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THE PITCH COUNT: THEIR PLAYING "ROCKET MAN" IN TORONTO

          Today, THE DAILY continues our exclusive MLB team     profiles with a look at the Blue Jays.  All dollar figures     are U.S. dollars.  On deck: The Pirates.
TEAM: Toronto Blue Jays
'97 SLOGAN: "The Next Generation"
PLAYERS FEATURED: Joe Carter, Roger Clemens, Pat Hentgen, Carlos Delgado, Benito Santiago, Charlie O'Brien, Mike Timlin,
PAYROLL: $45,519,833 (9 of 28)
SEASON-TICKETS: 24,000 (full season plans)
SELECT KEY SPONSORS: Coca-Cola, Honda, Ontario Dairy Farmers, Shoppers Drug Mart, Mr. Sub Sandwiches
OUTFIELD WALL ADS: None
VIRTUAL ADVERTISING: None
WEB SITE: www.bluejays.ca
SITE DESIGNER: Internal
ADVERTISING ON SITE: None
BROADCAST TV: CBC
GAMES/YEAR IN DEAL/$: 35/1 of 1/$9M
CABLE TV: TSN
GAMES/YEAR IN DEAL/$: 80/2 of 5/$6M rights fee
SALES RESPONSIBILITY: Station for both
RADIO: CJCL-AM
GAMES/YEAR IN DEAL/$: 162/5 of 6/$1.6M
SALES RESPONSIBILITY: Station
NOTES: Team payroll comes from USA TODAY figures. Length of deal and rights fee for TV and radio packages come from Broadcasting & Cable, 3/31 issue.

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