there is a chance, a good chance, that bobby bonilla is my least favorite dodger of all time. other candidates include don stanhouse, gary sheffield, jack clark (he was a dodger coach for some unknown reason), paul loduca, luis gonzalez...it's not a good list to be on. anyway, that didn't stop me from sending a bunch of cards to bobby bo (who is a great ttm signer, even though his autograph is fairly ridiculous) for him to sign.
then i read an article in the wall street journal (why, yes, i read the wsj. don't you?). anyway, the mets are about to start paying bobby bonilla the first payment (of 25 annual payments) of $1.19 million as a result of deferring a $5.9 million buyout when they released him in 2000. i think bruce sutter has a similar deal with the braves, although the deferred payments are much less and were figured as part of his original free agent deal, not a buyout. at least none of the money going to bonilla is the dodgers' responsibility!
i almost forgot. here are the cards bobby signed and returned. let me know if you want any of the non-dodger ones.
1998 upper deck
1999 fleer ultra
1999 upper deck
1986 topps traded
1987 topps
1987 fleer
1991 topps (all star)
well played, bonilla.
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For what it's worth, I'd love a shot at any of those Pirate ones.
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