Ian Happ talks Cubs' walk-off win over Padres, series win over Brewers
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The talent that's here and the talent that is continuing to develop here. We obviously have some mainstay guys like Ian Happ.
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.
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...
he's a really good player good solid big league player gold glove award winner half swings drills one deep in the air to left forget about it this one's long gone halfway up the bleachers ian hap makes it 5-1 cubs blasting his 16th home run of the year a solo shot to straight left host of the compound podcast see a little club with 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
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It is time for our weekly visit with Ian Happ. We are happy to have it. Cubs Gold Glove Ian Happ co-hosts the Compound Podcast, which is now part of Odyssey Sports. New episodes drop each Wednesday with the latest discussion on the Cubs and baseball. You can download and listen on the Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. Ian, how are you today?
Good. How are you guys doing?
We're good, but we're not the ones who have to work outside in this weather. So that's the management of it all. What is it like when you have to manage batting practice just the first part of your day? It doesn't get cool enough at night, I don't think, at times like this to be able to relax much.
You know, this is a lot better than dealing with 25 degrees and the wind blowing in at a thousand miles an hour. So I'll take this any day of the week. It's warm out there. And I think just over the course of the week, knowing that it's multiple days is, yeah, it's kind of managing workload and understanding everything. how much time you're going to spend outside pregame, conserving a little bit for the game. Yeah, it's one of those things where you're out there, you go up for a bat or run down a ball, and before you know it, there's a lot of sweat everywhere, and you're not really sure how it happens. It's just a swamp out there. Yeah, there's a lot of moisture in the air.
Ian, when you look at last night, I'd say old hat, but I know it never gets old to have the excitement of a walk-off. You guys are walking it off more than 40% of the time at home. You've got 24 wins at home, 10 of them by walk-off. Does it feel different as far as the energy of this versus getting a ho-hum 7-2 win? Wouldn't you prefer to get the 7-2 win and not have everything be so dramatic? I would.
100%. Good, because we're requesting that of you guys today. For our sakes, too. 7-2 is real nice. No issues with the heart. No defibrillators out there. 7-2. We've done a really good job in X-training games. Not only at home, but on the road. We've done, even over the last two years, just... um different guys stepping up on the pitching side getting outs um in extra inning games and late game situations um so you saw that a little bit on the road trip for sure but then yeah come back home getting the walk off i think especially doing it against the back end of their bullpen um The way we did yesterday was pretty great. So I think this team just really has a belief. And I can't say enough about the job that Bullpen did yesterday.
You know, Shota keeping the ball in the yard yesterday with the wind blowing out was incredible. He did a great job. But then the Bullpen coming in and not giving up any runs and letting us kind of stick it there was great.
Yeah, yeah, Thielbar and Thornton and Hollowell, all terrific last night. I got to ask you, I got to ask you, man, about the ABS challenge you had in the fifth inning. And for people who don't know, setting up the scenario, it's 2-2, runners on first and second. And Ian Happ, our guy, at the plate, full count, ump calls strike three on a pitch that looked to be blatantly high and inside.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:19
2
What insights does Ian Happ share about managing batting practice?
8:19–11:56
3
How does Ian Happ feel about the excitement of walk-off wins?
11:56–16:30
4
What challenges did Ian Happ face during the ABS challenge in the game?
16:30–17:03
Speakers
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