performance vs. cost

I found this amazing graph today which analyzes MLB teams' performance relative to the money they spend on salaries. I love visual representations, and this graph charts day-to-day performance so you can see the rise and fall of teams throughout the season. The website also has data for the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons.

Both Florida teams are doing quite well this season according to this analysis, especially considering they are the bottom two teams in amount of money spent (to even put that into perspective, the Marlins have spent less than half the amount of money as the Rays and have the same record!) Secretly though, my favorite part is visual proof that the Yankees waste ridiculous amounts of money -- 10 times more than the Marlins -- and have one less win (and three more losses) to show for it! Tee hee.