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.
For what it's worth, I'd love a shot at any of those Pirate ones.
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