Yogi Berra Museum Broke into

[khkco4bls]

F*#$ ing scum bags. Rot in hell........

[Teamgluck]

Very upset about this they stole MVP trophies & all his WS rings

[ullmandds]

This is right by my parents house...they mentioned it to me yesterday. Why do these dumbasses steal things that cannot possibly be re-sold without raising attention? Crooks can be real idiots!

[jbhofmann]

Isn't there a Kreindler hanging in there?

Yogi/Larson

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

This is right by my parents house...they mentioned it to me yesterday. Why do these dumbasses steal things that cannot possibly be re-sold without raising attention? Crooks can be real idiots!

I would bet a lot of money that the thieves had a ready buyer for this stuff and that some scumbag collector will bury them in his collection forever.
The thieves were not idiots.
This is just another sad chapter for the hobby.

[TimCarrollArt]

I know it happens (and has happened throughout time with priceless works of art, etc.).......

I just can't understand the rationale behind wanting these type of stolen items in your collection. You can't display them. You can't show them off. You certainly can't sell them on the open market. The only type of person that would be willing to buy them is yet another person that is willing to own the pieces for some sort of self-enjoyment. I am certainly no psychologist/psychiatrist, but there has to be a disconnect somewhere with that line of thought.

To me, something is only worth having if I can share my enjoyment from it with others. That's the beauty of museums - we all get to share the experience of seeing the items. Too sad that we are all being deprived of that opportunity......

Tim

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by Teamgluck

Very upset about this they stole MVP trophies & all his WS rings

The article did not say that...it mentions that the MVP's and rings are on display there, not that they were part of what was stolen.

Any updates as to what exactly was taken?

[packs]

I'm sure if you stole something innocuous as a game used bat or jersey and waited long enough people would forget. People sell NYPL and HOF stolen items all the time and no one seems to mind.

[rjackson44]

im ten minutes away according to the ;local news they are not releasing what was taken ,,,sad story

[Misha]

I read that in the fine art world, if a major piece is stolen, it almost always has a waiting buyer who basically commissioned the theft to add to their private collection. You can't just steal a Picasso and peddle it on the open market.