Mets Pitcher Loses $270,000 Worth of Jewelry

I get that professional athletes own expensive things, I really do, but this just boggles my mind: Ambiorix Burgos had more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of jewelry stolen from his hotel room on Thursday:

The Mets' young relief pitcher had $270,000 in jewelry stolen from his hotel room here Tuesday after leaving it in a shaving bag, Port St. Lucie police said.

Most of the bling was recovered last night, according to a police spokesman, but Burgos went to the police station today after the Mets' full-squad workout and discovered four to five pieces worth $20,000-$30,000 were still missing. ... Police spokesman Robert Vega said cops believe someone interviewed the night before tipped off the thief and told him to return the bag.

Okay, let me try to wrap my head around this: the guy lost the equivalent of a Bentley and is still short a Volvo. All because someone took off with his shaving bag. His shaving bag! Apparently the place he was staying doesn't have a hotel safe, but seriously, if you're going to be carrying that kind of bling around, why not just bring your own safe? Heck, why not just buy your own condo to put your safe in?

Here's another odd twist: Burgos only made $415,000 last year. Some people believe in stocks and bonds; other people, just a boring, old savings account. But Burgos decided to carry around 65% of last year's salary in a little bag along with his tooth paste, razor and shaving cream. Because that couldn't possibly go wrong, right? Whoops.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

2-20-2008 @ 4:42PM

Rick said...

The line of the article:

Some of the jewelry was returned late last night when a black male with a gold tooth went to the front desk, claimed to have found the bag in the parking lot and immediately fled in a white SUV.

2-20-2008 @ 9:05PM

John Q Celebrity said...

Well, there are 2 ways to look at this...either he is lying about the $ amount of the jewelry or he is a complete idiot for spending more than half of his earnings on trinkets. Of course there is the money he collects from signings and appearances also, which have obviously not been reported in this story. So, I don't know what to think except that this is an incomplete story!

2-20-2008 @ 9:35PM

super bowl bet said...

All hat, no cattle. typical.

2-20-2008 @ 11:16PM

Mr.G said...

Any man that stupid deserves what he gets.Dude is either insecure or on an ego trip anyway,and what the hell kind of name is Ambiorix?

2-20-2008 @ 11:36PM

GreatR said...

What a moron. Who needs to travel with nearly 300 large hanging off their frame? A moron. These guys have fragile egos. Did I mention they are morons?

2-21-2008 @ 10:32AM

S321 said...

Stupid of anyone to carry taht much jewelry around. Hasnt he heard of a bank safe deposit box? Pathetic.

2-21-2008 @ 10:58AM

me64250 said...

DUDE, NOT SMART OK???? This younger generation needs to stop trying to show people they have money (bling, front-in, etc) and get their acts together before they kill the "golden goose". Public dis-satisfaction, jealousy and of course racism are eroding the fan base that pays to watch these highly paid athletes. One amazing aspect of this whole media circus is that most of these player are not that good!!!! (Black or white)

2-21-2008 @ 4:51PM

JOE HARRISON said...

Where's his next stop?

2-21-2008 @ 9:23PM

cakoskie said...

Only $415,000? THere is a problem with salaries when that much bling is reffered to with "only" attached to it.

2-21-2008 @ 9:32PM

jim said...

Drug dealer

2-21-2008 @ 9:57PM

victoria10 said...

No one mentions if this jewelry is insured?? How dumb is this person? he does NOT deserve to make that much money because it means nothing to him. Fast forward 20 years: Ex baseball player arrested in NY for panhandling and cleaning windshields at stop lights!

2-22-2008 @ 1:27AM

Dave said...

On the bright side, considering most people are little more than idiots anyway I'm guessing Burgos' tale isn't really all that extraordinary in the end.