Red Sox fans, you're only 3 1/2 games ahead of the Devil Rays.
Just for fun, let's do a little math:
Red Sox 2004 payroll: $127,298,500
D-Rays 2004 payroll: $29,556,667
Red Sox Median Salary: $3,087,500
D-Rays Median Salary: $650,000
Makes you think, doesn't it? Makes you think someone hired the wrong manager and paid too much for talent.