 years. No need with digital clocks everywhere.
He should look at the positive in this. At least they did not machete off his hand to get the watch off.
O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars Are in the poorest thing superfluous. Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man’s life’s as cheap as beast’s . . . King Lear, Act II, Scene 4
The point Shakespeare makes is a good one. It is our nature to strive for and acquire that which we do not actually need, like watches costing $100,000 when one costing $25 would tell the time just as well. It is what makes us human.
Get an inexpensive replica with a tracker inside, and when they grab it, it leads the police right back to Mugsy, see?
Woops! Do we have another ballplayer gambling? In memory of Pete, the world has changed. But of course, Ohtani wasn’t gambling.
What he did wasn’t much different than walking around Kruger park in Africa wearing a meat suit. He would have been swarmed by the lions, hyenas and insects. In LA he was swarmed by the human hyenas.
except in airports, where you really need them
Warren Buffet drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS, which he purchased with hail damage (as reported in 2024)...........
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Trump watch - article from last week.
agree many watches are works of art
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