The Triple A Ottawa Lynx has retained MA-based Game
Plan to handle the sale of the franchise (Game Plan). Lynx
Owner Howard Darwin is hoping to sell the team to local
interest, and in Ottawa, Tom Casey writes that the current
value of a Triple A team is C$10-12M (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 7/27).
...In Akron, Sheldon Ocker reports that former Jacobs Field
PA Announcer Mike Olszewski was "not fired" by the Indians,
but "has resigned to take a full-time job at a local radio
station" (BEACON JOURNAL, 7/27)....Former Lightning GM Phil
Esposito has filed a $15,000 suit against Sports Investors
of FL, claiming that former team Owner Art Williams "did not
provide a pension payment" after firing Esposito (ST. PETE
TIMES, 7/27)....In NJ, Tim Leonard writes that by saying he
was upset with the turnout by the Latino community for last
weekend's int'l friendly match before a MetroStars game,
MetroStars VP/Sales & Marketing Jim Leahy "chose to further
alienate a market" the team has been "trying to cultivate
for years." Leonard: "Ethnic fans can't be expected to show
up just because you bring in a club team from their
homeland, not even a popular team" (Bergen RECORD, 7/27).
