Excited or nauseated?
Pick a side.
The Cubs just acquired a closer who throws 100 mph as easily as you reaching for the remote, but he also comes with a domestic violence incident that can't be easily ignored.
If you're happy Aroldis Chapman is now a Cub, do you fail some sort of moral litmus test?
If you don't like the sight of Chapman in a Cubs uniform, are you through, or can you still root for the Cubs to succeed?
No matter which way you feel, you're not wrong. This is still America, at least for the time being.
The Cubs knew bringing in Chapman would lead to a widespread debate over the character issue.
They also knew he'd give them a significant late-inning advantage in the postseason, and could be the game-changing piece of the puzzle they've been assembling since the Jon Lester signing.
If you've been following the story closely, you'd know which side would win out.
The Cubs have a cuddly reputation after decades of losing, but this is not a touchy-feely organization. These are the guys who fired their manager only one year into his three-year contract because they found a more perfect fit elsewhere.
It wasn't easy to get rid of Rick Renteria in such a cold manner, but Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer made the move and never looked back.
Does anyone wish Renteria was still in charge instead of Joe Maddon?
I'm guessing it will be the same way with Chapman — Epstein and Hoyer will have no regrets. The only big move Epstein has publicly regretted since coming to town was the Edwin Jackson signing.
If Chapman pitches as well as we've all seen, and stays out of the news off the field, the Cubs believe he'll win over the vast majority of Cubs fans. Not everyone, of course.
Chapman is probably the only person on the planet who can throw triple-digits every pitch and not have his arm fall off. ESPN tweeted Monday that Chapman had 1,513 pitches at 100 mph or more since 2010, more than the next 18 pitchers on the list combined.
He's freakish, in the good sort of way, and everyone will now be looking to see 105 on the Wrigley Field radar gun.
Basically, the Cubs saw a weakness in their bullpen and attempted to fix it with the best person available.
And between Chapman's arrival and Chris Sale's return from his suspension on Thursday, the City Series is already off to a great start.
Imagine that.
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