Ian Happ breaks down the Cubs' 7-3 win over the Cardinals and his reaction to Jameson Taillon being DFA'd

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Ian Happ 0:00

The talent that's here and the talent that is continuing to develop here. We obviously have some mainstay guys like Ian Happ.

Pat Hughes 0:08

Ian Happ, Cubs all-star outfielder. And I've seen a lot of guys play the outfield, but I think he's the best left fielder that we've ever seen in a Cub uniform. And I've been here 31 years.

Unknown 0:19

When all is said and done, he's going to be one of those guys that Cub fans are going to look back and say, man, he was...

Pat Hughes 0:24

He was a really good player. Longest tenured Chicago athlete, you know, so there's a lot of respect for that guy. Five-three Cubs, bottom of the seventh, two down. The pitch drilled to deep left center field. That goes half on the warning track. Does he have a play? Yes! Makes the catch up against the fence in deep left center.

Leila Rahimi 0:43

Gold Glove Award winner. swing and a fly ball left field cap racing back towards the corner it's off the wall he takes it in fires to second one hop tag oh what a play cap to horner host of the compound podcast see a little clip of me finishing with two hands maybe hitting a homer 500 feet i want to freak you out but i've been doing it a little bit in practice connect roasters coffee enthusiast here's a man that Probably has five fresh pots a day. On 104.3 The Score. We toast you in half.

Vinny Rotino 1:18

We do toast Ian Happ. Our segment with Ian is sponsored by Hattie B's Hot Chicken. Born in Nashville and breaded in Wrigleyville. We love Hattie B's. Shout out to Hattie B's. And Ian, of course, is part of the Compound Podcast, which is now a part of Odyssey Sports. New episodes drop each Wednesday with the latest discussion on the Cubs and baseball. Download and listen on the Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. Ian, how are you today?

Ian Happ 1:43

Good. How are you guys doing?

What did Ian Happ and hosts highlight about his defensive plays to start the segment?

Vinny Rotino 1:45

Good. I know we, we spent a lot of time talking about this. It's no secret. You guys were close to baseball as a business. And I felt like yesterday was one of those days where business wise, you get it, but Jameson Tyone and the news about him being DFA. How did that affect the clubhouse?

Ian Happ 2:02

Yeah, it's really a tough one. J-Mo's one of the better teammates in baseball kind of across the league. He's well-respected. He's professional, works hard, really understands how to be a big leaguer in all facets. He'll take guys out for team dinners, take young pitchers out in spring training, you know, did everything that you could ever ask of of someone um hilarious guy in the clubhouse all these things so um definitely a really tough day for for everybody just because of who he is and what he means and has meant to us um and having played with him for four years you know he was a really special friend um outside of baseball like away from baseball will be a lifelong friend and an unbelievable person and so i will i will miss him very much

Marshall Harris 2:55

Ian, is a departure like that easier on a clubhouse full of so many veterans like the one you guys have with the Cubs?

Ian Happ 3:04

I don't know if it's easier. I think because a bunch of us have been with him for a while and are so close with him, I think that's really challenging. I think for me personally, knowing that Jemma will be a lifelong friend and that I will see him many more times after this is kind of what softens the blow.

Vinny Rotino 3:29

I also think about the fact that he got to the 10-year service time mark, and that's something that Kyle Hendricks got to as well. That's not always the case. I don't think a lot of clubs will work with somebody on service time. I'm not saying that that directly happened here, but I know you guys care about that very, very much. What does it mean to get the 10 years of service time before this happened?

Ian Happ 3:53

You know, I think I'm glad Jamo got 10 years as a Cub. He's played for a couple of historic franchises, and he pitched big games for the Cubs. He pitched unbelievable in the playoffs for us last year. He had great years with us, and I don't think it was a matter of trying to get him to any number. I think they were... He had the injury and he was a working back from that. I think it's unfortunate that he didn't have great luck with the batted ball stuff this year.