This Cubs fan is not happy they acquired Chapman

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But not all of Chicago was celebrating. Many, like me, dreaded the deal going through. Yes, Chapman is the man with the 105 mph fastball. He's also the man who missed the first 30 games of the season after being suspended under MLB's domestic violence policy.

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He's the man who denied choking his girlfriend in October, but did admit to shooting eight bullets into his garage while the mother of his child hid in the bushes, terrified.

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Now, just nine months after the incident in question, and two months after Chapman's flippant remarks, a new fan base is being asked to embrace him, to give him a second chance.

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Not all athletes are going to be "good guys," but people shouldn't have to feel guilty about their fandom as an accepted cost of doing business.

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When the Chapman deal was finalized, my daydreaming got an edit. Now, I have to picture Chapman pitching the final out of the World Series. The guys I've come to love -- Rizzo, Bryant, Fowler, Ross, Arrieta ­­ piling on Chapman on the mound. Chapman on the front page of every newspaper in the country. Chapman, the lasting image of the victory. Chapman, the hero.

It's not the picture I always dreamed of.

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