https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/page/4/?d=7News: Chicago Cubs Historyenhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/mark-bellhorn-switch-hit-home-runs-same-inning-2002/It's the most wonderful time of the year: Remember Some Cubs season. Are you ready to walk down memory lane with the guy who (briefly) made Augie Galan relevant again? The date was August 29, 2002, and the Cubs were in Milwaukee for what was, essentially, a battle for last place in the Natio...514Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:16:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/matt-murton-cubs-japanese-hits-record-red-haired-baseball-players/Look, we're all rooting for Pete Crow-Armstrong or Owen Caissie to be the best redheaded outfielder of the 21st century for the Cubs. Let's just get clear on the fact that they do have a standard to meet. With so much buzz around Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, the conti...515Sun, 24 Dec 2023 12:33:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-the-slow-but-steady-steve-trachsel-r488/In today's world of race horses, it's hard to remember the years when more starting pitchers were plow horses. Today, let's look back on one of the Cubs' steady steeds of yesteryear. Before I get too far into this article, there is one confession I’d like to make. I am 28 years old. My earli...488Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-before-darvish-and-suzuki-there-was-kosuke-r486/The Cubs have been a haven for Japanese players in recent years, winning the Yu Darvish free agency tour and convincing Seiya Suzuki to make his MLB debut in the blue pinstripes. Before them, however, was Kosuke Fukodome. Kosuke Fukodome was a star for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Prof...486Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:14:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/carlos-zambrano-larger-than-life/Throughout baseball history, two pitchers have won three Silver Slugger Awards and have at least three top-five Cy Young award finishes in their careers. One of those players is Hall of Famer Tom Glavine. The other? The Cubs' very own Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs signed Carlos Zambrano out of P...468Sat, 02 Dec 2023 13:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-the-delightfully-resilient-chris-coghlan-r466/The next time you watch the final out of the 2016 World Series, watch closely, to see who the first player to reach the dogpile around the mound is. Better yet, look at the famous still frame of the legendary infield in ecstatic entanglement, and peep the face that just creeps in on the right ed...466Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-sweet-swinging-starlin-r442/In a new series here at North Side Baseball, we’ll be taking a retrospective look at some of the players who helped the Cubs during some of the “leaner” years of their history. Next up, the Cubs number one prospect in 2010.  Technically speaking, some lists, like this one from Fangraphs, dis...442Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-mark-derosa-r455/Today, we continue our offseason series highlighting and reminiscing about some favorite Cubs of yesteryear. This installment is about one of the most charismatic, versatile, and (it can't be ignored) handsome members of two division-winning Cubs clubs. In many ways, Mark DeRosa was always t...455Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-history/remember-some-cubs-the-legend-of-carlos-pe%C3%B1a-r429/In a new series here at North Side Baseball, we’ll be taking a retrospective look at some of the players who helped the Cubs during some of the “leaner” years of their history. First up, a guy who played first base for one season at Wrigley Field.  Now, that’s an unceremonious way to introdu...429Sat, 11 Nov 2023 13:12:01 +0000