Disco Demolition Night, A'ja Wilson Fan, Mascot Successes ... And Failures

In between a 1979 doubleheader at Comiskey Park, the Chicago White Sox took a giant pile of disco records to center field ... and blew them up. A growing number of people are saying Disco Demolition Night was not only destructive, but also racist and homophobic. Also this week on Only A Game, the story of Bonnie Erickson, who designed one of the greatest sports mascots of all time ... as well as one that didn't stick around. And a young Only A Game listener shares his fandom for South Carolina women's basketball alum A'ja Wilson. Join us!

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Forty Years Later, Disagreement About Disco Demolition Night
Some say there was a deeper, darker meaning to the White Sox infamous 1979 promotion.

3 Stories: World Cup Champs, Arthur Ashe Award, MLB Mic'd Up
New York Magazine contributing editor Will Leitch and Sports Illustrated's Charlotte Wilder join WBUR's Callum Borchers.

Why One Young 'Only A Game' Listener Thinks A'ja Wilson Is The GOAT
"I thought it was pretty cool that he ... admired A'ja in a way that, you know, I didn't have a lot of women athletes that I could look up to when I was little," Breanne Grace says of her 5-year-old son.

Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports
Callum Borchers and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discuss Kawhi Leonard's move to the Los Angeles Clippers and a race featuring a gaggle of T. rex.

From Muppets To MLB: Bonnie Erickson, The Phillie Phanatic ... And Dandy
Bonnie Erickson designed one of the greatest sports mascots of all time ... and one that was far less successful.