This is what I'm getting at... I know that I picked two teams with large discrepancies in spending. But this post hit's the nail on the head. Where do we get our number of an acceptable payroll amount? It factors greatly into the feelings of Mauers contract because at 125 million his contract doesn't hurt the team as much when he put's up a 2011 performance. But this post isn't about if we're getting our money from Mauer (get over the contract people, he's performing up to his pay this year and Yes I wish every year could be '09 but it isn't going to happen). -------------------------------------------------------------- As far as paying for the stadium... People just need to grin and bear it. Because ALL professional sports franchises have their city over a barrel when it comes to stadium funding. It's sad but it's the reality these days, if you want pro sports the owner is more than likely going to make a profit off of the taxpayers...