The early kick-off meant an attendance below 30, 000 and a somewhat flat atmosphere as fans absorbed their latest injury blow - the loss of Fellaini coming just when their other playmaker Mikel Arteta is back from his own long-term lay-off.
Take away the added fans in Minnesota, and MLB attendance would be off 2% from last season.
But he brushed off concerns about the flagging attendance, citing poor April weather and the economy as contributing factors.
The baseball numbers Forbes usually concentrates on are off the field--attendance, ticket prices, television deals, player salaries and sponsorship dollars.
Attendance at Las Vegas conventions was off 30 percent in that same March to March comparison.
Coming off four consecutive losing seasons and four straight years of declining attendance, the Mets traded reigning NL Cy Young winner R.
The Grizzlies have been bleeding red ink for the past decade, but are coming off back-to-back playoff appearances that helped bump attendance up 7% last season.
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The college credits will do little to boost attendance, since they will mostly go to well-off households who send their kids to college anyway.
Coming off four straight losing seasons and four consecutive years of declining home attendance, the Mets are still in a rebuilding mode under general manager Sandy Alderson and Collins.
Many companies have HR policies in place that reinforce positive behaviors, from reimbursing workers for gym memberships based on attendance rates to providing free health screenings and paid time off for annual checkups.
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No doubt their star power was a big draw for many in attendance, and while the plea that their discussion be off-the-record will be respected, it should be said that both largely agreed with each other on the various policy subjects discussed.
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