https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/148/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-happens-if-it-turns-out-the-cubs-paid-top-dollar-for-a-manager-in-decline-r852/Absolutely no one thinks about managerial aging curves in MLB. The very notion of one seems almost nonsensical. The thing is, it might be a thing--and that might mean trouble for the Chicago Cubs. Like player aging curves, naturally, managerial aging curves are imperfect descriptions of indi...852Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-hitter-of-the-month-may-2024-r846/After a hot start to the season in April, the Cubs struggled badly this month as they dealt with injuries and underperformances up and down the roster. Nevertheless, a few hitters held their own and deserve to be praised for holding down the fort while the team collapsed around them. It was...846Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:13:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/run-a-deep-dive-on-third-base-coach-wavin-willie-harris-r848/In Willie Harris's three-plus seasons as the third base coach of the Chicago Cubs, they have been the most aggressive team in baseball at trying to score--and they've been thrown out the most often. The outs--especially a few recent ones--have earned Harris a lot of criticism. Is that fair?...848Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:57:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/monday-morning-north-sider-may-is-over-happ-is-hot-horton-is-hurt-and-more-r850/At long last, May is over. And yet, the Cubs’ problems still persist, as Cade Horton is out with a lat injury. At least Ian Happ is swinging a hot stick at the plate. The Cubs went 10-18 last month. I’m not sure about you, but watching the Cubs go from a war for first place in the NL Central...850Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:28:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-finally-reach-literally-david-bote-levels-of-roster-desperation-r849/For a year or so, now, it has been clear that the Chicago Cubs badly wanted to avoid bringing David Bote back to their big-league roster. After a woeful May in which they exhausted other options, though, Bote is once again shedding the 'Iowa' script above his uniform's Cubs logo. Nick Madrig...849Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:01:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/weve-prayed-for-times-like-this-for-homegrown-cubs-pitching-and-yet-r842/Let's forget the rough results recently--especially since they're mostly the offense's fault. When was the last time it was this much fun to watch the Cubs pitch, from a pure stuff and domination potential perspective? For as long as I can remember – at least the last handful of years – I’ve...842Fri, 31 May 2024 15:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-we-prove-that-jameson-taillon-has-trouble-stopping-the-bleeding-r843/The Chicago Cubs were unable to escape with even a series split in Milwaukee Thursday. Starter Jameson Taillon pitched six strong innings, but in the one frame in which he struggled, he allowed three runs. It's a pattern for the Cubs righty. It's a hard thing to pin down and quantify, but an...843Fri, 31 May 2024 13:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/justin-steele-may-be-taking-his-game-to-the-next-level-r838/The work of becoming and then being an ace is never done. Last year, the Chicago Cubs got ace-caliber production from Justin Steele, but he's not resting on his laurels. A new campaign has brought with it a new version of Steele--and maybe, in time, the best version yet. Justin Steele finish...838Fri, 31 May 2024 11:53:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-back-nick-madrigal-is-still-here-and-a-lot-of-roles-just-changed-r840/Abashed and sheepish, the reeling Chicago Cubs made a startling (if implicit) admission Thursday: They were wrong to send down their top prospect. In recalling him, they've pivoted in a significant way toward their future, with the hope that it'll also bolster them in the present. It made se...840Thu, 30 May 2024 16:51:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/tuesdays-dramatic-cathartic-win-points-the-way-back-for-struggling-cubs-r837/Lately, the Cubs have been really bad offensively, and really good on the pitching side of things. Sure, a 1-0 win Tuesday night would have been cool, but Héctor Neris giving up the tying run so we went to extras ended up working out. If the Cubs had lost the game, it clearly would have been a w...837Thu, 30 May 2024 13:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-lineup-struggles-dansby-swanson-ian-happ-bellinger-suzuki-pca/The prerogative of the Chicago Cubs' front office has been to amass better depth and generate a stable, balanced big-league roster. Did they focus too much on that, at the expense of building one that can actually win? At this point, you won’t find many positive words in any quarter about th...839Thu, 30 May 2024 11:04:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/miguel-amaya-calls-fewer-breaking-balls-than-any-other-catcher-in-baseball-r836/Ben Brown spun seven no-hit innings Tuesday night in Milwaukee, with 10 strikeouts. His fastball and his sharp curve were both at their best, but he threw the fastball about two-thirds of the time. Why? For part of the answer, look behind the plate. The Cubs are one of the most fastball-forw...836Wed, 29 May 2024 15:45:17 +0000