Sometimes state capitals aren’t economically that powerful. Denver and Columbus are certainly positive cases, but Springfield and Albany are pretty middling compared to the biggest cities in the same state.

Springfield MA is not the state capital. Boston is. But, to your broader point, there's often been a deliberate decision to site the state capital somewhere other than the main city to balance out political and business power a bit.

[ADDED: Ah. Probably referring to Springfield IL.]

The poster may have been referring to Springfield, IL.

Ah, probably right. I'm a bit fuzzy on my random state capitals these days. :-)

Springfield IL was what I had in mind, but I didn’t specify that. I used to live in Chicago, so to me “Springfield” obviously meant IL, but in retrospect I should’ve been more clear.

i think he meant Springfield, Oh Hiya Maude!