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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
So Detroit had something like a 125M payroll or something. They can afford to sign Prince Fielder and Annibal Sanchez in successive years. Why? Where is the money coming from? Detroit is a big market? How are they affording these payrolls? They will be at 140M before you know it.
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It's not NY or LA but Detroit is still a pretty big metro area... 4+ million people. It's top 10-15. Definitely bigger than KC, St. Louis, Cleveland, etc.
Plus Mike Ilitch is a billionaire. That probably has more to do with it.