Disco Demolition Night, The Worst Promotion in MLB History
What did The Anthony Gargano show find in the Audio Vault today? Every day, they dive into the Vault to pull out some audio relevant to the day. Famous Birthdays, things that took place on this day in history, and more. Anthony is still in Italy, so Andrew Salciuans and Jamie Lynch filled in as hosts. Which meant Ray Dunne filled in for Andrew in the producers’ chair. So it fell on him to pick what to pull from the Vault. Today that included a look back at Disco Demolition Night.
If you are not familiar, Disco Demolition Night was a promotion thrown by the White Sox. A local Rock Radio DJ was sick of Disco music and wanted to push back to prevent it from replacing rock. So he worked with the White Sox to set up a promotion where if people brought a disco album to the game to be destroyed between games of a doubleheader, they would get very cheap tickets. A lot of people took them up on that offer. But when the tracks were blown up on the field between games, those disco haters got a bit rowdy, and stormed the field, leading to a riot.
The field was so damaged that the White Sox had to forfeit the 2nd game. Ray pulled a lot of the best sounds from news agencies reacting live to the riot, the aftermath, and more.
You can listen to the full Audio vault, and everything that went down at Disco Demolition Night, below:
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6 Left-Field Options For The Phillies At The Trade Deadline
The trade deadline is just a little under a month away. This season it falls on August 1st. Meaning we are only a couple of weeks away from when the Hot Stove really heats up and we start seeing the trades fly. And given where the Phillies are, they should certainly be involved in those talks.
But what is it they need most? We did talk about the specific needs last week. At that point, you would have thought a 5th starter would be a pretty big one. But Christopher Sanchez continues to excel in that role. As long as he is pitching like this, there is no real reason to make a move there. Especially when they still hope one of the young guys could contribute at some point too.
They could also use another relief pitcher. It’s not a pressing need. The main guys in the bullpen are killing it for them right now. But it never hurts to add an extra arm to pitch in those middle innings.
What their biggest need seems to be is another power bat. Outside of Schwarber and Nick Castellanos, they are not getting much power from anyone else. Bryce Harper is in the longest power drought of his life. You hope he snaps out of it. But that is not a sure thing. So another bat that can get the ball out of the park would certainly be of use. And with the plan being for Bryce Harper to eventually play 1st base, and for Kyle Schwarber to move to DH, that power bat likely needs to be a left fielder.
Who could they target there? Are there names no one is talking about who would be the perfect fit?
Let’s look at some of the options the Phillies could have at the Trade Deadline to acquire a left fielder.
Andrew Salciunas, “The Choonis,” has done it all at the station - screening calls, working events as a member of the street team, producing 7 days a week, doing updates, and now hosting his own show. Now with a wife and kid, his life experiences are far different than when he first started, but this “regular guy” knows how to relate to anyone. He writes about the Flyers, Phillies, Sixers, and Eagles.
