https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/36/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-craigtember-commences-but-uninspiringly-r2132/When I see specific opponents pop up on the Cubs' schedule, I feel an inescapable and visceral feeling of deja vu. With the Atlanta Braves pulling up to the Friendly Confines on Labor Day for a massive three-game set, that's the exact sensation that came over me. That familiar feeling was deflat...2132Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:01:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-smell-of-wrigleyville-in-the-morning-r2131/I've fallen in love—what I now know to be love, and not some childish infatuation or passing crush—six times in my life: the first time I held each of my four children; some night in the spring of 2008, walking along the shore of Lake Michigan long after dark with the young woman who would event...2131Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:33:50 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/espn-doesnt-project-a-rosy-future-for-the-cubs-are-they-right-r2129/Outstanding ESPN reporter Kiley McDaniel published earlier this week that has quite a lot to say about the state of Major League Baseball. It's an outstanding read, focusing on the core talent that MLB teams have locked in for two full seasons after this one. The Cubs did not fare particularly w...2129Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:55:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-you-believe-in-the-magic-of-javier-assad-r2128/Starting pitchers don't get better the third time through the opposing lineup, and no pitchers dramatically outperform their numbers with nobody on base once someone reaches. Those are immutable truths of baseball, around which lots of modern player evaluations and most in-game strategic choices...2128Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:24:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-to-watch-for-chicago-cubs-in-september-r2127/The Cubs are in an enviable position this September. As a fan, it's understandable to feel some fatigue, watch some football, and forget all of this. After all, there's no stress, and the stakes don't really rise until September 30 now, right? Wrong. The Cubs are setting themselves up for O...2127Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cade-horton-is-just-getting-silly-now-r2125/Watching Cade Horton pitch over the last six weeks has been one of the game's great pleasures. With his compact frame and his almost twitchy, attack-mode mound presence, he evokes memories of Jake Peavy at his best—but, naturally, Horton throws harder. He's armed with everything a contemporary s...2125Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:59:23 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-have-effectively-three-game-cushion-over-padres-inside-track-on-top-wild-card-berth-r2124/In a blink, it seems, the Cubs have raced out to a four-game lead over the Padres for the top Wild Card spot in the National League. Chicago had just a one-game edge on San Diego going into the long weekend, but they took two out of three from the Rockies in Denver—while the Padres lost a series...2124Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:08:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-constantly-jamming-himself-and-the-solution-probably-lies-beyond-2025-r2122/In one sense, there was always a clear and present danger that Pete Crow-Armstrong would regress from the heights to which he soared in the first half of this season. His hyper-aggressive approach left no real floor beneath him; a cold snap from him was bound to be uglier than the same level of...2122Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:32:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-whole-summer-in-an-afternoon-cubs-come-back-for-big-win-at-wrigley-field-r2119/There are few things (if any, at all) like a robust Wrigley Field crowd on a holiday. The Rickettses' renovation has disassembled the soul of the place and sold off a bit of it, hoping no one will notice on the other side of the reconstruction, but Wrigley remains a baseball palace, and a good C...2119Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:06:04 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cade-hortons-evolution-has-required-an-old-school-approach-r2115/Following Friday night’s win in Denver, Cade Horton is now 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA since the All-Star Game. He’s asserted himself as a clear favorite for the Cubs’ postseason starting rotation and has been a bright spot in an otherwise difficult-to-watch second half for the North Siders.  The r...2115Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-carlos-santana-fits-for-chicago-cubs-in-september-and-beyond-r2118/Carter Hawkins knows Carlos Santana; they overlapped in Cleveland. Craig Counsell knows Santana; he managed him in the second half of 2023. Willi Castro knows Santana; they played the 2024 season together with the Minnesota Twins. Aaron Civale, Caleb Thielbar, and Colin Rea have all been teammat...2118Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:43:29 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-seeking-best-of-both-worlds-swap-owen-caissie-for-kevin-alc%C3%A1ntara-r2117/The Cubs made a flurry of roster moves ahead of the August 31 deadline to get players into the organization in order for them to be eligible to play in the postseason, with the expansion of the active roster on September 1 looming over everything. Most notably, multiple reports said they were fi...2117Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:37:01 +0000