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Baseball's favorite holiday is here. Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!
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| July 1, 2020
| Mike Oz
Posted on 07/02/2020 5:03:05 AM PDT by C19fan
There hasn’t been much good news in baseball lately. Or sports, for that matter. Which is why we bring you news worth celebrating on this very special day. Today is baseball’s favorite holiday — Bobby Bonilla Day! You see, every year on July 1, Bonilla gets a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets for doing absolutely nothing. Even though he’s 57, hasn’t played in the big leagues since 2001 and hasn’t played for the Mets since 1999, that money comes. He’ll get the check every July 1 until 2036. It’s beautiful, something we all should be so lucky to have happen every year.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; mlb
Bonilla signed the most lucrative contract in baseball history in 1991 when he signed with the Mets. He did not come close to the production he had with Pittsburgh. Despite being born and raised in the Bronx he could not handle the heat in NYC.
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:03:05 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
And he laughs on his way to the bank every July 1st.
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:08:33 AM PDT
by
VA_Gentleman
("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
To: VA_Gentleman
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving team...
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:16:49 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(When we look to government to solve our problems, our "rights" become reduced to "privileges".)
To: C19fan
Nice work if you can get it ...
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:20:01 AM PDT
by
Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
To: C19fan
Poor Booby. Would he get “reparations” payments too, seeing he does not have any “white privilege”???
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:22:17 AM PDT
by
Wuli
(Get)
To: C19fan
"...every year on July 1, Bonilla gets a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets..."
More money than the Pats will pay Cam Newton to replace Brady for an entire season even.
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:40:47 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
To: C19fan; SaveFerris; PROCON; Larry Lucido
Well, I think we need more special days at the stadium, you know? Like, uh...Joe Pepitone Day.
After all, Pepitone did design Central park.
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:43:33 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(We shouldn't be surprised at God hating Esau. We should be surprised that he loved Jacob. (RCSproul))
To: C19fan
Bonilla certainly is not a Hall of Fame level player, but he certainly showed HoF level smarts in negotiating and signing this contract.
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:58:34 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: Gamecock; SaveFerris
I know cousin Jeffrey worked for the parks department. I still thinks there should be a snow tire day. Like some shrimp? I brought enough for everybody!
To: C19fan
"Baseball been berry, berry good to me."
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posted on
07/02/2020 6:28:26 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON; Rebelbase
He helped win the 1997 World Series for Florida.
"In seven games."
To: C19fan
This story reeks of envy. Good for Bobby Bo; at least he put in some work to break into to the majors and stay there.
I propose we have a Barack H.O. day: from obscurity to living in the Hamptons without ever doing an honest day’s work. Now there’s something to celebrate.
To: Yo-Yo
Lost respect for him after he wrote his book.
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posted on
07/02/2020 5:46:45 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(We shouldn't be surprised at God hating Esau. We should be surprised that he loved Jacob. (RCSproul))
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