https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/183/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-hitter-of-the-month-august-2023-r314/We continue handing out proverbial awards for August. Find out which hitters helped lead the Cubs to a solid month on the field.  Wow!  What a month!   The August Chicago Cubs were a team on a mission. Winning 12 of 13 series, this team was a game UNDER .500 on June 10th and after...314Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:16:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/aug-2023-cubs-pitcher-of-month-javier-assad-mark-leiter-justin-steele/In the heat of their first playoff run since 2020, the Chicago Cubs have needed their pitchers to hold down the fort more than ever. Who answered the call in August? The Cubs went a scorching 18-9 in August, further solidifying themselves in the Wild Card race and garnering a legitimate shot...313Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:16:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/why-the-cubs-called-up-alexander-canario-instead-of-pete-crow-armstrong-r312/The time has come to expand rosters for the final month of MLB's season. The Cubs didn't turn to their top prospect, though, bypassing him for one who better fits their short-term needs. The easiest explanation for the Cubs' choice to call up Alexander Canario instead of Pete Crow-Armstrong...312Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:58:19 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/why-the-cubs-turning-to-an-aged-ex-closer-for-an-important-start-is-good-actually-r310/The Cubs are on a bit of a hot streak when it comes to bringing along pitchers, of all ages and ability levels. Friday, they're going to throw up a Kyle Korver-level heat check. With four games in three days this weekend in Cincinnati, and with rosters expanding at the same time, it was inev...310Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:04:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cub-quips-the-cubs-are-doing-exactly-what-they-need-to-do-r309/The North Siders have won 12 of 13 series since the All-Star break, and five of those overall victories came in the longer four-game variety (if you count the four games against the White Sox as one series). The icing on the German chocolate cake is they just took two of three from the Brewers a...309Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-got-very-lucky-the-day-ryan-dempster-turned-down-the-braves-r307/For reasons both valid and laughable, "luck" became the focal point of a taut, high-stakes series between the Cubs and Brewers this week. It's a serendipitous occasion to celebrate one of the great lucky breaks in Cubs history. The 2012 Cubs were a moribund bunch. They started 3-11. They wer...307Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:11:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-mark-leiter-jr-bandwagon-is-leaving-the-station-r304/The Cubs have been nails in close games recently. Who should we thank for this recent bullpen dominance run? If you’ve been watching Cubs games over the last three months - or if you bothered to read the headline of this article - you know the answer is Mark Leiter Jr. The son of an 11-year...304Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-should-claim-every-angels-player-on-waivers-but-one-is-the-prize-r303/The Angels aren't having a fire sale. This is more of a Facebook Marketplace post that says "Free, if you pick it up." Jed Hoyer needs to be in the car right now, with Carter Hawkins riding along and messaging the seller. With Shohei Ohtani headed for the open market at the end of this seaso...303Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:44:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-just-won-their-first-truly-big-game-since-2017-r302/It was great that the Cubs earned their way to this moment--that they fought to stay in the NL Central race long enough to make a late-August series against the Brewers matter. Not until Tuesday night, though, did they break through the wall that blocked their way forward. Game 5 of the 2017...302Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:51:19 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/losing-patience-has-cost-the-cubs-offense-a-bit-recently-r301/The hot bats in the Cubs lineup have overheated a bit lately. At precisely the wrong time, this team is losing touch with its offensive identity. This week's series at Wrigley Field matches the two teams who have seen more pitches per plate appearance this year than any others in MLB. The Cu...301Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/3-up-3-down-playoff-edition-episode-ii-attack-of-the-cubs-r300/The Cubs are about to begin the most important week of the season thus far. Let's look at what's coming. Running up to the 2016 Championship, and even shortly after, the Chicago Cubs had received nearly no innings pitched from arms internally developed. As of 2018, Sahadev Sharma had researc...300Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/series-preview-earning-this-brewers-showdown-has-made-cubs-season-a-success-already-r298/As we preview three games against the division-leading Brewers at Wrigley Field, don't fail to stop and appreciate the fact that the Cubs have come this far. This will be fun. It's not too much to say that this is the biggest series the Cubs have played at Wrigley Field since September 2019,...298Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:12:01 +0000