On May 1, 7:23=A0pm, "badlands420" <b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > According to the USA Today, the 2008 payroll is $73,677,616; in 2003
>
> it was $45,210,000. =A0That's about a 63% increase.
>
> The raw increase in payroll means nothing by itself. It has to be
weighted=
> against the increase in revenue (significant) and the increase in
> operational costs (also significant) before it's illustrative of
anything.=
It means nothing to me if it's not reflective of on-field results.
Would the people complaining about the payroll be happier if the Pads
had been spending like the Dodgers and Giants the past few years, with
similar results?
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