Take a look at these numbers and tell me something isn't wrong here. Also, look at all the W.S. contenders for the year and where they are on the list.
<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=colhead align=top><TD>MLB TEAM</TD><TD align=right>PAYROLL (US$)</TD><TR class=oddrow><TD>1.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>205,938,439</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>2.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>121,311,945</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>3.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>104,770,139</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>4.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>95,337,908</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>5.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>95,017,822</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>6.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>92,919,842</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>7.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>89,487,426</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>8.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>87,210,933</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>9.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>85,883,334</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>10.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>
85,148,582</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>11.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>81,029,500</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>12.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>76,779,022</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>13.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>75,228,000</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>14.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>74,570,539</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>15.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>68,998,183</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>16.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>63,015,833</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>17.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>62,888,192</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>18.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>60,375,961</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>19.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>59,658,275</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>20.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>56,615,000</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>21.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>55,869,262</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>22.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>53,891,258</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>23.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>48,581,500</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>24.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>48,107,500</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>25.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>45,038,500</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>26.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>41,830,400</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>27.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>40,234,833</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>28.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>38,133,000</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>29.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>37,975,067</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>30.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.</TD><TD align=right>36,881,000</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>