It appears Chicago Cubs fans do not want to take Alex Cooper out to the ballgame after her performance in the seventh-inning stretch.
Cooper, the famed host of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, attended the Cubs-Cardinals game at Wrigley Field Sunday, where she sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”
But her unique rendition and choreographed performance left many fans booing from the stands.
The Cubs had promoted the event as “Big Al’s Takeover.”
“Your Father, Alex Cooper, is taking over the Friendly Confines! Come on down to Wrigley Field Sunday, July 6, and take part in Big Al’s Takeover … You don’t want to miss Alex lead the crowd in ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ during the seventh-inning stretch,” the team wrote ahead of the game.
Video posted to social media shows Cooper starting out the song with an interesting vocal choice as two friends performed choreographed moves behind her.
The boos started shortly after the performance began, but Cooper didn’t appear fazed. She continued through the end of the song, closing with a grand finale as she belted a note from the top of her friend’s shoulders while laughing.
While the seventh-inning stretch has carried many unconventional performances before, it appeared Cubs fans weren’t into this rendition.
“This was so brutal,” one fan wrote on X.
“You know it’s bad when you get booed during the stretch. Most get booed for a bad rendition of the National Anthem, but this is pathetic,” another commented.
A Reddit user reported hearing the boos from their condo four blocks away from the field.
“As a Cards fan, W Cubs fans for booing that horrendous rendition,” another wrote on X.
Cooper did not post any footage of the performance to her own social media channels and has not yet commented on the boos.
The Cubs ultimately gave fans plenty to cheer about Sunday, however, as they shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0.
