they showed them the money all right
in 2011 the mint had still owed Bonilla
five point nine million dollars welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most insane sports contracts
he’s been vilified over the years after
signing a 15 million or 15-year sixty
seven and a half million dollar contract
and he hasn’t really lived up to him for
this list we’re looking at ridiculously
bloated contracts in the sports industry
that involved huge amounts of money but
then failed to pay off no matter what
happens the Yankees still owe Rodriguez
61 million dollars on his contract that
runs through 2017 we’re putting a
particular emphasis on times when the
team really should have seen the failure
coming beforehand the Miami Marlins
reeling in Giancarlo Stanton with a
jaw-dropping deal worth more than 300
million dollars humongous soccer
transfers won’t be on this list however
as we will strictly be looking at
contracts I want to come here whether it
be for a penny or or wherever it was I
want to come here and do my best with
the club and show what I can do on the
football pitch number 10 Alexi Yasha New
York Islanders
although he displayed some talent on the
ice while he was with Ottawa in the 90s
and early noughties Alexei ashens off
ice antics made him one of the most
hated players in the league
Josh will check when it yah shit oh man
this is really oh gosh you generated
first of all in fact he was frequently
booed both away and at home it was no
shock when the senator shipped him off
to Long Island in 2001 the Islanders
gave up two players and the second
overall draft pick to get him and
quickly signed him to a 10-year 85
million plus contract isn’t working hard
for to get this kind of contracts and
it’s not the you know in North America
is nobody pays just for because they
like you so much
joshan’s talent quickly evaporated and
the Islanders were stuck with an
underperforming and despised player
whose enormous contract left them no cap
room in a way they went
you can see the jersey of Yosh and was
not tied down Sam and quote Chuck just
started throwing punches number nine
Kimbo Slice UFC
with a 4-2 MMA record Kimbo Slice is
signing by Bellator MMA in January 2015
initially seemed perfectly reasonable
however slices last fight was actually a
loss which came way back in 2010 making
the boxer and mixed martial artist a 41
year old fighter who hadn’t fought in
five years while he headlined Bellator
138 and won the June 2015 match his
victory was over Ken Shamrock who has
even further past his prime and deemed
an unworthy opponent by many at an
astounding 51 years old unless Weis
plans to exclusively fight athletes that
are middle-aged or older his MMA future
could be bleak slice quickly across
number eight AJ Burnett New York Yankees
he didn’t have a good release point on
this fastball he missed Mike Redman but
he got filling the Marlins strut without
a salary cap in baseball there’s often a
tendency to sign up anyone hot to a huge
contract without thinking of the
long-term consequences we thank you guys
for bringing us in your family because
we’re all family now that’s precisely
what happened when the New York Yankees
penned a five-year eighty two point five
million dollar contract for the former
Toronto Blue Jays player AJ Burnett in
New York Burnett struggled mightily
rarely posting a winning record during
the season and failing to close out the
2009 World Series and that’ll be it for
AJ Burnett which was eventually done a
game later by teammate Andy Pettitte
eventually the Yankees traded Burnett to
Pittsburgh with New York still paying
twenty of the thirty-three million
dollars left on his contract number
seven David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy
no I think that respects that the LA
Galaxy made international news when they
signed perhaps the most famous football
player in the english-speaking world in
2007 for a hefty sum however Fame
doesn’t always transfer to talent as
Beckham arrived hurt and long past his
prime crowds booed Beckham as the
players left the field for halftime his
time in LA was marred by frequent
injuries and he drew the ire of fans who
referred to Beckham as a fraud although
the galaxy captured multiple
championships during his tenure they
were owed much more to players like
Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane while
back of his biggest contribution was
likely jersey sales I might not be
playing here anymore but my commitment
stays the same to growing this to this
team to grow in this league to growing
this sport number six Gilbert Arenas
Washington Wizards did you happen to
catch the contract less the Yahoo put
out a few weeks ago about worst
contracts of all time
I’m not Viktor it’s hard to pinpoint
what exactly the biggest regret for the
Washington Wizards was after signing
this overrated player to a six-year 111
million dollar contract in 2008 he’ll go
to rhiness on the floor it could have
been the many injuries he suffered or
his general lack of effort that led to
his downfall however most people would
agree that it was his decision to bring
unloaded guns into the locker room which
got him charged with a felony and saw
him suspended for a majority of the
season I have to deal with you know the
police investigation DEA says that’s
what I have to deal with have you spoken
to them yet no play it I deal with that
on Monday in 2010 arenas was traded to
the Orlando Magic where he was quickly
waived came off the bench for the
Memphis Grizzlies and was last signed to
the Shanghai Sharks in 2012 number 5
Mike Hampton Colorado Rockies elevation
title at the beginning of his career
Mike Hampton actually showed some
promise but not so much as to deserve an
eight-year 121 million dollar contract
and in the year 2000 this was the
biggest contract in sports history once
getting to Colorado
his production quickly fell off a cliff
in his two seasons there he had an ER a
of 5.75 and the rocky sent him to the
Florida Marlins after which she was
quickly traded to Atlanta his time with
the Braves was largely spent off the
field as he had back to back Tommy John
surgeries and missed two full seasons
number four Bobby Bonilla New York Mets
but that guy oh she ate the best
contract of all time I wish my agent was
Bob Ibanez in the early 90s Bobby
Bonilla was the highest-paid player in
baseball thanks to a five-year twenty
nine million dollar contract it’s it
well is it part of it
but that wasn’t the insane part the
crazy part came when the New York Mets
wanted to part ways with him but still
owed him 5.9 million instead of paying
him out the Mets negotiated a new deal
where he would instead be paid roughly 1
million dollars a year plus interest for
25 years
we’re sure the deferred payments began
in 2011 meeting binya is still being
paid more than a few star Mets pitchers
and will be until 2035 when the buyout
will have cost them close to 30 million
dollars that will keep Oni on the Mets
payroll until the ripe old age of 72
today he makes more than pitching studs
Matt Harvey and Jacob degrom combined
number 3 Ilya Kovalchuk
New Jersey Devils Russian NHL star Illya
Kovalchuk has ended his long association
with Atlanta and signed up with the New
Jersey Devils the New Jersey Devils who
had traded to acquire Ilya Kovalchuk
were keen to keep their new star when he
became an unrestricted free agent
there’s Kovalchuk new chips it’s gone
they were so eager in fact that they
penned a 17-year 102 million dollar
contract which not only broke the record
for the longest contract in NHL history
but it circumvented the league salary
cap rules as a result the Devils were
fined three million dollars and lost
draft picks with the contract reduced
two years and two million dollars Ilya
Kovalchuk announced his retirement from
the NHL after a few less than productive
years Kovalchuk left the NHL for good
heading back to play in his native
Russia number 2 Alex Rodriguez New York
Yankees pitchman perk is hit high in the
air deep centerfield back those Hicks
gah the Yankees have a long rich history
of throwing barrels of money at players
but a 10-year 275 million dollar
contract for a rod was terrible even by
their standards Rodriguez was already in
his 30s when he penned this contract
meaning he would be on the Yankees books
until his early 40s it’s been a common
theme for Alex Rodriguez here at Fenway
Park and is sure to continue in all
visiting ballparks the rest of the
season as he hears a whole lot of booing
while signing any aging star this long
is insane getting one with a history of
steroid suspicions is what lands him in
this high spot in an interview with the
DEA a-rod admitted he did in fact take
performance-enhancing drugs he told the
truth in exchange for immunity to the
surprise of very few a rod was
eventually busted for using
performance-enhancing drugs and was
suspended an entire season he could have
been the Michael Jordan of baseball
before we reveal our topic here are a
few honorable mentions know I have zero
confidence in myself right now
if you probably drove the ball instead
of fuck and I’m gonna stop with I always
felt like whether I was making that
amount of money or less amount I still
had to perform and produce the first
time I felt uh nerve nervous you know
nerves it’s it’s exciting it’s fun I
have a lot of great people that are
supporting me Wade ready yeah and this
was big big money and you know whey
Trenton was I mean he’s been a great pro
he really he’s been a terrific pro he
had a long run with the Ottawa Senators
number one Rick DiPietro New York
Islanders so this morning with much
anticipation hope and excitement the New
York Islanders are picking Whitby pH for
a goaltender from Boston University at
the number one pick not satisfied with
the money they had wasted on Yashin in
2006 the Islanders signed their goalie
to a contract for 15 years something
they had tried to do a year earlier but
were blocked by the NHL for obvious
reasons
pretty go he’s gonna hold him down Rick
DiPietro was hardly a household name and
struggled with injuries both before and
after the 67 point five million dollar
signing Oh draw base card he had only
one all-star appearance never won a
playoff game and was sent down to the
minor league and finally had his
contract bought out with an enormous
eight years still remaining I think no
one has to worry about me jumping off
any bridges anytime soon do you agree
with our list by putting 50% I’m gonna
get 50% back which players do you think
hadn’t seen contracts unfortunately just
ran into that microfracture surgery and
he could never get back for more
astounding top 10s published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com do
the same
Grand Slam
in 2011 the mint had still owed Bonilla
five point nine million dollars welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most insane sports contracts
he’s been vilified over the years after
signing a 15 million or 15-year sixty
seven and a half million dollar contract
and he hasn’t really lived up to him for
this list we’re looking at ridiculously
bloated contracts in the sports industry
that involved huge amounts of money but
then failed to pay off no matter what
happens the Yankees still owe Rodriguez
61 million dollars on his contract that
runs through 2017 we’re putting a
particular emphasis on times when the
team really should have seen the failure
coming beforehand the Miami Marlins
reeling in Giancarlo Stanton with a
jaw-dropping deal worth more than 300
million dollars humongous soccer
transfers won’t be on this list however
as we will strictly be looking at
contracts I want to come here whether it
be for a penny or or wherever it was I
want to come here and do my best with
the club and show what I can do on the
football pitch number 10 Alexi Yasha New
York Islanders
although he displayed some talent on the
ice while he was with Ottawa in the 90s
and early noughties Alexei ashens off
ice antics made him one of the most
hated players in the league
Josh will check when it yah shit oh man
this is really oh gosh you generated
first of all in fact he was frequently
booed both away and at home it was no
shock when the senator shipped him off
to Long Island in 2001 the Islanders
gave up two players and the second
overall draft pick to get him and
quickly signed him to a 10-year 85
million plus contract isn’t working hard
for to get this kind of contracts and
it’s not the you know in North America
is nobody pays just for because they
like you so much
joshan’s talent quickly evaporated and
the Islanders were stuck with an
underperforming and despised player
whose enormous contract left them no cap
room in a way they went
you can see the jersey of Yosh and was
not tied down Sam and quote Chuck just
started throwing punches number nine
Kimbo Slice UFC
with a 4-2 MMA record Kimbo Slice is
signing by Bellator MMA in January 2015
initially seemed perfectly reasonable
however slices last fight was actually a
loss which came way back in 2010 making
the boxer and mixed martial artist a 41
year old fighter who hadn’t fought in
five years while he headlined Bellator
138 and won the June 2015 match his
victory was over Ken Shamrock who has
even further past his prime and deemed
an unworthy opponent by many at an
astounding 51 years old unless Weis
plans to exclusively fight athletes that
are middle-aged or older his MMA future
could be bleak slice quickly across
number eight AJ Burnett New York Yankees
he didn’t have a good release point on
this fastball he missed Mike Redman but
he got filling the Marlins strut without
a salary cap in baseball there’s often a
tendency to sign up anyone hot to a huge
contract without thinking of the
long-term consequences we thank you guys
for bringing us in your family because
we’re all family now that’s precisely
what happened when the New York Yankees
penned a five-year eighty two point five
million dollar contract for the former
Toronto Blue Jays player AJ Burnett in
New York Burnett struggled mightily
rarely posting a winning record during
the season and failing to close out the
2009 World Series and that’ll be it for
AJ Burnett which was eventually done a
game later by teammate Andy Pettitte
eventually the Yankees traded Burnett to
Pittsburgh with New York still paying
twenty of the thirty-three million
dollars left on his contract number
seven David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy
no I think that respects that the LA
Galaxy made international news when they
signed perhaps the most famous football
player in the english-speaking world in
2007 for a hefty sum however Fame
doesn’t always transfer to talent as
Beckham arrived hurt and long past his
prime crowds booed Beckham as the
players left the field for halftime his
time in LA was marred by frequent
injuries and he drew the ire of fans who
referred to Beckham as a fraud although
the galaxy captured multiple
championships during his tenure they
were owed much more to players like
Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane while
back of his biggest contribution was
likely jersey sales I might not be
playing here anymore but my commitment
stays the same to growing this to this
team to grow in this league to growing
this sport number six Gilbert Arenas
Washington Wizards did you happen to
catch the contract less the Yahoo put
out a few weeks ago about worst
contracts of all time
I’m not Viktor it’s hard to pinpoint
what exactly the biggest regret for the
Washington Wizards was after signing
this overrated player to a six-year 111
million dollar contract in 2008 he’ll go
to rhiness on the floor it could have
been the many injuries he suffered or
his general lack of effort that led to
his downfall however most people would
agree that it was his decision to bring
unloaded guns into the locker room which
got him charged with a felony and saw
him suspended for a majority of the
season I have to deal with you know the
police investigation DEA says that’s
what I have to deal with have you spoken
to them yet no play it I deal with that
on Monday in 2010 arenas was traded to
the Orlando Magic where he was quickly
waived came off the bench for the
Memphis Grizzlies and was last signed to
the Shanghai Sharks in 2012 number 5
Mike Hampton Colorado Rockies elevation
title at the beginning of his career
Mike Hampton actually showed some
promise but not so much as to deserve an
eight-year 121 million dollar contract
and in the year 2000 this was the
biggest contract in sports history once
getting to Colorado
his production quickly fell off a cliff
in his two seasons there he had an ER a
of 5.75 and the rocky sent him to the
Florida Marlins after which she was
quickly traded to Atlanta his time with
the Braves was largely spent off the
field as he had back to back Tommy John
surgeries and missed two full seasons
number four Bobby Bonilla New York Mets
but that guy oh she ate the best
contract of all time I wish my agent was
Bob Ibanez in the early 90s Bobby
Bonilla was the highest-paid player in
baseball thanks to a five-year twenty
nine million dollar contract it’s it
well is it part of it
but that wasn’t the insane part the
crazy part came when the New York Mets
wanted to part ways with him but still
owed him 5.9 million instead of paying
him out the Mets negotiated a new deal
where he would instead be paid roughly 1
million dollars a year plus interest for
25 years
we’re sure the deferred payments began
in 2011 meeting binya is still being
paid more than a few star Mets pitchers
and will be until 2035 when the buyout
will have cost them close to 30 million
dollars that will keep Oni on the Mets
payroll until the ripe old age of 72
today he makes more than pitching studs
Matt Harvey and Jacob degrom combined
number 3 Ilya Kovalchuk
New Jersey Devils Russian NHL star Illya
Kovalchuk has ended his long association
with Atlanta and signed up with the New
Jersey Devils the New Jersey Devils who
had traded to acquire Ilya Kovalchuk
were keen to keep their new star when he
became an unrestricted free agent
there’s Kovalchuk new chips it’s gone
they were so eager in fact that they
penned a 17-year 102 million dollar
contract which not only broke the record
for the longest contract in NHL history
but it circumvented the league salary
cap rules as a result the Devils were
fined three million dollars and lost
draft picks with the contract reduced
two years and two million dollars Ilya
Kovalchuk announced his retirement from
the NHL after a few less than productive
years Kovalchuk left the NHL for good
heading back to play in his native
Russia number 2 Alex Rodriguez New York
Yankees pitchman perk is hit high in the
air deep centerfield back those Hicks
gah the Yankees have a long rich history
of throwing barrels of money at players
but a 10-year 275 million dollar
contract for a rod was terrible even by
their standards Rodriguez was already in
his 30s when he penned this contract
meaning he would be on the Yankees books
until his early 40s it’s been a common
theme for Alex Rodriguez here at Fenway
Park and is sure to continue in all
visiting ballparks the rest of the
season as he hears a whole lot of booing
while signing any aging star this long
is insane getting one with a history of
steroid suspicions is what lands him in
this high spot in an interview with the
DEA a-rod admitted he did in fact take
performance-enhancing drugs he told the
truth in exchange for immunity to the
surprise of very few a rod was
eventually busted for using
performance-enhancing drugs and was
suspended an entire season he could have
been the Michael Jordan of baseball
before we reveal our topic here are a
few honorable mentions know I have zero
confidence in myself right now
if you probably drove the ball instead
of fuck and I’m gonna stop with I always
felt like whether I was making that
amount of money or less amount I still
had to perform and produce the first
time I felt uh nerve nervous you know
nerves it’s it’s exciting it’s fun I
have a lot of great people that are
supporting me Wade ready yeah and this
was big big money and you know whey
Trenton was I mean he’s been a great pro
he really he’s been a terrific pro he
had a long run with the Ottawa Senators
number one Rick DiPietro New York
Islanders so this morning with much
anticipation hope and excitement the New
York Islanders are picking Whitby pH for
a goaltender from Boston University at
the number one pick not satisfied with
the money they had wasted on Yashin in
2006 the Islanders signed their goalie
to a contract for 15 years something
they had tried to do a year earlier but
were blocked by the NHL for obvious
reasons
pretty go he’s gonna hold him down Rick
DiPietro was hardly a household name and
struggled with injuries both before and
after the 67 point five million dollar
signing Oh draw base card he had only
one all-star appearance never won a
playoff game and was sent down to the
minor league and finally had his
contract bought out with an enormous
eight years still remaining I think no
one has to worry about me jumping off
any bridges anytime soon do you agree
with our list by putting 50% I’m gonna
get 50% back which players do you think
hadn’t seen contracts unfortunately just
ran into that microfracture surgery and
he could never get back for more
astounding top 10s published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com do
the same
Grand Slam
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