Well, they didn’t help themselves in that cause on Sunday with the music they used to play Chapman off the mound. Chapman wasn’t convicted of a crime following the incident, but he was suspended for 30 games at the start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season.
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It will be interesting to see what the Cubs’ “strong response” will entail.
After Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Cardinals on Sunday night, the Cubs DJ pumped The Prodigy’s 1997 hit, “Smack My Bitch Up”, through the Wrigley Field PA system in an effort to get the home crowd pumped. It was “unfortunate and should not have happened”, the team said.
The Cubs acquired Chapman from the Yankees last month prior to the non-waiver trade deadline, subjecting themselves to a lot of criticism for going against their principal of adding only “high-character” talent.
According to Jesse Rogers, who covers the Cubs for ESPN, the team claims the song was played unintentionally.
“We apologize for the irresponsible music selection during our game last night”, Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney issued in a statement reported by Rogers.
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Chapman was accused of choking his girlfriend during a domestic dispute during the 2015 offseason and was also accused of firing off a series of gunshots in his garage during the altercation.
