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MLB Not Optimistic About Attendance
mouthpiecesports.com - 3/10/2009
MLB Not Optimistic About Attendance
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One fact that’s impressed me the last few years has been baseball’s growth. In 2007, MLB set an attendance record with 79,502,524 in paid attendance ; last year in 2008, baseball fell just short of that. Recently, people have been watching baseball live from the stadium, and a ...
MLB thinks its attendance could drop as much as 20 percent
sports.yahoo.com - 3/9/2009
MLB thinks its attendance could drop as much as 20 percent
— sports.yahoo.com — Are you sitting in an office right now? If so, I'd like you to tab five people... in your line of sight. Are you sitting at the computer by yourself? Then pick out five buddies from your IM list or Twitter feed . Everyone ready? Then brace yourself ... (more) MLB thinks its attendance could drop as much as 20 percent

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mlbtraderumors.com - 3/9/2009
Attendance Projected To Be Down 17-20%?
— mlbtraderumors.com — In a blog post this morning, ESPN's Peter Gammons wrote: Major League Baseball has warned club business... people that attendance is expected to be down 17-20 percent in 2009, and it could be worse, especially with franchises like the Padres, Blue ... (more) Attendance Projected To Be Down 17-20%?

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jschil.wordpress.com - 3/10/2009
MLB: Attendance Issues
— jschil.wordpress.com — Thanks to my buddy Mr. Fletcher who gave me the URL to something ESPN ’s Peter Gammons... said over the weekend on his blog : “Major League Baseball has warned club businesspeople that attendance is expected to be down 17-20 percent in 2009, and that it could be worse, especially ... (more) MLB: Attendance Issues

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