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| May 12, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The ABCs of April:

A is for attendance. It was down 4.9 percent from last April, from 26,217 per game to 24,920. Was it the economy, unusually cold weather or the NFL draft? Stay tuned.

B is for bashing. Teams averaged 9.5 runs in April, up from 9.3 over last April. Two reasons for the slight increase: Scoring in games at Coors Field was up 4 runs per game, and the high strike. Either players have gotten used to high breaking balls being called strikes or the high strike is not being called as often. "At times you still see it, but not as much," ...

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