https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/30/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-nlds-date-with-milwaukee-will-determine-the-real-top-crew-r2223/As the neon lights at Clark and Addison shone down on the scores of Wrigley faithful gathered to cheer on their favorite baseball team, the Chicago Cubs relished in the glory of a series-clinching win over the San Diego Padres. The win marked the first time in franchise history the Cubbies seize...2223Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-brewers-game-one-thread-by-the-numbers-r2228/Milwaukee and Chicago open their series at American Family Field today at 1:08 p.m. CDT, with right-hander Freddy Peralta scheduled for the Brewers and left-hander Matthew Boyd for the Cubs.  Peralta threw 176 2/3 innings across 33 starts with a 2.70 ERA, a 3.65 FIP, a 28.2 percent strikeo...2228Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:35:54 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/when-is-great-defense-not-enough-substituting-for-matt-shaw-and-pete-crow-armstrong-r2220/Defense never slumps. This is one of the old adages that coaches on every level preach. My high school coach in western Wisconsin preached it. I preached it as a varsity coach in my 20s.  The Cubs are the embodiment of this axiom. In game two, the Cubs did not score. Pete Crow-Arm...2220Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-kyle-tucker-are-in-position-to-define-their-cubs-legacy-r2221/As the Chicago Cubs prepare to head north to kick off the National League Division Series in Milwaukee, they can do so with the knowledge that a couple of their key hitters appear to (finally) be getting right at exactly the correct time.  There was a point in the second half where things l...2221Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/breaking-down-the-cubs-nlds-pitching-options-r2227/The time for fun and celebration from the Chicago Cubs' Wild Card Series win over the San Diego Padres has come and gone. It is now time to look ahead to Saturday and Chicago's opening game of the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers. A stellar pitching effort from the Cubs in the Wild Card Series...2227Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/who-will-be-the-cubs-game-1-starter-in-milwaukee-r2224/It's happening. The Cubs are advancing in the postseason for the first time since 2017. The pitching staff took care of business against a Padres team with some elite hitting talent (though their actual production never lived up to the hype). Craig Counsell’s unique usage of his pitching s...2224Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-chicago-cubs-roster-for-nlds-clash-versus-brewers-r2222/A nail-biting NL Wild Card Round saw the Chicago Cubs escape with a 2-1 series victory over the San Diego Padres. Chicago used a combination of timely hitting and stellar pitching (especially from the bullpen) to advance through the first stage of the postseason and set up a divisional showdown...2222Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tuckers-swing-has-clicked-into-place-and-hes-poised-for-a-playoff-power-binge-r2219/It wasn't just that Kyle Tucker went 0-3 in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series Tuesday. That much, you could forgive. Tucker only made it back from the injured list for the final three games of the regular season, after missing most of September with a calf strain. In the course of going 1-11 in tha...2219Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jed-hoyers-bullpen-thrifting-pays-endless-dividends-in-cubs-clincher-over-padres-r2218/Just yesterday, I wrote about how Jameson Taillon was a decent matchup for the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the wild card series. I also called Taillon as a Game 3 playoff starter “underwhelming,” and threw some criticism at Jed Hoyer for not having a better contingency plan.  I stand by t...2218Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/you-get-as-many-shots-as-you-create-cubs-win-nl-wild-card-series-by-outlasting-padres-r2216/This season was a frustrating one for Jameson Taillon, personally. He wasn't able to take the ball as often as he expects of himself—not for the reasons that feel inevitable and understandable, like a balky elbow, but because of groin and calf strains. He put up good numbers when on the mound, b...2216Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:34:38 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-padres-game-three-thread-sudden-death-baseball-r2215/Padres pitching dominated Cubs hitters on Wednesday, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 in Chicago. The starters are right-handers Jameson Taillon for Chicago and Yu Darvish for San Diego. In 2025, Taillon posted a 3.68 ERA, and Darvish a 5.38 as an injury-plagued season limited him to only 15 sta...2215Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:45:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/all-hands-on-deck-your-road-map-to-the-chaos-of-cubs-padres-game-3-r2214/Winner-advances games are the most fun dynamic baseball gives us. The compression of a Wild Card Series—with so little buildup, no days off and no changes of venue—slightly diminishes the magic one feels ahead of a Game 5 or a Game 7, but even a Game 3 can take on the frenzied feel of an all-in...2214Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:07:02 +0000