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Worst 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' Performance Ever

  • Alex Cooper, host of the Call Her Daddy podcast, led the seventh-inning stretch singing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' at Wrigley Field on Sunday, July 6, 2025, during the Cubs-Cardinals game.
  • The Cubs promoted the event as 'Big Al's Takeover' to engage fans, but the performance followed a tradition popularized by announcer Harry Caray, who died in 1998 and is still praised by fans.
  • Cooper started with cheering from the crowd but her unique, off-key rendition and choreographed moves quickly drew boos, with some fans calling the performance a mockery of the tradition.
  • One fan said, 'This was so brutal,' and another noted, 'You know it's bad when you get booed during the stretch,' while Cooper laughed through the song and finished despite the negative reaction.
  • Despite fan displeasure with Cooper's performance, the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0, providing a positive outcome for the home team and spectators.
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