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	Professional baseball in Cleveland is one of the city's oldest traditions, dating back to 1869. There is a passionate connection between the city of Cleveland and the Indians, as they are a study in revival. Both are working, living examples of the power of teamwork, conviction and dedication. When team president RICHARD JACOBS and his late brother, DAVID, bought the Cleveland Indians in 1986, they committed themselves to a significant investment in a long-term strategy to build a winning formula in Cleveland baseball. That format is based on the creation and maintenance of a young, talented and exciting Major League club; a solid and productive player development system; and a world-class baseball-only ballpark created with the intent to maximize the "total experience" of Northeast Ohio baseball fans. Jacobs Field has become a crucial rallying point for both the Indians and the city of Cleveland. It stands as a powerful symbol of the team's and city's rebirth and promising future. Since its opening in 1994, Jacobs Field has treated millions of baseball fans to the very finest in sports entertainment. Money magazine echoed these sentiments, listing Indians baseball at Jacobs Field as the best fan value in major professional sports in its October, 1995 issue. While there is no magic formula for rebuilding a baseball team, the strategy employed by the Cleveland Indians has produced a championship-caliber ballclub playing to sold out crowds in the one of the finest sports facilities in the world: JACOBS FIELD. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Historic Time for a City and Its Team Historians are certain to identify the year 1994 as a significant time in the renaissance of the city of Cleveland. And it is the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex, consisting of Jacobs Field, the home of the Indians, and Gund Arena, the new home of the CAVS, that will be remembered as the crowning jewel in the city's ever-changing urban landscape. Symbolic of the rebirth of Cleveland and the spirit of partnership that has sparked it, the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex was made possible by its own 50/50 public/private partnership-through the support and cooperative efforts of the Cleveland business community, government, the Indians, our neighbors the CAVS, sports fans, and, most importantly, the people of Cuyahoga County. This unique and admired public/private partnership has produced more than just a sports complex, it has birthed an urban development plan that is designed to spur economic growth in downtown Cleveland. Complementing that plan is the new home of the Cleveland Indians-Jacobs Field, which was built solely for baseball with a capacity of 43,368. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobs Field: Built with the Fans "Total Experience" in Mind The Cleveland Indians organization and the Gateway Economic Development Corporation worked closely to fund, design, and build a world-class facility created expressly for baseball, specifically for Cleveland, and most importantly, with the fans' "total experience" in mind. In planning for our fans' "total experience" at Jacobs Field, we identified the features and amenities the team and our fans wanted the most, studied the best concepts from ballparks around the country, and added innovations of our own. The result is one of the finest baseball facilities in the United States, and a facility that is uniquely Cleveland. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------