PINSTRIPES, Fightin' PHILS, BOSOX, and HALOS lead MLB in Team Salaries.......What Teams are at the BOTTOM?

Since everyone is talking about a Lockout here and a Work Stoppage there.......the BLUEDUDE wants to put you on about how much the BOYS of Summer make....you know....the National PASTIME.

It's funny to me that the 1st sport to put a Salary Cap on PLAYERS was the National Basketball Association. They also were the 1st to implement the Rookie Wage Scale that I think the NFL had they done this 5 years ago...they wouldn't be in the situation that they are in now.

Also, people gripe about the NBA Early Entries and the RULE of Players having to play at least one year in College before they become Draft Eligible........BULL****. My point is a Baseball Player in High School can get drafted, get a huge Sign on BONUS, and opt to go straight to the MInor Leagues and not have to go to any college....IS THAT BIASED?...or is that the BLUEDUDE barking up the wrong tree.

SO why does the BASEBALL PLAYER get to this and the NBA Player doesn't.........Ohhh I get it.........and you can't tell me BASEBALL is not going down the same path as these other sports when it comes to money.........MLB To Payrolls are just as bad as NBA Payrolls if not worse......Both CONTRACTS are guaranteed.....RIGHT?

Without further a due......the 2011 MLB PAYROLLS and the Highest Paid Player for Each TEAM:

1. YANKEES $202,689,028 Alex RODRIGUEZ $32,000,000 ONLY in GOTHAM CITY

2. PHILLIES $172,976,379 Roy HALLADAY/Ryan HOWARD $20,000,000 Going ALL OUT for another CHAMPIONSHIP

3. RED SOX $161,762,475 Josh BECKETT $17,000,000 Always in the running for Postseason play

4. ANGELS $148,543,166 Vernon WELLS $26,187,500 Free Agent Pick-Up....HALOS and Owner Moreno Spend to WIN

5. WHITE SOX $127,789,000 Jake PEAVY $16,000,000 Not if he can only get off the DL.....a lot of cash for 20 STARTS

6. CUBS $125,047, 329 Alfonso SORIANO $19,000,000 That's a FELONY Charge on the FONS...has done nothing

7. METS $118,847,309 Johan SANTANA $21,644,707 TWINS made the right move.....ARM Breaking Down on #57

8. GIANTS $118,198,333 Barry ZITO $18,500,000 Hey he found his ARM last season....GIANTS won the BIG ONE

9. TWINS $112,737,000 Joe MAUER $23,000,000 SHOCKING HUH?....SMALL MARKET but New BALLPARK

10. TIGERS $105,700,231 Miguel CABRERA $20,000,000 And he acts like a FOOL.......Need to start docking HIS PAY

11. CARDINALS $105,433,572 Matt HOLLIDAY $16,317,774 Albert has the right to be a little upset by being #2 on PAYROLL

12. DODGERS $104,188,999 Rafael FURCAL $13,000,000 This is surprising with guys like ETHIER and KEMP on Roster

13. RANGERS $92,299,264 Michael YOUNG $16,174,974 And he wanted traded saying he is tired of being lied to......DAMN

14. ROCKIES $88,148,071 Todd HELTON $20,275,000 This DUDE been their since'98.......MR. Colorado ROCKIES Himself

15. BRAVES $87,002,892 Derek LOWE $15,000,000 For Money Spent.....The BRAVES will probably cash in...NICE PAYROLL

16. MARINERS $86,524,600 Ichiro SUZUKI $18,000,000 The FACE of the MARINERS PLACE......ICHIRO.....worth every PENNY

17. BREWERS $85,497,333 Prince FIELDER $15,500.000 BREW CREW still have their issues.....not a bad PAYROLL

18. ORIOLES $85,304,038 Nick MARKAKIS $10,600,000 New SHERIFF in town.....SHOWALTER....y'all be COOL NOW

19. REDS $75,947,134 Francisco CORDERO $12,125,000 A bang for your BUCK......NL CENTRAL CHAMPS in 2010

20. ASTROS $70,694,000 Carlos LEE $19,000,000 Probably can't wait to get him off their BOOKS..next guy $8 Million

21. ATHLETICS $66,536,500 David DeJESUS $6,000,000 Nice evenly spread PAYROLL...with no FANNIES in the SEATS

22. NATIONALS $63,856,928 Jayson WERTH $10,571,428 Big Free Agent Pick-Up.....Good PAYROLL...Need some RESULTS

23. BLUE JAYS $62,567,800 Jose A BAUTISTA $8,000,000 Now you see why Vernon WELLS was traded

24. MARLINS $56,944,000 Hanley RAMIREZ $11,000,000 20% of their PAYROLL..HELPS on the way....2012 New STADIUM

25. DIAMONDBACKS $53,639,833 Kelly JOHNSON $5,850,000 They have to find a way to WIN with NO MONEY....IMPOSSIBLE

26. INDIANS $49,190,566 Travis HAFNER $13,000,000 Will find a suitor for HAFNER at Trade DEADLINE....too much $

27. PADRES $45,869,140 Heath BELL $7,500,000 SMALL PAYROLL for SMALL MARKET....almost got into playoffs in 2010

28. PIRATES $45,047,000 Paul MAHOLM $6,250,000 18 Straight Losing Seasons.......HEINZ FIELD in their neighbor

29. RAYS $41,053,571 Johnny DAMON $5,250,000 A Model Franchise Financially and PERSONNEL Wise

30. ROYALS $36,126,000 Joakim SORIA $4,000,000 WHO?......HMMMMMMMMM.......Losing Since LATE-80's

You see the desparity between TEAMS that have the Resources to make playoff runs annually, stay in the playoff hunt annually, and most of these TEAMS are in what MARKETS.......LARGE.

How can one TEAM'S highest Paid Player be at $4 Million and another Team's Player at $32 Million......MLB needs to look themselves in the MIRROR as well.......no one SPORTS is immune to FINANCIAL ISSUES. And for some of the BOTTOM Franchises they operate sort of like a Minor League outfit........Once their Player becomes an All-Star....they can't afford him anymore......HOGWASH.