https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/187/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-doesnt-hack-get-any-love-r248/When I see three balls, I just swing at the middle one. – Hack Wilson Considering my vast statistical bent, I’m a sucker for any column with a headline that starts something like, “The 20 most unbreakable sports records.” Not only is it perpetually fascinating to get someone else’s take on t...248Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-2023-the-new-2015-for-the-chicago-cubs-r250/Was the dress black and blue, or gold and white? What ever happened to those poor llamas? Is Mike Tauchman the new Chris Denorfia? These are the questions of our time. Back in 2015, the Chicago Cubs were on the upswing, in Year Four of then-President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein’s mas...250Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-do-the-cubs-do-with-seiya-suzuki-r251/Over this season's final 49 games, the Cubs have to give themselves the best possible chance to win every day. In the week since the trade deadline, they've done so--but it's necessitated a drastic choice. Of the seven starting lineups David Ross has drawn up since the arrival of Jeimer Cand...251Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:23:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-caleb-kilian-might-actually-work-this-time-r245/Before earning their series victory over Atlanta on Sunday, the Cubs made a notable roster move. To a pitching staff that got little reinforcement at the trade deadline and that needs some for the stretch run, they added a surprising but familiar name. After the front office elected not to p...245Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-up-3-down-reds-in-the-ledger-putting-on-a-braves-face-r246/Since the trades of 2021, I wondered what it would feel like to play meaningful baseball games again in August/September. Even further, I had wondered if the feeling would come back. What is the feeling? If you are reading this blog, before 2016, magic was tied to every playoff run, as they...246Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:18:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-and-pete-crow-armstrong-might-be-facing-a-good-dilemma-r244/The Cubs are closing in on a playoff spot. The Cubs have one of the top prospects in all of baseball, and he’s at Triple A. A decision looms. Pete Crow-Armstrong is the top prospect in the Chicago Cubs’ farm system, and a consensus top-10 prospect in all of baseball. He’s the most highly-reg...244Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-hitter-of-the-month-july-2023-r241/We will give you three guesses to the question: Who was the Chicago Cubs Hitter of the Month in July?  Think you can guess? July has been a fun month for the Chicago Cubs, with the heavy cloud of a will they/won’t they deadline more intriguing than Jim and Pam. Or Ross and Rachel for an...241Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:52:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-the-cubs-can-survive-marcus-stromans-injured-list-stint-r240/Over the last three weeks, the Cubs' offense has been a well-oiled machine. It's even been good enough to cover up the fact that, all year, the Cubs have been getting by with three functional rotation slots, and two in chaos. Back in April, the narrative held that starting pitching was the s...240Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:44:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/hats-to-the-right-jose-cuas-has-the-potential-to-be-cubs-next-pedro-strop-r237/A decade ago, the Cubs picked up a right-handed reliever with an uneven track record and a tilted cap in a July trade. This week, they did it again. Will things pan out as nicely this time? The similarities between Pedro Strop at the time the Cubs acquired him and Jose Cuas now are obvious....237Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-tauchman-of-the-town-r232/In the year 2023, this is a Mike Tauchman post. What a time to be alive.  It may seem that the impetus to write this came on Friday night, when Mike Tauchman robbed Alec Burleson of a walk-off two-run homer, propelling the Cubs over .500 on the year and firmly into “playoff contender” status...232Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-departed-who-the-cubs-lost-at-the-trade-deadline-r236/There Is No Such Thing As A Free Playoff Odds Bump, economists always say. The Chicago Cubs were busy leading up to the MLB trade deadline on Tuesday. They made minor moves, trading for pitchers Jose Cuas (from the Kansas City Royals) and Josh Roberson (from the Tampa Bay Rays). The big move...236Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:00:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-final-tally-on-the-cubs-trade-deadline-haul-r235/By Monday, we all knew the Cubs would be buyers at the MLB trade deadline. When the dust settled on Tuesday evening, it was easy to see that they were buyers on a budget. That's not a comment on the team's financial inflexibility--although one of the moves they did make before the deadline d...235Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:08:23 +0000