Umm, Bike. There is one reason why the Sox payroll is what it is.....
All we are doing is trying to keep up with the Joneses. How the fuck else are we supposed to compete? Sure the Sox payroll is something like 120-130. But the Yankees top that by 100 million dollars.
Doesnt that sound a little nuts to you? There are a few "big market" teams that the Sox do battle with for free agents. There is Altanta, St.Louis, Dodgers, Angels, Baltimore, Seattle, Texas and many others that have payrolls similar to the Sox. Sure they arent as much but they also dont bang out the ballpark for 180 straight games like Boston does.
We don't care about payrolls amongst the big market and small market. The only problem is that there are 3 groups, not 2.
The Big Market teams
The Small Market teams
& The Yankees.
Its just flat out ridiculous. The fact that they arent even smart about using their endless cash is what pisses people off even more.