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  Bobby Bonilla | BaseballLibrary.com
Bonilla's rise through the Pirates' farm system came to a halt during spring training in 1985, when he broke his right leg in a collision with teammate Bip Roberts at second base.
Bonilla joined with teammate Barry Bonds to form a powerful tandem which Pittsburgh sportswriters dubbed the "BB Gunners." In his five full seasons with the Pirates, Bonilla drove in at least 100 runs three times, kept his batting average between.274 and.302, and hit as many as 32 home runs.
Bonilla dug himself a deeper hole and aggravated already tense media relations by shamelessly denying that he was protesting the official scorer's decision.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bonilla_Bobby.stm   (2900 words)

  
  BASEBALL NOTE
Bonilla was slated to make $5.9 million this season but had his deal restructured prior to being released by the Mets.
Bonilla batted.237 with seven homers and 30 RBI in 72 games for the Dodgers in 1998 after he was obtained from the Florida Marlins, whom he helped to the 1997 World Series title.
Bonilla also played for the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh before his first stint with the Mets from 1992-95, when he was traded to Baltimore.
www.canoe.ca /StatsBBN/BC-BBN-LGNS-ATLBONILLA-R.html   (335 words)

  
 Cigar Aficionado | People Profile | Bobby Bonilla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bonilla had a better year in 1993, reporting to camp with a thicker skin and a thinner body, hitting 34 homers and driving in 87 runs.
Bonilla, the team's oldest member, was taking his sore Achilles' tendon and cranky hamstrings, stretched by more than 1,700 major league games, to a climate where football players could be forgiven for not getting loose.
Bonilla started the ninth by drawing a walk, hustled to third on a single and, when the ball got away from Williams and went into the camera well, he trotted home with the go-ahead run.
www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,41,00.html   (4173 words)

  
 Sports: Bonilla happy to be a Brave
They were a reference to the infamous game of poker Bonilla and Rickey Henderson supposedly played in the clubhouse while their Mets teammates were losing Game 6 of the National League Championship Series in extra innings in Atlanta in 1999.
Bonilla's troubles last season were the basis for his comeback this season.
Not even the Pirates, where Bonilla spent the best five years of his career in the late 1980s and early 1990s, were willing to offer him a deal.
www.sptimes.com /News/070100/news_pf/Sports/Bonilla_happy_to_be_a.shtml   (697 words)

  
 Are the 1999 Mets the Real Deal?
In addition, during the season Bobby was on the Disabled List from June 18th-July 2nd with an intestinal infection after having a non-cancerous growth removed near his colon and July 15th-August 4th with left wrist tendinitis.
Bobby, 35, was with the Marlins until May 12th when he was part of the seven-player trade that sent catcher Charles Johnson, outfielders Jim Eisenreich and Gary Sheffield and minor league pitcher Manuel Barrios to the Los Angeles Dodgers for catcher Mike Piazza and infielder Todd Zeile.
Bonilla signed with the Mets as a free agent on December 2, 1991 and was with New York until July 31, 1995 when he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles.
www.angelfire.com /ny/lowbrow/deals.html   (4122 words)

  
 Cigar Aficionado | Archives | Bobby Bonilla: Eyeing His Place In Baseball History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
For Bobby Bonilla it was the culmination of a career that has included several standout seasons and several filled with disappointments and painful near-misses.
Bonilla, the team's oldest member, was taking his sore Achilles' tendon and cranky hamstrings, stretched by more than 1,700 major league games, to a climate where football players could be forgiven for not getting loose.
Bonilla started the ninth by drawing a walk, hustled to third on a single and, when the ball got away from Williams and went into the camera well, he trotted home with the go-ahead run.
winespectator.com /Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,420,00.html   (4203 words)

  
 In Walt We Trust » Thank you, Bobby Bonilla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bonilla’s recovery had been slower than expected; General Manager Walt Jocketty would have to decide whether to place him on the disabled list to start the year; if so, he would be unable to rejoin the club until April 9.
On March 24, 2001, Bobby Bonilla went down with a bum hamstring; exactly five years later, Bigbie is sidelined with a stress fracture.
Both Bigbie and Bonilla would have seen significant playing time to start the season, but their injuries opened the door for a young talent to land a spot on the Opening Day roster.
www.inwaltwetrust.com /?p=16   (1390 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Bonilla expects to play 10/17/97
Bonilla said he felt something pop in his hamstring while fielding a grounder in the eighth inning of the Marlins' pennant-clinching victory Tuesday at Atlanta.
Bonilla's backup at third is Alex Arias, who doesn't expect to start Saturday.
Bonilla missed just nine games this season, even though his left ankle and left wrist have bothered him most of the year.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/101897/spo_bonilla.html   (375 words)

  
 NewStandard: 10/19/97
In 1990, led by Bonilla and Barry Bonds, the Pirates began a three-year reign as NL East champions.
Bonilla, again a free agent, arrived a month later, eager to be reunited with his former manager.
Bonilla's answering machine was busy, too, and when he returned from the pennant-clinching game at Atlanta, the first message was from Bonds.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/10-97/10-19-97/b03sp059.htm   (658 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla - BR Bullpen
Bobby Bonilla, who was the highest-paid player in baseball during most of his time with the New York Mets in the early 1990's, had a 16-year career in the major leagues.
He was second in the MVP voting in 1990 behind teammate Barry Bonds, and third in the voting in 1991 behind Terry Pendleton and Bonds.
Later, in 1996 he drove in 116 runs for the Baltimore Orioles as a right fielder and in 1997 was the third baseman on the World Series champion Florida Marlins, with the highest batting average among the regulars on the team during the regular season.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Bobby_Bonilla   (389 words)

  
 NewStandard: 11/23/96
Bonilla, coming off a $29 million, five-year contract, gets $5.6 million next season and $5.9 million in each of the following three years.
Bonilla and Leyland were together with the Pirates from 1986 to 1991, and they won the NL East in '90 and '91.
Bobby Bonilla has a new uniform and an old manager -- Jim Leyland -- after signing with the Marlins.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/11-96/11-23-96/c03sp137.htm   (432 words)

  
 Bonilla Retires After 16-Year Career - Addict Baseball and Football Forum
Bobby Bonilla, who set the NL record for career home runs by a switch-hitter and helped the Florida Marlins win the 1997 World Series, officially retired Monday.
Bonilla was in Arizona on Monday, working for a children's charity set up by the players' union.
Bonilla hit.280 with 32 homers and 120 RBIs in 1990 and finished second to Bonds in the NL MVP voting.
www.addictsports.com /baseball/showthread.php?t=4568   (714 words)

  
 Bonilla enjoys rebirth as reserve for Braves
Atlanta Braves outfielder Bobby Bonilla got what he expected when he came to bat last night at Three Rivers Stadium: a chorus of boos.
Bonilla started last night and had a double and an RBI in three at-bats, but the Pirates rallied for a 7-6 victory in 10 innings.
Bonilla said the jeering doesn't bother him, and he actually likes revisiting the city where he played from 1986-91 and had perhaps the best years of his career.
www.post-gazette.com /pirates/20000614bobby8.asp   (615 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Bobby Bonilla was born on Saturday, February 23, 1963, in Bronx, New York.
Bonilla was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1986, with the Chicago White Sox.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobby Bonilla baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=bonilbo01   (332 words)

  
 M STREET SOFTBALL
Bonilla, who saw limited action during the regular season and playoffs, was sharp and overpowering at times.
Bonilla and Quality then put the exclamation point on their game four win by striking out two of the final three Sidewalk batters in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Bobby Noto, who was making his fifth appearance of the week, pitched brilliantly in leading the Playwright to victory.
www.sbsports.com /softball/playoffs01.asp   (5509 words)

  
 Another day, a lot of dollars - Bobby Bonilla - Column Sporting News, The - Find Articles
Millie and Bobby grew up in New York and met when she was in the 10th grade and he was in the 11th.
Bonilla is home in Greenwich, Conn., with his wife and his 10-month-old son, Brandon, and his 5-year-old daughter, Danielle.
Bonilla is like everybody else: He would have paid all the money he had for a shot at the big leagues.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n9_v218/ai_15769864   (981 words)

  
 Bonilla Eyeing Senate Bid (TX)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Veteran San Antonio Congressman Henry Bonilla said today he will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison...if Hutchison, as is widely expected, decides to run for Governor next year.
Bonilla, a former San Antonio television producer who has served in Congress for 12 years, decided against making a run for the Senate when Senator Phil Gramm retired three years ago.
I do think Bonilla would be vulnerable, so I hope the state and national party establishment don't blindly throw their support behind him if there is someone else more likely to hold the seat.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1333506/posts   (929 words)

  
 CBS News | Bonilla: Lasorda Didn't Want Me | December 13, 1999 05:18:48   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bobby Bonilla, his stormy relationship with the Los Angeles Dodgers over after six months, suggests Tommy Lasorda is a divisive presence.
Bonilla, who was dealt along with $1 million to the New York Mets for pitcher Mel Rojas, said he was pleased to leave town because "someone out there doesn't like me too much."
Bonilla also said the Dodgers should be concerned about Sheffield, who waived his no-trade clause with the Florida Marlins on May 15, permitting the seven-player Mike Piazza trade, in part because Bonilla was included in the deal.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/11/16/archive/printable22764.shtml   (399 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla 1999 Game by Game Batting Logs
Bobby Bonilla appeared in 60 Major League games during the 1999 regular season.
The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Bonilla appeared in, specifically relating to his 1999 hitting statistics.
If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Bonilla started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/hittinglogs.php?p=bonilbo01&y=1999   (227 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Your Turn - Chat Reel: Bobby Bonilla - Friday May 05, 2000 08:28 PM
Posted: Friday May 05, 2000 08:28 PM Bobby Bo: Atlanta's Bobby Bonilla has been good for several clutch base hits early on in his first season as a Brave.
It's hard to believe, as a lifelong Braves fan, that we would ever be rooting for the famous "Bobby Bo".
What exactly does Bobby Bonilla bring to a team and what would you like people to remember about you 10 years down the road?
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /your_turn/news/2000/05/05/chatreel_bonilla   (1007 words)

  
 Visitor offers reminder things could be worse
"Hey Cliffy, you holding court Cliffy?" Bobby Bonilla is saying as he nears Floyd outside the Mets clubhouse.
In a perfect world, bodies will barricade the entrance as Bonilla tries to get in a couple hours before first pitch against Atlanta.
Bonilla makes his way to Floyd's locker across the room.
archive.recordonline.com /archive/2003/07/09/col0708a.htm   (529 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
Bobby Bonilla Florida Marlins Donruss Signature Series certified autograph...
Bobby's Rookie Card is in the 1986 Donruss the Rookies Baseball Set.
It is in Near-Mint to Mint condition and comes with a 1-screw holder for its prot...
www.shopping.com /xGS-Bobby_Bonilla   (314 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - The Readers' List:
Worst free-agent signings
"Bobby Bonilla Comes Home." The Mets signed Bonilla, fresh off of some great seasons with the Pirates, in the winter after the 1991 season.
The deal made Bobby the highest player in baseball at the time...While Mets' brass had envisioned full stadiums and playoff appearances, what Bonilla brought was five years as the laughingstock.
Bonilla struggled mightily, battled the N.Y. media, and after all that, the Pirates still won the NL East without him, only to send the Mets into a funk that lasted until 1999.
espn.go.com /page2/s/list/readers/signings.html   (2039 words)

  
 Say Bye-Bye to Bobby Bo - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bonilla was playing cards with Rickey Henderson in the clubhouse in Game 6 vs. the Braves in the NLCS.
Bonilla said that if he didn't play regularly in the 2000 season, that there would be fireworks.
He is a trouble-maker, and thye would had have to pay a guy that sits on the bench in the regualr season, bats.169, and in the playoffs is playing cards in the clubhouse.
maxpages.com /nymets/Release_Bonilla - !http://maxpages.com/nymets/Release_Bonilla   (171 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla Celebrity Sighting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I have a friend who is a chef for Bobby Bonilla.
Bobby asked me if I always talk that much, and suggested I should take a breath.
I was embarrassed, but excited that he even knew I was in the room.
thecelebritycafe.com /sightings/10124.html   (121 words)

  
 Bob Klapish vs. Bobby Bonilla - James Campion's report on a baseball beat writer's clash with N.Y. Mets player.
Fresh off his own personal season in hell, Bonilla was extra surly, and decided to bodily threaten the writer on his turf; the clubhouse.
This, of course, does not absolve Bonilla from childish act of threatening another man with bodily harm, but just like when the Mets' right-fielder strikes out with the bases loaded, Klapish must face the music.
Klapish is a fine baseball writer with great influence, connections, and a foothold in New York sports; and Bonilla, who is obviously overwhelmed by the pressures of playing for big money in the Big Apple, won't be around nearly as long.
www.jamescampion.com /ncnclubhouse.html   (592 words)

  
 uSAVEm Alan Kaye's Bobby Bonilla Magazine #5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This Issue of Alan Kaye's Magazine with the Bobby Bonilla cover was published in the spring of 1992.
Each of the issues also has two numbered portrait cards that can be cut out and mounted to make a beautiful picture.
In this issue the Bobby Bonilla portrait is #9 and the Eric Lindros portrait is #10.
www.usavem.com /product/AK10   (79 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla | The BASEBALL Page
With a wide smile on his face, Bobby Bonilla played baseball with enthusiasm for 16 seasons.
Displaying power from both sides of the plate, Bonilla hit 287 homers and batted.279 in a career that included six All-Star selections.
Bonilla struggled in the post-season, hitting.215 in 46 games, with just ten extra-base hits (five homers), and 19 RBI.
www.thebaseballpage.com /players/bonilbo01.php   (291 words)

  
 Bobby Bonilla, Larry Carr and Horizon Stable - NTRA
Bonilla and Carr also are members of HorizonStable.
Bonilla is a Major League Baseball player who was traded from the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles this season.
Bonilla formerly starred with the Pittsburgh Pirates with teammates Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke.
www.ntra.com /stats_bios.aspx?id=1888   (429 words)

  
 New Partisan - New Partisan - Bobby Bonilla V.2?
The same method shows Bobby Abreu, whom few think of as a great hitter, as being worth 49 runs above average per season.
There is, of course, a lot more to baseball than hitting, and much of Beltran’s value is in his well-rounded play.
My best guess, though, is that we’re going to find out about at least one of Beltran’s intangibles — how he responds to massively overinflated expectations.
www.newpartisan.com /home/bobby-bonilla-v2.html   (924 words)

  
 Ultimate Mets Database - Bobby Bonilla
Bobby Bonilla was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on February 29, 2004, January 10, 2005, November 17, 2005, January 13, 2006, January 14, 2006, and February 23, 2006.
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Bobby Bonilla was in the starting lineup.
The Ultimate Mets Database was named "Link of the Week" by John Skilton's Baseball Links in October 1999.
www.ultimatemets.com /profile.php?PlayerCode=0475   (428 words)

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