The Compound - MLB Player Podcast

The Compound - MLB Player Podcast

Ian Happ, of the Chicago Cubs, and teammate Dakota Mekkes share their MLB experiences, baseball life, and interview guests on The Compound, part of Audacy Sports.

Episodes

July 16, 2025 79 mins
Head to the Binny's at 3000 N Clark St in Lakeview to get your Parce. BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, it is the recording from our live show at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, featuring All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic...
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Head to the Binny's at 3000 N Clark St in Lakeview to get your Parce. BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss the Cubs All-Star game selections and surprising omissions, talk about friends of the pod Scott Effross and Zack Short returning the bigs, plus Danny shares a hot...
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Head to the Binny's at 1720 N Marcey St in Lincoln Park to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, Dakota takes the week off and the guys call in returning champion Justin Steele. Steeley updates on his injury, what it has been like watching from AZ and tells his ...
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Head to the Binny's at 7330 W North Ave (Route 64) in Elmwood Park, to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys look back at a wild weekend series at a very hot and windy Wrigley Field, Ian shares his thoughts on BABIP and a whole lot more! Check out ful...
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Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss Ian's walk off hit on Father's Day and what it meant to him, the Rafael Devers trade and the impact on the league, Stanton returning to the ...
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Head to the Binny's at 3121 Thatcher Ave in River Grove, to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss Ian's homer binge in Philadelphia, the Cubs recent string of ejections, would you rather have prime Aaron Judge or Prime Mike Trout and Ian talks ...
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Head to the Binny's at 7330 W North Ave (Route 64) in Elmwood Park, to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys recap the live show this past weekend at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, then chat with Dave Phillips, the co-founder of the Titleist Performan...
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Get tickets to our live show on Saturday, May 31st with Pete Crow-Armstrong at https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-compound-live-with-ian-happ-and-special-guest-pete-crow-armstrong Head to the Binny's at 3121 Thatcher Ave in River Grove, to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠ On this week's episode of the Co...
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Get tickets to our live show on Saturday, May 31st with Pete Crow-Armstrong at https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-compound-live-with-ian-happ-and-special-guest-pete-crow-armstrong Head to the Binny's at 7330 W North Ave (Route 64) in Elmwood Park, to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode...
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Get tickets to our live show on Saturday, May 31st with Pete Crow-Armstrong at https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-compound-live-with-ian-happ-and-special-guest-pete-crow-armstrong Head to the Binny's at 1720 N Marcey St in Lincoln Park to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠ On this week's episode of the C...
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Get tickets to our live show on May 31st with Pete Crow-Armstrong at https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-compound-live-with-ian-happ-and-special-guest-pete-crow-armstrong Head to the Binny's at 3000 N Clark St in Lakeview to get your Parce. BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠ On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Ha...
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Pete Crow-Armstrong will join us at our live show on May 31st and you should too! Get your tickets today at: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-compound-live-with-ian-happ-and-special-guests Head to the Binny's at 1720 N Marcey St in Lincoln Park to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠ On this week's episode ...
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Head to the Binny's at 1720 N Marcey St in Lincoln Park to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss the Cubs incredible 8th inning, in a 13-11 win over the D-Backs that had 16 combined runs scored in the 8th inning, their thoughts on bench clearing brawl...
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Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss the Cubs losing Justin Steele for the season and what that means for the team, Rory McIlroy's big win at Augusta and debate what is more impressive, ...
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BUY TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW: The Compound Live with Ian Happ and Special Guests | Music Box Theatre Head to the Binny's at 153 Skokie Valley Hwy in Highland Park to get your Parce this week! Take a selfie with your bottle and tweet or DM us a photo on Twitter/X and/or Instagram. BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Co...
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Head to the Binny's at 3000 N Clark St in Lakeview to get your Parce. BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss opening day in Sacramento and what it felt like for Ian. Plus, a long discussion on Torpedo bats and Garrett Crochet's big new deal for the Red Sox Check out full video...
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Head to the Binny's at 802 W Town Center Blvd in Champaign to get your Parce. BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, Ian Happ has returned from Japan and shares all the stories and details of the Cubs 7 day trip. Plus, Cam Smith on the Astros Opening Day roster and Coby Mayo's comments. Check...
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Head to the Binny's at 323 W Golf Rd (Route 58) in Schaumburg to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, Ian Happ is in Japan, so the guys make a call to the bullpen, and bring back returning champions, Zack Short and Scott Effross! The guys discuss the opening games in...
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Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss the Cubs gearing up for opening day in Tokyo as the face Ohtani and the Dodgers. Plus, the differences between AAA and the Big Leagues and is Ketchup...
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Head to the Binny's at 1720 N Marcey Street in Lincoln Park to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss the Cubs red hot start to spring training, Dakota shares his experiences from Big League camp and what it's like to be cut and a whole lot more! Chec...
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