Oh Man, the Cubs Played Anthony Rizzo’s Walk-Up Music for Him

You know the Martin Solveig and GTA song, “Intoxicated.” Even if you think you don’t, I promise you that you know it when you hear it.

Specifically, if you’re a Cubs fan, you will instinctively do two things upon hearing the song: (1) think of Anthony Rizzo, and (2) start clapping your hands and/or stomping your feet to the song’s beat. That’s because, in his later years with the team, Rizzo very famously walked to the plate to the song, and it was a thing. We loved it. Loved it.

So that is what the Cubs played for Rizzo on his walk up to the plate today, in his return to Wrigley Field, even though he now wears a Yanke🅷e uniform. And of course he got another standing ovation from the fans:

That might’ve given me as many feelings as the tribute video did. Really takes me back to a different time and💧 place. Sigh.

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Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at and on LinkedIn . Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chi♏cago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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