Bobby Bonilla Day | Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Every July 1st, retired Major League Baseball player Bobby Bonilla receives a direct deposit from the New York Mets despite not having played for the franchise for a quarter of a century. Sports fans celebrate this date with a mix of hilarity and absolute bewilderment as “Bobby Bonilla Day,” universally mocking it as the ultimate symbol of front-office incompetence. However, that’s not quite true. This contract wasn’t a classic Mets blunder; it was a highly calculated financial maneuver backed by standard accounting logic. Learn more about Bobby Bonilla Day on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Saily Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code everythingeverywhere at checkout. Download the Saily app or go to https://saily.com/everythingeverywhere (https://saily.com/everythingeverywhere) ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything (http://butcherbox.com/everything) Quince Go to quince.com/daily (http://quince.com/daily) for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED (http://mintmobile.com/EED) TrueWerk Get 15% off your first order at truewerk.com (http://truewerk.com/) with code everything DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com (http://dripdrop.com/) and use promo code everything for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/eve... (https://podfollow.com/everythingevery...) -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon:   / everythingeverywhere   (  / everythingeverywhere  ) Discord Server:   / discord   (  / discord  ) Instagram:   / everythingeverywhere   (  / everythingeverywhere  ) Facebook Group:   / everythingeverywheredaily   (  / everythingeverywheredaily  ) Twitter:   / everywheretrip   (  / everywheretrip  ) Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ (https://everything-everywhere.com/) Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/34...