https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/81/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-rise-and-the-significance-of-a-new-wrigley-field-hero-r1886/Father's Day was a bit of a bust in my household. A nasty stomach bug laid me up, with no parties welcoming the contaminated and no tasty food or beverages. All there was to do was watch the Cubs and the Pirates in the afternoon. The game wasn't the main thing. Given my physical and mental state...1886Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/sources-cubs-have-reached-out-to-two-potential-sellers-about-infield-upgrade-r1898/In a survey of their needs and chances to address them, the Cubs have made calls about players who would shore up their weaknesses on the bench and in the infield rotation, sources said this week. Two trade candidates on their radar are third baseman Luis Urías, of the West Sacramento Athletics,...1898Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:11:45 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matt-shaws-struggles-against-fastballs-means-the-cubs-still-have-a-third-base-problem-r1896/After his recall from AAA Iowa, Matt Shaw briefly looked like he was starting to figure things out. His first game back with the big league club was on May 19. From then through June 7, he hit .339/.379/.500, good for a .879 OPS. Since then, he has been so putrid that I am starting to wonde...1896Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:55:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/where-does-cubs-star-pete-crow-armstrong-rank-among-best-25-and-under-mlb-players-r1894/It's easy to get caught up in the hype, right now, because Pete Crow-Armstrong is having as good a season as any Cubs position player has had since Sammy Sosa was at his peak. That sounds hyperbolic, and in one way, it is: it's too early to say for certain that Crow-Armstrong can sustain this ca...1894Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:21:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/michael-busch-is-becoming-a-franchise-first-baseman-vs-no-he-isnt-r1893/It's happened relatively quietly, amid the arrival of Kyle Tucker and the conspicuous rise of Pete Crow-Armstrong, but it would appear the Chicago Cubs have found their next franchise first baseman in Michael Busch. Probably. Maybe. It depends. We'll discuss the qualifier later.  First base...1893Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-the-north-siders-feel-the-heat-largely-beat-it-r1892/To this point in the 2025 season, even the most trepidatious Cubs fans had grown accustomed to viewing a baseball club that is easy to love because it has been winning at a high rate. In the past two weeks or so, while that feeling hasn't completely dissolved, it's become more apparent the chall...1892Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:24:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/seiya-suzuki-is-the-cubs-quiet-juggernaut-r1890/When you live in a garden as vibrant with flourishing life as the Chicago Cubs is, some flowers go unnoticed. It doesn't take a botanist or a baseball analyst to tell you how stunning a season Suzuki is having; all one must do is tune in and watch.  After some increasingly agonizing blunder...1890Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:56:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/baseball-faces-an-enormous-climate-problem-and-theres-no-baseball-solution-to-it-r1891/Home plate umpire Chad Whitson had to leave Saturday's game between the Mariners and Cubs at Wrigley Field after just five innings, with heat-related illness. The game-time temperature in Chicago was 94° Fahrenheit, with the heat index rising over 100° at times during the day. Umpires are, by fa...1891Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:27:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/my-year-with-north-side-baseball-the-cubs-squad-we-dreamed-of-r1881/For years, as the wheels from my Brown Line "L" train gave off sparks, racing toward Harold Washington Library, I silently pined for the chance to write about Chicago Cubs baseball. Almost a year ago to this very date, once the passionate and devoted staff here welcomed me aboard, the pining sto...1881Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:10:29 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/who-are-the-cubs-top-trade-chips-this-trade-season-r1882/It's mid-June, and the Cubs sit a game behind the Dodgers for the best record in the National League, while carrying the second-largest division lead in baseball. The bullpen has been baseball’s best for the past month and change; Pete Crow-Armstrong looks likely to receive MVP votes; and Shota...1882Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:45:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/rain-gives-cubs-break-in-tough-schedule-stretch-creates-a-crazy-august-showcase-r1884/Rain washed out the middle game of what was slated to be a three-game series between the Cubs and Brewers at Wrigley Field Wednesday night. The contest will be made up at the front end of what is now a five-game series Aug. 18-21. Circle those dates on your calendar right now. In one sense,...1884Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:14:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/we-can-actually-pinpoint-the-ways-pete-crow-armstrong-has-improved-in-center-field-this-year-r1883/Look, Pete Crow-Armstrong doesn't have to be a technician to rate as one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball. He has what football people call "recovery speed"; he could afford to get a late break on a ball or take a wrong first step, and still get to most things. Last season, he c...1883Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:09:01 +0000