A'S NOT OK: OWNERS EXPECTED TO PUT TEAM UP FOR SALE

          A's co-Owner Steve Schott said he and partner Ken
     Hofmann "expect to trigger a Coliseum lease provision by
     Friday that will put the team up for sale," according to
     John Hickey of the OAKLAND TRIBUNE.  Since the team's
     current lease "commits" them to the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum
     through 2004, Schott and Hofmann are "obligated to put the
     team up for sale at a discounted price" if they want to opt
     out of their lease before then.  Schott: "We are not going
     to let this option go by.  From our point of view, we don't
     have much of a choice but to give notice."  Once they give
     notice, Schott and Hofmann will "name their sale price." 
     But if Coliseum Authority execs feel the price is too high,
     both sides will enter a 60-day arbitration process.  The A's
     "previously have indicated they might ask for" $135M, but
     the Coliseum Authority "is expected to seek a much lower
     selling price" to make the team "more attractive" to
     potential buyers.  Schott said he is still willing to
     "commit to the Coliseum," and "forgo" the year-to-year lease
     as part of a settlement of the club's pending $48M claim
     against the Coliseum (OAKLAND TRIBUNE, 10/22).