Ian Happ Goes Oppo to Put the Cubs on the Board (VIDEO)

Brett Taylor

Aug 18, 2020

Clearly chagrined by even the mention of anyone eyeballing his creeping strikeout rate, tonight’s leadoff hitter Ian Happ got a hit in his first time up, and then clubbed one in his second.

This being that clubbing:

Oh, the wind is blowing in?

Is that so?@BinnysBev pic.twitter.com/I4YyOgaCHF

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 19, 2020

That sound off of the bat will never get old.

Ian Happ gives the @Cubs a 1-0 lead over St. Louis! pic.twitter.com/1UZJDd8Ldu

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 19, 2020

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Brett Taylor

Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation. You can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation, on Bluesky at @Brett-Taylor, and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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