HAPPY Bobby Bonilla Day!!!

[playahaitian]

i STILL don't understand that the family who had the same type of deal with the NBA from the merger cashed out their perpetuity deal

https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteb...reatest-sports-deal-of-all-time/#198fd64e4f0b

 

[futureshock]

Nothing says The Mets like paying a dude that doesn't play FOR OVER 20 YEARS!!

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


https://www.12up.com/posts/braves-h...act-but-it-s-arguably-even-worse-01deq541f29b

 

[darth frosty]

Here in Detroit sports radio folk are saying the tiger's need to offer a Bobby Bonilla deal to Miguel Cabrera.

Tigers owe him 30 mill a year for the next 4 yrs

 

[Fresh1911]

 

[cnc]

 

[playahaitian]

i STILL don't understand that the family who had the same type of deal with the NBA from the merger cashed out their perpetuity deal

https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteb...reatest-sports-deal-of-all-time/#198fd64e4f0b

Still haven't gotten a proper answer to this question

 

[shaddyvillethug]

If I’m the Mets I would stop payments and tell him to take it in blood

That shit is embarrassing

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Post Jared Goff and Bobby Bonilla money next to each other

Hell chase daniel

 

[trstar]

I don’t understand why the Mets would do that. I think that exceeds the time value of $5.9m.

 

[D'Evils]

Another bad sports contact ended yesterday...

 

[keith6]

 

[godofwine]

Post Jared Goff and Bobby Bonilla money next to each other

Hell chase daniel

That Chase Daniel shit is crazy. He is getting more than Cam Newton or Jameis Winston combined and he has five more NFL starts than most people on this board

In the NFL, Black QBs are either outstanding or an afterthought. There are 9 Black QBs as starters, only 5 Black QBs as back ups.

Jameis Winston threw for 5000 last year, threw for over 30 TDs...yes, 30 INTs, but he wasn't even looked at as a back up until late in free agency

How many sorry White QBs haven't done half of what Winston has done and they get bigger contracts. The NFL has always been that way on Black QBs

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Cleo lemon ass niggas

 

[The Plutonian]

Roflmao fleece em!

 

[Best_ever]

 

[darth frosty]

“Chase Daniel is being paid more than Jameis Winston and Cam Newton COMBINED.”

Wait, what? Are you flipping serious? Daniel just inked a three-year deal worth over $13 million to watch Matthew Stafford play quarterback for the Detroit Lions from the sidelines. That doesn’t feel right. He previously signed contracts worth $10 million with the Chicago Bears, $21 million with the Philadelphia Eagles and a $10 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.


All told, Daniel has made $34.3 million in his career, according to Spotrac. In 10 NFL seasons, Daniel has played in 65 games, made five starts and has gone 2-3 in those five starts.

 

[doug777]

I don’t understand why the Mets would do that. I think that exceeds the time value of $5.9m.

Because of the trickery of Bernie Madoff the Mets organization thought they were getting incredible returns on their investments. Keep in mind that they would not have to pay Bonilla anything for twelve years, they figured that the six million they save by not paying Bonilla now would be worth it because they thought the money would grow before they had to pay anything.

 

[trstar]

The annual deferred payments to Bobby Bonilla actually worked out quite well for the Mets

If you are a conscious baseball fan, or someone who appreciates irony, or any sort of sentient being, you likely know by now that the New York Mets pay long-retired former player Bobby Bonilla some $1.2 million a year every year on July 1 as part of a…

ftw.usatoday.com

 

[darth frosty]

Propers!

 

[darth frosty]

 

[darth frosty]

Mets fans treat Bobby Bonilla Day like Christmas on Twitter
Alicia de Artola 19 mins ago


Why is Bobby Bonilla trending on Twitter? It's almost Bobby Bonilla Day, an occasion New York Mets fans are celebrating like Christmas.

© Provided by Fansided
For New York Mets fans, it's almost one of the best days of the year.

Thursday, July 31, is Bobby Bonilla Day when the Mets will pay $1,193,248.20 to retired player Bobby Bonilla.

The funny part? Bonilla finished his baseball career in 2001. New York will continue paying him that amount every year until 2035.

The celebrations just got started a bit early this year.

Here's why Bobby Bonilla is trending on Twitter
The Mets caused a stir when they mentioned Bobby Bonilla Day on Twitter while teasing something "BIG."




Speculation about what the announcement might be was immediate.








Fans were already way ahead of the team celebrating what amounts to Bobby Bonilla Eve.

​

There's just something about Bonilla's payday that captures the imagination and tickles the funny bone of baseball fans.

What is Bobby Bonilla Day?
So why are the Mets paying more than a million dollars to a player who hasn't played for them since 1999?

Bonilla played for the team from 1992-95 before being traded to the Baltimore Orioles. The team brought the 36-year-old back for the 1999 season via a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played just 60 games and was considered a huge disappointment while batting .160/.277/.303.

New York wanted rid of him but still owed him $5.9 million on his contract. Bonilla's agent, Dannis Gilbert, and the Mets negotiated a deal to benefit both sides. Bonilla agreed to defer the payment for 10 years while accruing eight percent interest. New York wouldn't have to worry about the $5.9 for a decade, using that money to sign other players, while Bonilla would net $29.8 million for his patience.

According to Darren Rovell of ESPN, the Mets owners had invested with Bernie Madoff and figured they'd make more money in their returns from financier than the interest they'd be paying Bonilla. That plan fell apart when Madoff was found out as a fraud, but Bonilla was still owed his money.

So, beginning on July 1, 2011, the Mets cut Bonilla the first of 25 yearly checks for nearly $1.2 million. The 2021 check is their 11th and they're obligated to do so every July 1 until 2035.

 

[darth frosty]

 

[darth frosty]

 

[fonzerrillii]

Ryan Reynolds is a fucking National Treasure this commercial is a parody of frank thomas's Nugenix commercial

 

[playahaitian]

Don't forget with the money they saved they got a mike Hampton mvp and then Mike Piazza.

 

[playahaitian]

And quiet is kept many other players got similar deferred deals IN BASEBALL.

 

[Entrepronegro]

why not just pay him the remainder of what he's owed that way they can get it over with.

 

[crossovernegro]

The old owners weren't flush with cash after Bernie Maddof imploded....and the new owner is rich enough to have fun with Bobby Bonilla day and just go with it.

why not just pay him the remainder of what he's owed that way they can get it over with.

 

[Entrepronegro]

The old owners weren't flush with cash after Bernie Maddof imploded....and the new owner is rich enough to have fun with Bobby Bonilla day and just go with it.

Oh.

 

[darth frosty]

 

[cnc]

And quiet is kept many other players got similar deferred deals IN BASEBALL.

Man I just read Bruce Sutter is still getting paid by the Atlanta Braves; he lasted pitched in the majors in 1988!!

 

[playahaitian]

Man I just read Bruce Sutter is still get paid by the Atlanta Braves; he lasted pitched in the majors in 1988!!

^^^

YUP

so I would suggest players stop clowning this day...

Cause teams gonna stop doing it and find some way to invalidate and collude even WORSE than they already are

also I do NOT think those OTHER stars want to be outed either.

 

[PDQ21]

^^^

YUP

so I would suggest players stop clowning this day...

Cause teams gonna stop doing it and find some way to invalidate and collude even WORSE than they already are

also I do NOT think those OTHER stars want to be outed either.

Tru

 

[darth frosty]

 

[darth frosty]