Given the state of the Cubs pitching, the kick-off of the minor league season, and the surprise demotion of outfielder Ian Happ, it was only natural that various iterations of the same joke would pop up in the replies when the Iowa Cubs posted about his season debut.
https://twitter.com/elitez_88/status/1114204147400806405
So #AtICubs was ready with a firm but funny response:
Please stop asking us if Ian Happ can pitch.
— Iowa Cubs (@IowaCubs) April 5, 2019
Ded.
Now, setting aside the humor … I am just saying. He’s done it before, better than most:
.@ihapp_1 fires a scoreless frame in his pitching debut. pic.twitter.com/PdE1yQ1zbR
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 20, 2018