Um, guys....
The cities DMA rank isn't directly correlated to their teams' payroll. Take Detroit for instance. They were #2 in total payroll this year.
2008 MLB Team Payroll Rank
- 1 New York Yankees: $209,081,579
- 2 Detroit Tigers: $138,685,197
- 3 New York Mets: $138,293,378
- 4 Boston Red Sox: $133,440,037
- 5 Chicago White Sox: $121,152,667
- 6 Los Angeles Angels: $119,216,333
- 7 Chicago Cubs: $118,595,833
- 8 Los Angeles Dodgers: $118,536,038
- 9 Seattle Mariners: $117,993,982
- 10 Atlanta Braves: $102,424,018
- 11 St. Louis Cardinals: $100,624,450
- 12 Toronto Blue Jays: $98,641,957
- 13 Philadelphia Phillies: $98,269,880
- 14 Houston Astros: $88,930,415
- 15 Milwaukee Brewers: $81,004,167
- 16 Cleveland Indians: $78,970,067
- 17 San Francisco Giants: $76,904,500
- 18 Cincinnati Reds: $74,277,695
- 19 San Diego Padres: $73,677,617
- 20 Colorado Rockies: $68,655,500
- 21 Texas Rangers: $68,239,551
- 22 Baltimore Orioles: $67,196,249
- 23 Arizona Diamondbacks: $66,202,713
- 24 Minnesota Twins: $62,182,767
- 25 Kansas City Royals: $58,245,500
- 26 Washington Nationals: $54,961,000
- 27 Pittsburgh Pirates: $49,365,283
- 28 Oakland Athletics: $47,967,126
- 29 Tampa Bay Rays: $43,820,598
- 30 Florida Marlins: $21,836,500