08-05-2009, 10:32 PM
Whoa, whoa, whoa. One thing, Kabes: the Cards don't compete "year in and year out" on "half" the Cubs budget. For one thing, it is only in recent years that the Cubs have started consistently out-spending the Cards. For another, the Cardinals have always been relatively big spenders in the NL Central. For still another, it's never ever been "half" of what the Cubs spend.
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