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BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Jury Is Still Out on Attendance

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Associated Press

Despite some exceptionally small crowds, baseball attendance during the first week of the season was down only 4% from last April--partly because of heavy discounting by some teams.

“Given the situation of not having a lot of time to promote, it’s much too early to make any judgment,” acting Commissioner Bud Selig said.

Games the first week of the season averaged attendance of 28,234.

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