https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/page/3/?d=7News: Chicago Cubs Historyenhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/cubs-players-project-round-up-two-cardinals-defects-and-the-man-traded-for-theo-epstein-r1482/The Chicago Cubs Players Project continues to receive various updates, including some notable players who spent their prime years with the Cubs' biggest rival. What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project focusing on Cubs players of all stripes. It's open to all N...1482Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:24:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/luis-valbuena-the-man-who-kept-kris-bryants-seat-warm-r1367/As Kris Bryant tore through the minor league ranks after being drafted in 2013, the Cubs tasked Valbuena with holding down the fort at the hot corner. The 2016-era teams are obviously the most fascinating from the last quarter century, but I've recently become interested in the pre-World Ser...1367Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:22:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/looking-back-on-cubs-wild-2023-comeback-against-mariners-r1340/Early in the 2023 season, the Cubs were trying to adjust to life with the new additions of Trey Mancini and Eric Hosmer. The two were in the starting lineup on April 11, 2023, when Chicago took on the Seattle Mariners in the second of a three-game set. After the second inning, the game looke...1340Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:40:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/merry-christmas-fondly-remembering-the-christian-bethancourt-game-r1325/When the Cubs signed Christian Bethancourt to a minor-league deal in July 2024, they couldn't have guessed the amount of production he'd provide. One August day against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bethancourt got his occasional start behind the plate, but things went awry. Kyle Hendricks got the...1325Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:59:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/the-chicago-cubs-players-project-round-up-2016-world-series-edition-r1328/A new community-driven project at North Side Baseball is underway, with some notable Cubs getting some love. What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project that focuses on Cubs players of all stripes. It's open to all North Side Baseball users and we've had contribu...1328Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:26:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/jason-hammel-a-forgotten-role-player-in-the-cubs-2016-championship-team-r1297/As I flipped my Chicago Cubs calendar to a new day earlier this week, I was greeted with a trivia question. What four starting pitchers each started at least 30 games for the Cubs in both 2015 and 2016? Of course, most will probably get Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, and Kyle Hendricks right off...1297Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:19:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/jon-lieber-the-forgotten-anchor-of-early-2000s-cubs-squads-r1246/In the early 2000s, the Cubs had some dynamite starters in Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Behind them was the stalwart Jon Lieber. The 2001 season was a wacky one for the Cubs. It was an 88-win season sandwiched between two seasons with 90+ losses. Nothing really stands out on the offensive...1246Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:13:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/second-guessing-cubs-drafts-the-2007-mlb-draft-first-round-pick-josh-vitters-r1224/The hit rate on draft picks is very low in Major League Baseball. But we're going to second-guess picks from the past anyway. Isn't that what the offseason is for? Playing armchair quarterback (or general manager) to your team's play and transactions is easy. You also trust your organization...1224Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/ross-barnes-was-the-master-of-the-fair-foul-hit-yes-that-was-a-real-thing-in-baseball-r1218/For today's Remember Some Cubs, let's go all the way back to the 19th century. Today, we’re going to try something new. Last offseason, I wrote seven different Remember Some Cubs pieces on the following players: Mark DeRosa, Mike Fontenot, Mark Bellhorn, Steve Trachsel, Chris Coghlan, Carlos...1218Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/kevin-orie-was-the-cubs-third-baseman-of-the-future-for-a-moment-r956/The mid-late 1990s were a great time. This new thing called the Internet was becoming more popular. Alt rock and boy bands dominated the radio. People started thinking about Y2K. And the Cubs thought they had their solution at the hot corner. Since Ron Santo was unceremoniously jettisoned cr...956Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-the-chaotic-dominance-of-carlos-marmol-r595/Desperate for a win, and to generate some positive momentum for their season, the 2009 Chicago Cubs turned to Carlos Marmol in the eighth inning of a game against the then-Florida Marlins. It was May 1, and the Northsiders, up 8-5, needed their best reliever to start performing as such. To t...595Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-mighty-mike-fontenot-r563/In our running series on not-quite random Cubs of yesteryear, it's time to tackle one half of the late 2000s Cubs' Cajun Connection up the middle. The 2008 Chicago Cubs demonstrated just how fun a baseball season can be when everything goes right. Geovany Soto broke out as the team’s startin...563Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:41:23 +0000