Quote (Wine @ Thu, Apr 30 2009, 05:35pm)
Hey, if it makes you any happier, I can easily state that Chicago is a pretty wealthy place to provide the top 5 payrolls in MLB.
/E: I know it's 2008, but I just googled it,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_teams_by_payroll
# New York Yankees $ 201,449,189
# New York Mets $ 149,373,987
# Chicago Cubs $ 134,809,000
# Boston Red Sox $ 121,745,999
# Detroit Tigers $ 115,085,145
# Los Angeles Angels $ 113,709,000
# Philadelphia Phillies $ 113,004,046
# Houston Astros $ 102,996,414
# Los Angeles Dodgers $ 100,414,592
# Seattle Mariners $ 98,904,166
# Atlanta Braves $ 96,726,166
# Chicago White Sox $ 96,068,500
# San Francisco Giants $ 82,616,450
# Cleveland Indians $ 81,579,166
# Toronto Blue Jays $ 80,538,300
# Milwaukee Brewers $ 80,182,502
# St. Louis Cardinals $ 77,605,109
# Colorado Rockies $ 75,201,000
# Cincinnati Reds $ 73,558,500
# Arizona Diamondbacks $ 73,516,666
# Kansas City Royals $ 70,519,333
# Texas Rangers $ 68,178,798
# Baltimore Orioles $ 67,101,666
# Minnesota Twins $ 65,299,266
# Tampa Bay Rays $ 63,313,034
# Oakland Athletics $ 62,310,000
# Washington Nationals $ 60,328,000
# Pittsburgh Pirates $ 48,693,000
# San Diego Padres $ 43,734,200
# Florida Marlins $ 36,834,000