Shares of the Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. have
increased 10% in December after Forbes valued the franchise
at $322M, the third-highest in MLB. The stock was steady at
8 1/8 Thursday, up from 7 3/8 on November 30 (BLOOMBERG/THE
DAILY, 12/9)....The Hurricanes have sold all 11,059 tickets
for their home game against the Red Wings on Saturday. It
will mark the first sellout since the team moved to
Greensboro last year (NEWS & RECORD, 12/11)....An ad for the
NHL Thrashers in today's ATLANTA CONSTITUTION runs with the
tag, "Buy Someone Special A Seat This Season. Even If
They'll Only Use The Edge Of It" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
12/11)....Vikings VP/Business Operations Rand Gottlieb said
the team set an all-time souvenirs sales record of $246,000
during Sunday night's game against the Bears. Also, Vikings
Owner Red McCombs said the team "has found a way to earn $3
million in new Metrodome income this season." The Vikings
sold 529 season tickets Wednesday, and now have 7,000-plus
new season tickets sold for next year (Minn. STAR TRIBUNE,
12/11)....The MLRH Anaheim Bullfrogs "must come up with at
least some" of the approximately $81,000 they owe Arrowhead
Pond to play in the arena in '99. The team owes the
facility $75,000 in rent and another $6,000 for personal
ticket orders by Bullfrogs Owner Stuart Silver. Pond
officials said they need a "good faith" payment to be able
to make arrangements for next season (O.C. REGISTER, 12/11).
