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'''Marucci Bat Company''' is an [[American]] manufacturer of [[baseball bats]] based in [[Baton Rouge, LA]]. It was founded in 2002 by the [[Louisiana State University]] athletic training director Jack Marucci[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174095&SPID=2178&SPSID=31741]. The company also is co-owned by former major league baseball players [[Kurt Ainsworth]] and Joe Lawrence.

'''''Where The Action Is''''' was a music-based variety show which aired on [[television]] in the [[United States]] during the [[1960s]]. It was carried by the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network.

The bats are used by [[baseball]] superstars [[Carlos Beltrán]], [[José Reyes]], [[David Wright]], [[Gary Sheffield]], [[Manny Ramirez]], [[Todd Helton]] and [[Albert Pujols]][http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=1538].

Created by [[Dick Clark (entertainer)|Dick Clark]] as a spin-off of ''[[American Bandstand]]'', ''Where The Action Is'' premiered on [[June 28]], [[1965]], while the show's final broadcast was on [[March 31]], [[1967]]. Most of the telecasts — all of which were produced in black-and-white — were taped at various locales in southern [[California]].

==External links==

The show's theme song — titled ''Action'' — became a moderate hit single for [[Freddy Cannon]]. The song peaked on the charts in [[September]] of [[1965]].

[http://www.maruccibats.com/pages/01_Home.html Company Website]</br>

[http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2006/03/27/CampusLife/Bat-Man-2055334.shtml LSU article about Marucci Bat Company]</br>

[http://wm.lpb.org/swi/20060714MarucciBat_medium.mp3 Podcast from Louisiana Public Broadcasting]about Marucci Bat Company

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