https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/39/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/boom-boom-slam-cubs-flip-the-game-in-5th-shut-door-hard-on-padres-to-take-series-lead-r2202/The nervousness that creeps into Wrigley Field when the playoffs start to go wrong in the playoffs is familiar, and it makes a seasoned Cubs fan's skin crawl. Everything feels slightly wrong; you become aware of your socks. There have been too many near-misses and deflating setbacks crowded into...2202Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:18:16 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/padres-cubs-wild-card-game-one-thread-by-the-numbers-r2201/The Cubs host the Padres at Wrigley Field for game one of the best-of-three National League Wild Card Series; San Diego has tabbed Nick Pivetta as their game one starter, and the series will be played entirely at Wrigley Field.   Cubs hitters vs Nick Pivetta Pivetta, a right-hander, showe...2201Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:37:54 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/advance-and-survive-your-in-depth-guide-to-padres-cubs-through-an-advance-scouting-lens-r2200/For your average, everyday, regular-season series, it would be borderline psychotic to spend hours putting together a comprehensive scouting report on the opposing team. That's what teams do, of course, because it's the only way to be ready to play the increasingly complex modern game. Fans, how...2200Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:01:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/platoon-power-breaking-down-the-cubs-three-first-basemen-playoff-strategy-r2199/For the first time in five seasons, postseason baseball will include the Chicago Cubs, with the Wild Card Round making its way to Wrigley Field. Chicago is set to welcome in the San Diego Padres in one of two NL Wild Card series, with the winner set to match up with the top-seeded Milwaukee Brew...2199Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-the-postseason-is-nigh-with-wrigley-field-playing-host-to-the-friars-r2194/Whenever this season concludes for the North Siders, who knows how the book on it will read? But, no matter what, that narrative won't be written without at least one chapter of playoff baseball at Wrigley Field. We knew what was at stake this past week, and burying the letdown of being denied y...2194Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:08:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-chicago-cubs-playoff-roster-for-wild-card-series-against-padres-the-pitchers-r2198/Earlier this morning, we talked through the options the Cubs face when constructing a 26-man roster for their upcoming Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres. In the process, I proposed that the team is likely to carry 15 position players, allowing for the possibilities of injury, ejectio...2198Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-will-the-padres-line-up-against-the-cubs-r2197/The playoffs are here, and baseball's top teams are preparing for the Wild Card round. Included in these matchups are two of MLB’s most electric teams, the Chicago Cubs (92-70) and the San Diego Padres (90-72). The Cubs will host the Padres at Wrigley Field for a best-of-three series from S...2197Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:59:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-chicago-cubs-playoff-roster-for-wild-card-series-against-padres-the-hitters-r2196/Building a roster for a win-or-go-home best-of-three series is an entirely different challenge than building one to win 92 games across 162 in a six-month marathon. The Cubs were patient and methodical all year, using their hot start to the 2025 season to accommodate a steady approach the rest o...2196Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:45:33 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/should-chicago-cubs-turn-to-jameson-taillon-or-colin-rea-in-potential-wild-card-game-3-r2193/The Chicago Cubs will be without rookie starter Cade Horton for at least the Wild Card round of the 2025 postseason—and probably for the whole thing. His absence, which comes by way of a fractured rib, means a couple of different things for this group and their immediate future. Horton led the t...2193Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/oof-cubs-starter-cade-horton-out-indefinitely-with-fractured-rib-r2192/Depending on whom you asked, Cade Horton was in line to start either Game 1 or Game 2 of the upcoming Wild Card Series for the Chicago Cubs, who hope to be hosting that best-of-three set against the San Diego Padres. Horton has been the team's best starter over the last two months, as he's adjus...2192Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:39:52 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/october-wont-have-miles-mikolases-but-cubs-get-more-encouragement-in-friday-rout-r2191/The Cubs' dominant first half was fueled, more than anything else, by the shockingly potent offensive quartet of Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch. Those four players hit the All-Star break with a combined 79 doubles, 14 triples, 86 home runs, 233 runs scored, 263...2191Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:24:59 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/whats-the-opposite-of-a-pyrrhic-victory-seiya-suzuki-rediscovers-the-barrel-in-cubs-loss-r2190/Earlier this week, we talked at length about the specific problems that have led to a massive power outage by Seiya Suzuki in the second half of this season. Suzuki entered Thursday night's game against the Mets having homered just twice since the All-Star break, on July 18 and August 6. As hope...2190Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:35:01 +0000