RBP
08-15-2016, 11:52 PM
The Cubs fired the Wrigley Field DJ who played an inappropriate song after Aroldis Chapman's appearance during Sunday night's game.
The '90s song, "Smack My Bitch Up" by the English band the Prodigy, came on the PA system after Chapman left the mound in the top of the ninth inning.
Chapman served a 30-game suspension with the Yankees this year after an alleged domestic-violence incident in which Chapman was accused of choking his girlfriend and firing eight bullets in his garage. Chapman was not arrested and no charges were filed.
Cubs President Crane Kenney apologized Monday in a statement for the "irresponsible music selection" during the game against the Cardinals.
"The selection of this track showed a lack of judgment and sensitivity to an important issue," Kenney said. "We have terminated our relationship with the employee responsible for making the selection and will be implementing stronger controls to review and approve music before public broadcast during our games."
The Cubs declined to release the name of the DJ, one of two who work the sound system.
In 2013, the team played a profanity-laden song, "Love Me" by Lil Wayne during a Cubs' batting practice. They removed it from their rotation after a Tribune story criticized the team's playlist, which came from one of the players. The team argued the profanities had been edited out.
The Cubs hired two DJs in 2015 after installing the video boards.
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/44561183">Smack My Bitch Up by The Prodigy (Completely Uncensored)</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/kacoffiney">Max</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>...
:lol: I have been laughing about this all day.
The '90s song, "Smack My Bitch Up" by the English band the Prodigy, came on the PA system after Chapman left the mound in the top of the ninth inning.
Chapman served a 30-game suspension with the Yankees this year after an alleged domestic-violence incident in which Chapman was accused of choking his girlfriend and firing eight bullets in his garage. Chapman was not arrested and no charges were filed.
Cubs President Crane Kenney apologized Monday in a statement for the "irresponsible music selection" during the game against the Cardinals.
"The selection of this track showed a lack of judgment and sensitivity to an important issue," Kenney said. "We have terminated our relationship with the employee responsible for making the selection and will be implementing stronger controls to review and approve music before public broadcast during our games."
The Cubs declined to release the name of the DJ, one of two who work the sound system.
In 2013, the team played a profanity-laden song, "Love Me" by Lil Wayne during a Cubs' batting practice. They removed it from their rotation after a Tribune story criticized the team's playlist, which came from one of the players. The team argued the profanities had been edited out.
The Cubs hired two DJs in 2015 after installing the video boards.
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/44561183" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/44561183">Smack My Bitch Up by The Prodigy (Completely Uncensored)</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/kacoffiney">Max</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>...
:lol: I have been laughing about this all day.