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Hooks & Runs274 - "I Thought I'd Given Up the Circus:" Baseball Promotions w/ Joseph NatalicchioJoseph Natalicchio is the author of "Baseball's Most Outrageous Promotions: From Wedlock and Headlock Day to Disco Demolition Night" (McFarland 2025), released earlier in December. This is a wonderful book - we discuss everything from Disco Demolition Night to the night fans tore apart a ballpark while game played on to why baseball promotions have gotten so boring! Joseph was a gracious guest and we hope you enjoy this chat.Here is the link to the book at McFarland (link above):https://tinyurl.com/promotions121125...or buy the book at the affiliate link below.
2025-12-1246 min
Good Seats Still AvailableBaseball's Most Outrageous Promotions - With Joseph NatalicchioBaseball has long been America's pastime — and the stage for some of the wildest, most outrageous marketing stunts in sports history. From the postwar era through the 1970s, team owners and promoters pushed the limits of spectacle to fill seats, generate buzz, and entertain fans, often blurring the line between creativity and chaos. This week, "Baseball's Most Outrageous Promotions" author Joe Natalicchio joins for a wild ride across some of the sport's most infamous attempts to spice things up at the ol' ballpark - where good marketing intentions went mightily awry. Natalicchio takes us behind th...
2025-12-081h 29Good Seats Still AvailableBaseball's Most Outrageous Promotions - With Joseph NatalicchioBaseball has long been America's pastime — and the stage for some of the wildest, most outrageous marketing stunts in sports history. From the postwar era through the 1970s, team owners and promoters pushed the limits of spectacle to fill seats, generate buzz, and entertain fans, often blurring the line between creativity and chaos. This week, "Baseball's Most Outrageous Promotions" author Joe Natalicchio joins for a wild ride across some of the sport's most infamous attempts to spice things up at the ol' ballpark - where good marketing intentions went mightily awry. Natalicchio takes us behind th...
2025-12-081h 29