274 - "I Thought I'd Given Up the Circus:" Baseball Promotions w/ Joseph Natalicchio

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Joseph Natalicchio about outrageous baseball promotions and his new book on the topic.

Joseph 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...

People in this episode

Guest: Joseph Natalicchio

Topics covered

• baseball promotions
• Disco Demolition Night
• sports culture
• book discussion
• entertainment

Keywords

• baseball
• promotions
• Joseph Natalicchio
• Disco Demolition Night
• sports history
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McFarland

Books & works: Baseball's Most Outrageous Promotions: From Wedlock and Headlock Day to Disco Demolition Night

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