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bluedigger

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1. Houston!

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 12:44 PM

Mar 2013

How the heck do they get away with averaging less than a million $ per player?

One thing I like about English soccer (I think) is how the worst team gets sent down to the next level and the best team from the second tier is raised up. Baseball should do that.

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2013 MLB Payrolls [View all] Auggie Mar 2013 OP

Houston! bluedigger Mar 2013 #1

The three worst teams in British football get sent down... Aquavit Mar 2013 #4

The Twins spent more than 2 (possibly 3) teams headed towards post season. Gore1FL Sep 2013 #10

I cannot fathom having as much $ as ARod is pulling in. Inkfreak Mar 2013 #2

Jeez...if the Twins Aquavit Mar 2013 #3

I live near Rochester, NY.. pangaia Apr 2013 #5

Ha, Oakland, 1 1/2 games out of first with only 68 milliion payroll. Angels, 10 1/2 games out with demosincebirth Jun 2013 #6

Some of these payrolls are obscene theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #7

I think these salaries are obscene too. Auggie Aug 2013 #8

Well maybe the Yankees have learned their lesson now theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #9

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