https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/44/?d=7enhttps://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 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-rough-finish-to-road-trip-still-leaves-cubs-in-good-place-r2114/You don't have to do much coaxing to get me to speak romantically about October. Whether it was watching Magglio Ordoñez send a walk-off bomb into deep left field under the lights of Comerica Park or witnessing the magic and moments of the 2016 Cubs World Series run, playoff baseball hits differ...2114Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:06:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-claim-aaron-civale-on-waivers-designate-tom-cosgrove-for-assignment-on-eve-of-craigtember-r2116/In the glory days of what Brewers fans affectionately dubbed 'Craigtember', the Cubs would have an embarrassment of riches and an endless number of ways to utilize them come Monday. They claimed righthander Aaron Civale off waivers from the White Sox Sunday, displacing lefty reliever Tom Cosgrov...2116Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:53:19 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-chasing-hardware-pete-crow-armstrong-leads-charge-in-awards-race-r2112/With one month left to go in the regular season, there's just one thing on everyone's minds: awards! I jest, of course, because it appears that the Cubs will be playing baseball in October for the first time since 2020. The NL Central remains just out of arm's reach, but the North Siders st...2112Sun, 31 Aug 2025 11:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/analyzing-the-cubs-likeliest-postseason-scenarios-r2111/It's time to forget about the most recent game, the Cubs' possible pitching woes, and Craig Counsell's game management for a second. The Cubs are 76-58, 18 games over .500 and just 1.0 games out from having the second-best record in the National League. Fangraphs gives the squad a 99.6% chance o...2111Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-potential-playoff-rotation-is-predictable-and-unpredictable-at-the-same-time-r2106/With an 8 1/2-game cushion in the National League Wild Card picture. it feels fairly safe to assume that the Chicago Cubs will be playing postseason baseball in 2025, for the first time since the Wild Card series of 2020 against the Miami Marlins—which doesn't count, and neither does the abortiv...2106Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-spark-matt-shaw-and-owen-caissies-fearless-commitment-to-the-cubs-cause-r2104/With fists pumping and the roof ever-raised, Matt Shaw and Owen Caissie, two of the newest, scrappiest Chicago Cubs, have announced their arrival in The Show. In helping their squad stack up wins in this imperative playoff push, Caissie and Shaw are making a statement that they are not a nice st...2104Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:34:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/in-brutal-series-of-blows-cubs-forced-to-face-the-specter-of-an-insufficient-starting-rotation-r2109/Last August 18, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0. It was part of the signature annual kick the Crew makes to knock back all challengers and assert themselves as the rightful champions of the NL Central. It was also a new high point for Colin Rea. The Brewers had had to rely...2109Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:22:27 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-busch-three-ball-counts-and-what-his-best-approach-might-be-r2102/In a perfect world, perhaps, Ian Happ or Nico Hoerner would be having a better season. Happ had a .360 on-base percentage in 2023. Hoerner has never had one higher than .346 over a full campaign, but (like Happ) he's had half-season stretches wherein he sits around .390. If either player was hav...2102Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:36:02 +0000