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THE PITCH COUNT: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

          Today, THE DAILY continues our exclusive MLB team     profiles with a look at the Giants.  KNBR-AM, the Giants'     flagship radio station, is a limited partner in the team.      On deck: White Sox
TEAM:
San Francisco Giants
'97 SLOGAN:
"Giants Baseball. Anything Can Happen."
PLAYER FEATURED:
Barry Bonds
PAYROLL:
$33,469,213 (19 of 28)
SEASON-TICKET BASE:
approx. 8,500 (w/full-season equivalents)
SELECT KEY SPONSORS:
Pacific Bell, 3Com, Hitachi, Coca-Cola, A-B, Miller, JCPenney
OUTFIELD WALL ADS:
The Gap
VIRTUAL ADVERTISING:
Handled by Princeton Video Image
WEB SITE:
www.sfgiants.com
SITE DESIGNER:
Handled in-house
WEB SITE ADVERTISING:
Handled by team
BROADCAST TV:
KTVU
GAMES/YEAR IN DEAL/$:
56 games/3rd of 6/$5.5M
SALES RESPONSIBILITY:
Station, but Giants retain 5-7 30-second spots per game
CABLE TV:
SportsChannel Pacific
GAMES/YEAR IN DEAL/$:
55 games/2nd of 5/$4.5M
SALES RESPONSIBILITY:
Station
RADIO:
KNBR-AM
GAMES/YEAR/$:
162/3rd of 3/$4.5M
SALES RESPONSIBILITY:
Station
MASCOT:
Luigi Francisco (a.k.a. Lou Seal)
NOTES: Team payroll comes from USA TODAY figures. Length of deal and rights fee for TV and radio packages comes from Broadcasting & Cable, 3/31 issue.

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