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<text id=91TT2798>
<title>
Dec. 16, 1991: Field of Dollars
</title>
<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Dec. 16, 1991 The Smile of Freedom
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
PEOPLE, Page 63
Field of Dollars
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<p>By Alexander Tresniowski/Reported by Wendy Cole
</p>
<p> Somebody forgot to tell the New York Mets about the
recession. Last week the ball club signed slugger Bobby Bonilla
to a five-year, $29 million contract, making him the
highest-paid athlete in the history of team sports. Bonilla
could turn out to be a bargain at that price if he wins games
and draws fans, but to put his windfall into perspective,
consider that next year Bonilla will make:
</p>
<p>-- 2 1/2 times what Babe Ruth earned in 22 years.
</p>
<p>-- 14 times as much as the Mets manager.
</p>
<p>-- 27 times the salary of George Bush.
</p>
<p>-- 42 times as much as the mayor of New York City.
</p>
<p>-- 200 times as much as the average teacher.
</p>
<p> Or look at it this way: to earn what Bonilla will make
next year, Dan Quayle would have to be Vice President until
roughly the year 2025. On second thought, don't look at it that
way.
</p>
</body></article>
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