In reflecting on Abbott's departure, America East Commissioner Amy Huchthausen said that, "It's been an absolute pleasure to work with Steve. He's served as chair of the AD Council over the past year, providing steady leadership during a critical time for the conference. He quickly gained the respect of his peers and I know they join me in wishing him the very best in the future.".So why should fans expect a fair measure of misery in 2013? Because even $10 billion isn't enough for the sprawling league. Game attendance jumped from a postrecession low of 17.14 million in 2010 to 17.3 million last year, but was still well short of the record 17.6 million that came out in 2006 and 2007. There were nearly 1 million empty seats at regular season games in 2012, up 50% from just four years earlier.

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