MANHATTAN, Kan. -- A former Kansas State offensive lineman was charged with stealing autographed baseballs bearing the signatures of such New York Yankees greats as Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio from coach Bill Snyder's home.
Chris Boggas, 23, was arrested Wednesday. He remained in jail Thursday, on $10,000 bond for a felony theft charge, and was scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday.
Riley County Police Lt. Tim Hegarty said the six baseballs stolen from Snyder's home were signed by Mantle, DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Paul O'Neill, Phil Rizzuto and Yogi Berra.
Police officials were unsure of the value of the baseballs, which have not been recovered.
The baseballs were allegedly stolen early Wednesday morning from a party hosted by Snyder's daughter.
Snyder was out of town at the time, and sports information director Garry Bowman said the coach would have no comment because the investigation was ongoing.
Boggas played six games as a backup in 2002 and 2003. He quit the team before his senior season, when he was expected to start.
Niiiice. Dude gives you a scholarship and in return you quit the team prior to your senior season and then steal valuable collectibles from his house during a party thrown by his daughter.
Cornhusker wrote:So now it's official.
Bill Snyder has no balls.
So skank Snyder throws drunk fest while attitude daddy is on a roadie.
Bet she caught some major grief from Mr. Congeniality when he returned home.
She'll have to watch game film 18 hrs. straight each day for the next 3 weeks.
I bet it really chaps his even further that all the asst. he has had become HCs after being under him and yet none of them give him hardly any credit and all but come out in the media and call him an asshole.
BSmack wrote:I can certainly infer from that blurb alone that you are self righteous, bible believing, likely a Baptist or Presbyterian...
Miryam wrote:but other than that, it's cool, man. you're a christer.
LTS TRN 2 wrote:Okay, Sunny, yer cards are on table as a flat-out Christer.
I remember when this kid was being recruited and he acted like a fool then. He would stand coaches up and if he did show up it was normally a few hours late. All that talent and a .10 cent head.
Even if his ex-assistants do think he's tool you still gotta give Wild Bill his props..He turned a lump of shit program into gold..well maybe not gold..Copper or tungsten maybe.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
-Edmund Burke
KSU was a joke when Snyder took over, he may be an asshole but the dude can coach. KSU will likely go crap when he's done because they have done very little keep up with the Joneses in terms of facilities and the fanbase still isn't very good.
You gonna bark all day little doggie or are you gonna bite?
They showed up in droves to kick our ass at the Coliseum a few years ago.
Most were nice...but the bad apples in their group were among the worst I've seen. I'm talking Kal-bad.
My seats are right next to the visiting fans section in the SW endzone, and it's like You say. Most of them are pretty decent, but the pricks are in your face insufferable.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
-Edmund Burke
