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free bobbleheads and forty-cent hot dogs, the ancient art of bribing you to watch a slow game.
means marketing gimmicks stadiums use, like giveaways, discount nights, and fireworks, to drag butts into seats regardless of who is playing.
from traces back to bill veeck, baseball's great showman, who staged stunts like disco demolition night and once sent a little person to bat, proving the game alone was never quite the whole sale.
bobblehead economicsa giveaway night can double normal attendance instantly.
disco demolition1979 promo literally ended in a field riot.
dollar dog nightsteams lose money per hot dog, gain it on beer.
eddie gaedelveeck signed a 3'7 player purely for spectacle.