Yesterday I had the great priviledge to spend about an hour on the phone with Sports Marketing guru Dan Migala of The Migala Report. Dan is our guest for the August Interview on Gameops.com and without over-hyping it….I think this could be the best interview on the site.

We chatted about sports marketing, giveaway items, game promotions, mascots and much more. This long form interview is something I have moved away from in recent years on the site, since they are much more time consuming to write, transcribe and create….but it was a reminder of how enjoyable it can be to hear from some of the industry leaders. I am looking forward to working more on the story and posting that next month.

We also talked briefly about Dan’s book Dugout Wisdom, which is getting rave reviews on Amazon.com. I just ordered a copy as well and I will certainly review it here after I get a chance to read it.

“In Dugout Wisdom: Life Lessons From Baseball, author Dan Migala finds the heart in baseball, collecting and sharing words of wisdom from 55 greats of the game. These first person accounts of baseball’s pivotal life moments feature noted players such as Sparky Anderson, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage, Monte Irvin, Kirby Puckett, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo and Mike Schmidt.”

–Cudo