In the 1970s heyday of baseball promotional gimmicks, opportunistic teams like the Astros, Phillies, Indians, and Padres dumped money on the field and invited fans to have at it.
Episode Highlights:
- The Houston Astros make money by giving it away.
- Bill Giles’ Philadelphia Phillies lean into boz woz.
- Cleveland scrambles for a million fans in 1974.
- Paul submits a dark-horse candidate for greatest moment in baseball history.
- A surprise winner of a fake money contest in San Diego.
- Giving away tiny amounts of money falls out of favor in cash-strapped America.
- The end of the line—in Canada.
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Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson
Production and Music: Ted Walker
Design: Ketaki Kulkarni
