OT: Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!!

[FreeTedWilliams]

Here's why the Mets still pay Bobby Bonilla $1.19 million today ... and every July 1 through 2035

The Mets have to pay him $1.19 Million every July 1st til 2036!!!

All because they wanted to dump him!! His agent should get the Nobel Prize for agents!!

 

[Delicate Genius]

Another good one is Bruce Sutter, who retired in 1989 and is still being paid by the Braves. He turned what was initially a six-year, $9.1M contract into $45M for three seasons.

Braves Have Their Own Bobby Bonilla Contract But It's Arguably Even Worse

 

[NashuaPats]

What’s his agent’s name? Perhaps, the day should be named after him. Bobby should send him a thank you note every year on this day.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Wasn’t a big fan of Bonilla but I sure do like how he got this pay day. Just brilliant.

 

[TinhWoodhead]

Bobby is eating his Bonilla ice cream

 

[XLIX]

It's really not as big as deal as some make it out to be. From what I have read, it's nothing more than a deferred payment when he got an 8% interest rate on the money they owed him. That's not bad but certainly not earth shattering.

The problem comes with what NY did with that money in the short term. Ouch.