One man down, the podcast soldiers on, with talk of Ian Happ, fielding metrics, The Anagram Man, an intriguing Cubs trade target, Matt Mervis and his budding legend, the random Cub of the week, and professional tips from real professionals.

The guys break down the Cubs’ in-house rotation options, try to gauge the degree to which they might improve that group for 2023, and how they’d line up the existing crew right now. Then they talk about Pat Hughes and Steve Stone; Harry Caray’s inimitable style; why you need to talk to your tax pro about upcoming rules changes regarding bonus pay; the proper length of a lawn; the Perry brothers; and the Random Cub of the Week.

In the first episode of this little experiment, we veer well off topic, but talk a lot of Cubs baseball.