The Indians have sold-out individual game tickets for
the rest of the '98 season. The Indians consecutive home
sellout streak now stands at an MLB record 211 straight
games (Indians). In Boston, Peter Gammons called the
Indians' IPO "troublesome because it sends a message that it
isn't enough to sell out the ballpark every night, have
creative sources of revenue, and provide one of the most
entertaining teams in the business. So what does that say
about Detroit and Milwaukee when their parks open?" (BOSTON
GLOBE, 4/13). In Cleveland, Glenn Gamboa reported that in
the Indians' public offering application with the SEC, the
team said it earned $100,000 from ad sales on their Web
site, www. indians.com, in '97 (PLAIN-DEALER, 4/13).
MLB NOTES: Reggie Jackson said that he and a group bid
$300M to buy the Dodgers last year, but lost out when team
Owner Peter O'Malley accepted the $311M bid from Rupert
Murdoch's Fox Group (NEWSDAY, 4/13)....Expos President
Claude Brochu, on team payroll: "We'll double the payroll
next year and again the year after" (N.Y. TIMES, 4/13).
