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1. Yankees - $205 million
2. Red Sox - $170 million
3. Phillies - $144 million
4. Cubs - $135 million
5. Mets - $127 million
6. Tigers - $126 million
7. Angels - $119 million
8. White Sox - $101 million
9. Mariners - $98 million
10. Twins - $97 million
11. Giants - $95 million
12. Astros - $93 million
13. Braves and Cards - $90 million each
15. Brewers - $86 million
16. Dodgers - $83 million
17. Rockies - $80 million
18. Blue Jays - $79 million
19. Diamondbacks - $78 million
20. Orioles - $73 million
21. Rays and Royals - $72 million each
23. Reds - $70 million
24. Indians - $65 million
25. Rangers and Nationals - $64 million each
27. A's - $53 million
28. Marlins - $45 million
29. Padres - $40 million
30. Pirates - $36 million

So this shows that the ownership of alot of these clubs is making some serious jack and not paying the guys that actual are earning the money for them. Ridiculous! Athletes may very well be overpaid but I have long said, the owners should not make the money because they have easy guaranteed money with just a little pr and no actual work involved. Is going to a Pirates game 80% cheaper than going to a Yanks game? Do Jays games' cost twice as much to attend compared to the Padres?

Now I will say that at some point all sports will ruin if they continue to increase salaries because fans won't be able to afford to attend games and networks won't be able to afford to carry the games on tv.

Going to Pirate games are pretty cheap. When I went to watch the Yankees/Pirates series 2 years ago at PNC Park, the New Yorkers who came down for the series, and there was alot of them, could not believe how much cheaper everything was in Pittsburgh.

I can understand why Steinbrenner is upset by the low salaries of some of the clubs. The Yankees have paid a luxury tax of over $200 million since 2003, when you count this years tax.

The Pirates, my team, which has had 17 losing seasons in a row, have spent their money from the luxury tax to pay down debt, not to add quailty players. The Reds are also guilty of the same thing.

The Pirates have never lost money in any of their 17 losing seasons. They received $16 million from the luxury tax last season to spend on adding quality players for this year and yet they didn't.