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ARCHIVE: Bobby Bonilla's potential salary was a stunner in 1991

ARCHIVE: Bobby Bonilla's potential salary was a stunner in 1991
The reported five year, $23.5 million deal breaks down to roughly 4 million $700,000 *** year. That means the right fielder's paycheck would be more than $90,000 *** week before taxes. Can you imagine how much money that is? No, I can't comprehend that at all. Neither can this downtown flower vendor. How many flowers would you have to sell to equal $23.5 million the whole country? Netherlands and how might Bobby Bela spend his riches? He already has *** Porsche 911. He could buy 235 of them for $100,000 *** crack or he could build himself 156 homes for 150,000 apiece. He could take the, make it three rivers and give it to the city to fend off their $35 million budget deficit. We asked this placement firm executive to compare Bobby Bowe's potential salary with the average pay of *** well educated Pittsburgher. The average executive MB *** makes about 73,000. You can compare Ben's potential earnings to some of the top CEO S in the country but is he worth it? The game calls for that kind of money. If they pay it, he better play his heart out. And if Bobby Be, should decide to take the money and run to *** warmer climate, he would need five of these U hauls to cart away $23,000,001 bills. Sheila Highland WTAE for news.
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ARCHIVE: Bobby Bonilla's potential salary was a stunner in 1991
More than $4 million a year to play for the Pirates: Can you believe it?As one Pittsburgher told us in November 1991, "I can't comprehend that at all."Major League Baseball salaries have certainly changed since those days when All-Star outfielder Bobby Bonilla received a then-unheard-of contract offer to stay in Pittsburgh.The reported number of $23.5 million over five years (about $4.7 million per year) might be considered a bargain today. But 32 years ago, it was a shocker to local baseball fans.This report from the WTAE archives shows what that money could buy in 1991, as Pittsburghers shared their opinions on the potential Buccos blockbuster.Click the video above to watch! See more WTAE archive videos below:

More than $4 million a year to play for the Pirates: Can you believe it?

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As one Pittsburgher told us in November 1991, "I can't comprehend that at all."

Major League Baseball salaries have certainly changed since those days when All-Star outfielder Bobby Bonilla received a then-unheard-of contract offer to stay in Pittsburgh.

The reported number of $23.5 million over five years (about $4.7 million per year) might be considered a bargain today. But 32 years ago, it was a shocker to local baseball fans.

This report from the WTAE archives shows what that money could buy in 1991, as Pittsburghers shared their opinions on the potential Buccos blockbuster.

Click the video above to watch!

See more WTAE archive videos below: