Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!
Happy Canada Day to my friends up north and Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all you Mets fans! Yes, indeed. It’s Christmas come early once again for Bobby Bo. As you are undoubtedly aware, today is the day that Bobby Bonilla gets his annual deferred salary of $1.19 million from the New York Mets. It all started during the 1999 playoffs when he and Ricky Henderson had the audacity to play cards in the clubhouse during a game that was still in progress. The Mets decided to cut bait after the season, presumably to give Bonilla time to hone his skills for the World Series of Poker. Bobby Bo was still owed $5.9 million on his contract. Rather than reward him for his sheer lack of interest in baseball-related activities, the Mets, in their infinite wisdom, agreed to defer his payment ten years. This agreement also factored in an annual interest rate of 8%. Thus, the Mets have sent Bonilla a check for $1,193,248.20 every year since 2010. They could have just paid him the $5.9 million