Ian Happ was thrilled by Cubs' additions at the trade deadline (Hour 3)

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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.

Unknown 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. 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...

Ian Happ 0:24

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

Unknown 0:29

Gold Glove Award winner. And the pitch to Ian.

Vinny Rotino 0:32

Line drive down the right field line. That's a fair ball. The Cubs are going to score again. This ball goes all the way down the line and half a hole with a double.

Ian Happ 0:41

Cubs have scored twice and lead 4-2. 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.

Jed Hoyer 0:52

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 1:03

We do toasty and happen. We do so live today. Blue Cross Blue Shield performance stage. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois through it all. This is our Chalk Talk series. Thanks in part to Wildfire who gave everybody lunch today. I'm enjoying some cedar plank salmon right now. Thanks to our friends from Wildfire for providing lunch for our audience today. Do you guys like it? Give me a round of applause.

Ian Happ 1:24

Smells good.

Vinny Rotino 1:25

Have a delicious meal at Wildfire Restaurant, an iconic supper club serving a variety of food with something for everyone and sometimes Sauvignon Blanc for me. Open up for lunch, dinner, carryout, private parties, and catering with five Chicago area locations, four reservations, and to order online, visit wildfirerestaurant.com. Ian, thanks for being here today.

Ian Happ 1:45

Yeah, thank you guys for having me. We were wondering which of the waters you would choose. You went straight to the Saratoga still. Have you had it before and that's just like your thing? Or did you even consider any of the other options? No, I have had it before. It's a good water. It is the only glass bottle on the table. And the glass bottle just... It's just different. It hits differently. It does. May I – I hate to ask you this. May I have one of your waters? Please. May I? Please. I don't want to be that guy, but I could use one. Do you have a preference? Oh, you're just – I'm just going to go for the closest one. You know what? Actually – I'm going to go smart water.

Vinny Rotino 2:20

Groats, do you want the sparkling?

Ian Happ 2:22

Because Ian didn't want the sparkling. Oh, no, no. I'm going to go with the smart water here. I feel like that's going to be good. We've got so much, obviously, that we want to talk to you about. The trade deadline, the compound podcast. But last night was hot. Man, the Cubs-Dodgers didn't start well, ends up being a 10-5 Cubs win. I know you didn't get in the game until later on in that game last night, but what was the vibe like last night? Yeah, I think Wrigley's been pretty electric. I mean, it's always electric, but when you have the Yankees and the Dodgers coming in back-to-back, you know, they're going to be two big series with... not only Cubs fans there, but it's a good place for, you know, Yankees fans and Dodgers fans to travel.

Ian Happ 3:05

So pretty electric around the ballpark. You know, obviously we go down early with the Edmund Homer and then to come right back and score those runs. Awesome Homer by Kevin. First big league Homer. Saw you talking to him on the left. Yeah, that was a big spot. That was pretty cool. And then Boyder did a great job settling in and just a really well-played game. I think we're so good defensively that sometimes it goes – unsaid or underappreciated and like the, just the defense all game. Um, there were some spots there where that, that could have unraveled a little bit and, um, just pretty consistent, great defense all day behind Boyder. And it was a fun one to watch.

Vinny Rotino 3:45

What did you say to Kevin Alcantara?