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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You're no math genius either because there is no way A Rod made $55 million last year.
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My mantra is "I'm a lawyer; I don't do numbers."
Actually I hadn't paid attention to how much the Twins increased their payroll the last 2 years. In 2001, the Twins payroll was $24MM and ARod's salary was $22MM. So it wasn't actually more than their payroll but close enough for government work.
Your point about small market teams being mad after having a good year and having to subsidize the Mets isn't all that likely. After a good year the Twins' attendance goes up pretty dramatically but they are not likely ever going to have a local TV contract lucrative enough to have to share revenue with anyone but the Expos, the Brewers or the Royals unless Carl Pohlad turns his new cable sports station into a superstation ala Ted Turner.
