Ian Happ talks platooning with Tyrone Taylor, Kevin Gausman's debut with Cubs

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Why did Ian Happ reschedule the interview for his birthday after the tornado warning?

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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 0:07

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

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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...

Mark Grote 0:23

He's a really good player. Longest 10-year Chicago athlete, you know, so there's a lot of respect for that guy.

Pat Hughes 0:28

Gold Glove Award winner. Batting from the left side against the right-hander, Lugo, the pitch. And a high fly ball into deep right. Going back, Ray. That's a track near the wall. Gone! Home run number 19 for Ian Happ. Ian drills it. Deep right field. Caglione wide.

Unknown 0:50

Host of the Compound Podcast. See a little clip of me finishing with two hands, maybe hitting a homer 500 feet. I don't want to freak you out, but I've been doing it a little bit in practice.

Pat Hughes 0:58

Connect Roasters coffee enthusiast. Here's a man that probably has five fresh pots a day. On 104.3 The Score. How about a little happy birthday when we get a chance?

Vinny Rotino 1:11

Yeah, this is a special edition of our appearance with Ian Happ. The Cubs' cold-glove outfielder co-hosts the Compound Podcast. It 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.

What was the controversy over the diving play and replay that Ian Happ discussed?

Vinny Rotino 1:30

Ian Happ, nice enough to reschedule after we had tornado warnings here in town yesterday. We had to evacuate our studio and then come to find out he rescheduled for his birthday. Happy birthday, Ian.

Ian Happ 1:42

Thank you. I appreciate

Vinny Rotino 1:45

it. What do you do? What does Ian Happ do for his birthday? What do baseball players do for their birthdays? You guys work every day, especially in the summer. Do you do a cheat meal? Do you sleep in? How do you treat yourself?

Ian Happ 1:58

Yeah, you go to work. My wife is here and I had some family here. So Julie and I were hanging out in Georgetown walking around, which was great.

Vinny Rotino 2:07

That's exciting. Yeah, at least you got to spend some time and that was nice of her to make the trip.

Ian Happ 2:12

Yeah, we actually ran into a group of students from Highland Park getting off a bus for their D.C. tour, and that was a pretty cool little Chicago moment in D.C.

Mark Grote 2:23

Oh, nice. I love it. I love it. The Cubs fans are there wherever you go. There's a beautiful part about playing for the Cubs, I'm sure. Nice win for you guys last night, 8-6 win. The offense looked relentless last night. I got to go right to that eighth inning, though. For you, Ian Happ, with the runners on second and third and one out, you got Zephyr John on the mound, Vivas with the line drive into left field. You make the diving play. Darn replay, because the diving play said that you caught the ball, and then replay showed that you trapped the ball.

How does the Cubs’ platoon system work with Tyrone Taylor and left‑handed hitters?

Mark Grote 2:58

So my question to you is, in the moment, do you know that you have trapped the ball, or can you feel that? Did you know you had trapped the ball on that particular play?

Ian Happ 3:07

No, I still don't agree with the trap. I think that was, it was really close, that's for sure. But it's impossible to tell if that ball, it rattles around. But I don't know if my fingers were under that one or not. I think there was a really good case for call stands there.

Vinny Rotino 3:31

Okay, so yeah, take me through the process. You would know, and obviously we've talked about this before, just how you understand the process of challenging. You've talked about working with umpires before. It's a full understanding of you in the ABS process and the like. So how would that go? What would have been the ideal scenario there or the scenario that would have made the most sense for you?

Ian Happ 3:55

Well, I mean, I think that that's a situation where, you know, the guys on the field have no control because it goes to New York. Watch the replay a bunch. You know, it's an all-out diving play. You're not, like, as the fielder, you're not positive. I felt like I caught it. And then the replay obviously showed, like, a rattle around.