https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/187/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-quips-contract-extensions-adbert-alzolay-and-the-mike-tauchman-fan-club-r259/It's an exciting time to be a Cubs fan... what's on your mind today? Lock them up! Lock them up! Jed! Since you’ve so wisely decided to be a buyer as the Cubs inexorably march toward the playoffs, now is the time to sign Cody Bellinger and Marcus Stroman to contract extensions. Cody’s...259Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-2023-a-success-even-if-the-cubs-miss-the-playoffs-r254/There's a tense final stretch ahead for the 2023 Cubs, who find themselves in a playoff race. Now, we just have to agree on where the finish line is. The Cubs are, as of this writing prior to the games of August 9, in possession of the third Wild Card in the National League (by percentage po...254Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/i-am-begging-david-ross-to-just-steal-the-bases-next-time-r256/An extremely promising ninth-inning Cubs rally died a tragic, avoidable death Wednesday night. Instead of falling back on the sacrifice bunt so often, David Ross needs to roll the dice and get his runners moving. It would have been unreasonable to hope for the Cubs to win every series for th...256Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/adbert-alzolay-and-the-bolivar-slider-are-impervious-to-pressure-r253/Though the Cubs led on the scoreboard, you could make a strong case that the Mets were a coin flip to win the game entering the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night. Nine pitches later, the game was over, thanks to the Cubs' dominant closer. The maturation and evolution of Adbert Alzolay...253Wed, 09 Aug 2023 12:27:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/why-doesnt-hack-get-any-love-r248/When I see three balls, I just swing at the middle one. – Hack Wilson Considering my vast statistical bent, I’m a sucker for any column with a headline that starts something like, “The 20 most unbreakable sports records.” Not only is it perpetually fascinating to get someone else’s take on t...248Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-2023-the-new-2015-for-the-chicago-cubs-r250/Was the dress black and blue, or gold and white? What ever happened to those poor llamas? Is Mike Tauchman the new Chris Denorfia? These are the questions of our time. Back in 2015, the Chicago Cubs were on the upswing, in Year Four of then-President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein’s mas...250Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/what-do-the-cubs-do-with-seiya-suzuki-r251/Over this season's final 49 games, the Cubs have to give themselves the best possible chance to win every day. In the week since the trade deadline, they've done so--but it's necessitated a drastic choice. Of the seven starting lineups David Ross has drawn up since the arrival of Jeimer Cand...251Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:23:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/why-caleb-kilian-might-actually-work-this-time-r245/Before earning their series victory over Atlanta on Sunday, the Cubs made a notable roster move. To a pitching staff that got little reinforcement at the trade deadline and that needs some for the stretch run, they added a surprising but familiar name. After the front office elected not to p...245Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/3-up-3-down-reds-in-the-ledger-putting-on-a-braves-face-r246/Since the trades of 2021, I wondered what it would feel like to play meaningful baseball games again in August/September. Even further, I had wondered if the feeling would come back. What is the feeling? If you are reading this blog, before 2016, magic was tied to every playoff run, as they...246Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:18:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-and-pete-crow-armstrong-might-be-facing-a-good-dilemma-r244/The Cubs are closing in on a playoff spot. The Cubs have one of the top prospects in all of baseball, and he’s at Triple A. A decision looms. Pete Crow-Armstrong is the top prospect in the Chicago Cubs’ farm system, and a consensus top-10 prospect in all of baseball. He’s the most highly-reg...244Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-hitter-of-the-month-july-2023-r241/We will give you three guesses to the question: Who was the Chicago Cubs Hitter of the Month in July?  Think you can guess? July has been a fun month for the Chicago Cubs, with the heavy cloud of a will they/won’t they deadline more intriguing than Jim and Pam. Or Ross and Rachel for an...241Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:52:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/how-the-cubs-can-survive-marcus-stromans-injured-list-stint-r240/Over the last three weeks, the Cubs' offense has been a well-oiled machine. It's even been good enough to cover up the fact that, all year, the Cubs have been getting by with three functional rotation slots, and two in chaos. Back in April, the narrative held that starting pitching was the s...240Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:44:00 +0000