(PHOTO Eileen Blass/USA TODAY Sports)

A whirlwind investigation concluded after only nine minutes on Thursday after legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully lost his 1988 World Series ring:

So what happened? Bill Plaschke at the Los Angeles Times has the details: Scully dropped his ring into a bag with some ribs while shopping at Costco. The article features lots of typically delightful quotes from Scully about his appreciation for big-box discount shopping, so you should read the whole thing. An excerpt:

He stacks the items so high, and cuts the corner so close, that once a fellow shopper asked him what was more exciting, going to a ballgame or Costco.

“I told him, it’s Costco, because the outcome is really in doubt,” Vin said….

“I went into a panic, I assured him we’d do everything to help find the ring, Vin is like family to us,” said (Cosco assistant general manager Elias) Rahhal, who printed out Scully’s receipt and began a painstaking retracing of Scully’s steps through the tower stacks and free food samples. Meanwhile, Vin called the Dodgers publicity sage Steve Brener, who immediately sent out a tweet informing the nation that Scully had lost the ring and asking anybody with information to call the Dodger Stadium switchboard. Then Vin and Sandi drove home while Vin continued to remind himself it was only jewelry and paled in comparison to the large and loving family that awaited his 88th holiday celebration.

First off: Obviously Vin Scully has a perfect perspective on losing a ring, no matter how precious. Second, Vin Scully is “like family” to employees at the Costco in Westlake Village, probably because Vin Scully is a national treasure.

Seriously, just read the whole article.