Bobby Bonilla Day

Planet Money

NPR

Business, News

4.6 • 29.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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How the worst deal in baseball explains one of the most important concepts in economics. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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0:00.0	This is Planet Money from NPR.
0:03.3	James Sneed, my co-host for this episode.
0:08.6	How are you?
0:09.6	Kenny Malone, hello.
0:10.6	Before we get to, like the life-changing finance lesson that this episode is really about,
0:17.3	I do need to ask you, you are a fan of the baseball team the New York Metz is my understanding.
0:22.8	Yeah, for most of my memorable life.
0:26.2	You've never seen them win a world series.
0:27.9	I have not.
0:30.0	Because they frequently bungle things.
0:33.2	This is true.
0:34.2	Let me ask you a question.
0:35.7	Okay.
0:37.7	What do the New York Metz and Possums have in common?
0:43.7	What?
0:46.7	Both play dead at home and get killed on the road.
0:50.1	Oh my God.
0:51.1	I knew it was something to do with playing dead, but I do want to say.
0:54.7	James, what's the difference between dirt and the New York Metz?
0:57.8	This is torture.
0:58.8	I know the answer to these, but I don't want to say it.
1:02.2	Nothing.
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