https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/149/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-finally-reach-literally-david-bote-levels-of-roster-desperation-r849/For a year or so, now, it has been clear that the Chicago Cubs badly wanted to avoid bringing David Bote back to their big-league roster. After a woeful May in which they exhausted other options, though, Bote is once again shedding the 'Iowa' script above his uniform's Cubs logo. Nick Madrig...849Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:01:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/weve-prayed-for-times-like-this-for-homegrown-cubs-pitching-and-yet-r842/Let's forget the rough results recently--especially since they're mostly the offense's fault. When was the last time it was this much fun to watch the Cubs pitch, from a pure stuff and domination potential perspective? For as long as I can remember – at least the last handful of years – I’ve...842Fri, 31 May 2024 15:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/can-we-prove-that-jameson-taillon-has-trouble-stopping-the-bleeding-r843/The Chicago Cubs were unable to escape with even a series split in Milwaukee Thursday. Starter Jameson Taillon pitched six strong innings, but in the one frame in which he struggled, he allowed three runs. It's a pattern for the Cubs righty. It's a hard thing to pin down and quantify, but an...843Fri, 31 May 2024 13:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/justin-steele-may-be-taking-his-game-to-the-next-level-r838/The work of becoming and then being an ace is never done. Last year, the Chicago Cubs got ace-caliber production from Justin Steele, but he's not resting on his laurels. A new campaign has brought with it a new version of Steele--and maybe, in time, the best version yet. Justin Steele finish...838Fri, 31 May 2024 11:53:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-back-nick-madrigal-is-still-here-and-a-lot-of-roles-just-changed-r840/Abashed and sheepish, the reeling Chicago Cubs made a startling (if implicit) admission Thursday: They were wrong to send down their top prospect. In recalling him, they've pivoted in a significant way toward their future, with the hope that it'll also bolster them in the present. It made se...840Thu, 30 May 2024 16:51:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/tuesdays-dramatic-cathartic-win-points-the-way-back-for-struggling-cubs-r837/Lately, the Cubs have been really bad offensively, and really good on the pitching side of things. Sure, a 1-0 win Tuesday night would have been cool, but Héctor Neris giving up the tying run so we went to extras ended up working out. If the Cubs had lost the game, it clearly would have been a w...837Thu, 30 May 2024 13:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-lineup-struggles-dansby-swanson-ian-happ-bellinger-suzuki-pca/The prerogative of the Chicago Cubs' front office has been to amass better depth and generate a stable, balanced big-league roster. Did they focus too much on that, at the expense of building one that can actually win? At this point, you won’t find many positive words in any quarter about th...839Thu, 30 May 2024 11:04:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/miguel-amaya-calls-fewer-breaking-balls-than-any-other-catcher-in-baseball-r836/Ben Brown spun seven no-hit innings Tuesday night in Milwaukee, with 10 strikeouts. His fastball and his sharp curve were both at their best, but he threw the fastball about two-thirds of the time. Why? For part of the answer, look behind the plate. The Cubs are one of the most fastball-forw...836Wed, 29 May 2024 15:45:17 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/nick-madrigals-roster-utility-just-keeps-dwindling-alongside-his-skill-set-r835/His sterling defense in a first season-long exposure to a new position was, in a sense, a good enough reason to keep a former first-round pick and valued trade acquisition for a year. When even that little value bump won't stick to him anymore, though, all that's left to say is goodbye. I’ve...835Wed, 29 May 2024 13:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/a-new-manager-hasnt-yet-solved-the-same-old-problems-facing-the-cubs-r834/Maybe the genius of the Chicago Cubs' new $40-million skipper is only beginning to reveal itself. Maybe the glorious future of the franchise is close at hand, and it's just not yet visible to us. Then again, maybe we all owe David Ross an apology. With the Chicago Cubs making their first tri...834Wed, 29 May 2024 11:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-dansby-swanson-contract-looks-like-both-a-mistake-and-an-error-r833/Mistakes are slip-ups. When you make a mistake, you understood what you were trying to do, and the context in which you were trying to do it. You just flubbed it. Errors, on the other hand, are (by definition) about misunderstanding or being ignorant of something. They're distinct things. But so...833Tue, 28 May 2024 17:09:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-month-of-offensive-misery-is-maddening-but-not-shocking-r832/The Cubs are, to put it mildly, not where we thought they would be by now, based on where they were when this month began. What happened? And how (if at all) can they fix it? On May 1, the Chicago Cubs were 19-12, just 0.5 games behind Milwaukee for the top spot in the National League Centra...832Tue, 28 May 2024 13:28:07 +0000