NOTEWORTHY FACTS AND FIGURES

Revenue Growth

• MLB revenue has grown from $1.38 billion in 1995 to $3.55 billion in 2001.
• Revenue growth was only 6.7% in 2001, lowest since pre-1995.
• Revenue growth was 28.2% in ’96, 16.5% in ’97, 19.9% in ’98, 11.4% in ’99, 20.4% in 2000.
• No new ballparks scheduled to open in 2002.

Local Revenue Growth and Disparities

• Local revenue grew 141 percent from 1995 ($1.2 billion) to 2001 ($2.8 billion).
• 2001 local revenue ranged from Montreal ($9.8 million) to New York Yankees ($217.8 million).
• From 1995 through 2001, 5 clubs averaged local revenues of more than $100 million, 7 clubs averaged local revenues under $40 million.
• Difference in average local revenue between revenue Quartile I clubs and Quartile IV clubs was $47.7 million in 1995, grew to $115.6 million in 2001.

Postseason Performance

· From 1995 through 2001, a total of 224 MLB postseason games were played.

· 5 clubs from payroll Quartiles III and IV made playoffs, winning 5 games. All lost in 1^st round.

· No team outside payroll Quartile I won a World Series game.

· Only one club outside payroll Quartile I reached World Series (1998 San Diego Padres).

· 7-year post-season record is 219-5 (.978 percentage) in favor of top two payroll quartiles.

Payroll Inflation and Disparity

• Average club payroll has grown 98.4 percent from 1995 ($33.12 million) to 2001 ($65.72 million).
• Payroll Quartile I average has grown from $46.4 million in 1995 to $99.9 million in 2001.
• Payroll Quartile II average has grown from $36.9 million in 1995 to $75.1 million in 2001.
• Payroll Quartile III average has grown from $31.4 million in 1995 to $49.7 million in 2001
• Payroll Quartile IV average has grown from $17.8 million in 1995 to $35.5 million in 2001.
• Gap in average payroll, Quartile I clubs to Quartile IV clubs, was $64.4 million in 2001.

· Average payroll increased 1.3% in 1996, 18.9% in 1997, 6.3% in 1998, 17.2% in 1999, 17% in 2000, 13.1% in 2001.

MLB Profitability, Operating Losses

• Only 2 of the 30 MLB clubs (Yankees and Indians) operated profitably, 1995-2001.
• 2001 MLB operating losses were $232 million.
• From 1995 through 2001, MLB operating losses exceeded $1.38 billion.

Club (Industry) Debt

• 2001 debt, excluding guaranteed contracts and deferred compensation, is $3.14 billion.
• Since 1993, total industry debt increased 429 percent, from $593 million to $3.14 billion.
• Average club debt in 2001 is approximately $105 million.
• Deferred compensation commitments in 2001 total an additional $1.11 billion.