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Selig predicted this year's total attendance likely to finish between 75 and 77 million

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said he is projecting a second straight aggregate attendance increase for the league, with this year's total likely to finish in a range between 75 and 77 million, a sum that would be about 3-5% above the '11 season. The predicted attendance hike for the '12 season closely mirrors Selig's optimism going into last season. But several unforeseen events including the Dodgers' bankruptcy and a historically large spate of rain in the Northeast and Midwest last spring helped bring the final '11 attendance to 73.4 million, up only 0.5% from '10. This season, the Marlins are likely to add at least 1 million to their full-season attendance with the opening of Marlins Park, and the Dodgers are also likely to see a strong re ...