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TICKET NOTES: ANGELS HAVE FAITH IN FANS; T'WOLVES RAISE $$$

          ANGELS: In L.A., Mike DiGiovanna reported that for the
     first time in team history, the Angels are including a "Good
     Faith Guarantee" in their season-ticket packages this
     season, allowing fans who are "not satisfied" with the team
     after 16 home games to cancel their season tickets.  With
     season-ticket renewals down 20-25% this season, the team is
     hoping to "lure a few dissatisfied Angel fans back to the
     fold."  No interest will be payable on the refund amounts,
     and cancellation of season tickets "constitutes a waiver by
     the season-ticket holder of any rights in regard to seat
     locations for future seasons" (L.A. TIMES, 2/28).
          T'WOLVES UP TIX PRICE: The T'Wolves' average ticket
     price will increase to $36.38 next season, up from $35.54
     this season.  Single game tickets will range from $10-225. 
     Prices for the 9,201 upper-bowl seats at the Target Center
     will stay the same, ranging from $10-34.  Lower-bowl seats
     will cost $1-25 more for individual games (ST. PAUL PIONEER
     PRESS, 2/29).  In Minneapolis, John Millea writes that the
     presence of the first year NHL Wild next season "had little
     impact" on the increase.  T'Wolves President Rob Moor: "I
     believe there are distinctions between fans of hockey and
     fans of the NBA" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 2/29).
          IN THE VALLEY: The Suns and NFL Cardinals
     "coincidentally announced ticket pricing policies"
     yesterday.  The Suns "will increase" prices on more than
     11,000 seats in the lower bowl of America West Arena, while
     "holding the line on more than" 7,500 seats in the upper
     bowl.  The average cost of a Suns ticket will increase to
     $47.62, which will rank 15th in the NBA.  Meanwhile, the
     Cardinals "will keep prices at the same level" for the fifth
     consecutive season (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 2/29).

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