https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/159/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/yikes-justin-steele-leaves-opening-day-game-with-hamstring-injury-r691/Justin Steele had to leave his first start of the season early with an apparent hamstring injury. We aren't even a game into the season, and Cubs fans are already stressing over a massive injury. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Leody Taveras laid down an excellent bunt down the first base...691Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:04:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-necessity-and-tantalizing-possibility-of-a-michael-busch-breakout-r688/The big bat the Cubs brought in this winter happens to be a 26-year-old who's not yet established in the big leagues. Can he still deliver like a bigger-name, bigger-money slugger? The contrasting reactions to the 2023-24 Chicago Cubs offseason are not mutually exclusive. While it’s true tha...688Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/north-side-baseballs-2024-chicago-cubs-season-preview-r684/Counsell. Busch. Belli. They're all here. So is baseball. So what do we think of the 2024 Chicago Cubs? More of the same, but better! Let me explain... Every day, my school days get further into the past. I may not be old enough to be phrasing this in such a manner, but I'm sure the structur...684Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-nl-east-preview-two-playoff-spots-spoken-for-r682/Here on Opening Day, we complete our preview of the rest of the National League by looking at the NL East. While the Braves are the presumptive favorites, teams just below them could create trouble for the Cubs in the Wild Card race, if they fail to grab the NL Central title. In 2023, the po...682Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:21:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-and-the-promise-of-a-new-baseball-season-r679/On the morning of Opening Day, the Chicago Cubs are but one of 30 teams trying to do the impossible. Ever since 2016, Opening Day has felt a little more liberating, hasn’t it? The pressure that once came with having the longest championship drought in professional sports is now gone; in its...679Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:22:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/behind-enemy-lines-previewing-the-2024-pittsburgh-pirates-r680/The NL Central projects to be a competitive (albeit mediocre) division this season. Though loaded with young talent, the Pittsburgh Pirates have the look of the worst team among the five. The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in fourth place in the NL Central last season, posting a 76-86 record....680Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-chicago-cubs-positional-preview-left-field-r678/With Ian Happ entrenched as the starter in left field, do the 2024 Chicago Cubs have the necessary reinforcements to help him make it through the trials and tribulations of a 162-game schedule? Ian Happ has been the Cubs’ everyday starter in left field since mid-2021. He’s posted an above-av...678Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/previewing-the-2024-chicago-cubs-probable-opening-day-lineup-r677/With Opening Day tomorrow, I figured it would be a perfect time to look at the Cubs' potential lineup, and how they match up with the Rangers’ Opening Day starter, Nathan Eovaldi (who was announced last week). Visiting the defending World Series champions is a tough way to open the season, b...677Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-chicago-cubs-positional-preview-designated-hitter-r676/We've gone around the diamond. Now, let's preview the 2024 Chicago Cubs' designated hitter situation. Looking at this 2024 Cubs lineup, we see a good, healthy mix of certainty and doubt. The middle infield is basically written in stone. Corner outfield? Same. The catcher combo is locked in a...676Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:19:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-nl-west-preview-the-dodgers-arent-the-cubs-problem-yet-r667/As we preview the coming season from a Cubs-colored lens, let's dig into the NL West. It's the home of the sport's top juggernaut, but there are also some legitimate secondary contenders who will be thorns in the Cubs' side this summer. The 2024 iteration of the National League West figures...667Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/monday-morning-north-sider-bote-madrigal-ohtani-more-r675/Opening Day is around the corner. The Cubs look ready for what’s to come, in their most important season in years. Also, Samford was robbed, so was Shohei Ohtani, and Invincible is still a good show. We’ll just jump right into the baseball side of things this week, since Spring Training is a...675Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/crafting-the-perfect-lineup-optimizing-the-chicago-cubs-batting-order-against-lhp-r671/671Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:14:02 +0000