Ian Happ & Nico Hoerner enjoy hitting next to each other in Cubs' lineup

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and left fielder Ian Happ discuss why they like hitting next to one another in the team’s lineup.

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0:00.0	Spiegel and Holmes.
0:01.6	So I've been waiting to say, and the stars are Spiegel and Holmes, Chicago.
0:08.0	Afternoons on the score.
0:09.9	No bears.
0:13.9	That's right, Nico, your team by default.
0:17.1	The Bears.
0:18.0	Yesterday, he said that he'll be rooting for the Bears over the Raiders.
0:22.4	All his team, because they move.
0:24.2	He's a jilted Raiders fan.
0:26.3	They left when he was a kid.
0:28.6	A little pissed up, but really just a little.
0:30.5	I like that there's still a little bit of meatball with Nico when it comes to the Bay Area.
0:37.7	Like, that's still a thing for him.
0:39.2	Like whether he's talking about the Raiders or the A's.
0:42.0	Like there's still a little bit of, I have been deserted by the teams that I grew up loving.
0:47.6	There's a sense of justice and fairness about Nico.
0:52.8	That he gets a little, he gets strong, he gets strong minded about things
0:57.6	that he thinks are a certain way. I'd love to talk with him in person yesterday with Mark
1:04.5	Grotty and Marshall Harris. And as we asked him a question and he mentioned something about
1:09.9	Ian Hap, I felt the need to follow up because I knew you guys were going to talk to Ian.
1:14.8	It's been a very cool thing on Tuesdays the last few years to have Nico and Ian who have a great relationship.
1:21.1	So I love that.
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