https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/54/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/craig-counsell-is-losing-the-fan-base-and-hell-have-to-work-hard-to-get-it-back-r2089/Fans were absolutely elated prior to the 2024 season when the notification flashed that the Chicago Cubs were hiring manager Craig Counsell. The longtime Milwaukee Brewers skipper had out-managed and manipulated the Cubs so many times over the years, but finally, the front office had poached him...2089Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:55:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seiya-suzukis-burdensome-approach-is-manifesting-more-than-ever-r2088/What a long and strange year it's been for the Chicago Cubs. Perhaps for Seiya Suzuki more than anyone.  Just about everywhere you look on the stat sheet, you're bound to find a new career benchmark for the Cubs' designated hitter, at least in the underlying metrics. His barrel rate (18.1 p...2088Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:52:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-take-epic-series-with-milwaukee-by-split-decision-r2086/The Hunt for Blue October is in full swing and, fresh off of a fortune-changing series win against baseball's best team, the Cubbies are lurking in the trenches. When a weather postponement earlier in the year transformed the Cubs versus Brewers four-game August series, into a five-game mega-til...2086Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:31:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tucker-has-been-playing-poorly-through-an-injury-whose-fault-is-that-r2085/As has been thoroughly discussed, covered, and screamed about on talk radio, Kyle Tucker did indeed have a fracture on his hand in June. Everyone knows that he's been scuffling. Consensus has not been achieved, however, on whom to be angry at during this saga. Jed Hoyer? Tucker himself? The trai...2085Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:48:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/daniel-palencias-gasolina-is-awesome%E2%80%94but-he-has-to-trust-his-other-stuff-more-r2083/Just in time, Daniel Palencia figured it out. He entered Wednesday night's game against the Brewers with a two-run lead to protect and just three outs to get, but because he was facing baseball's best team and most dangerous lineup, that was destined not to be an easy assignment. He struck out t...2083Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:57:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/after-one-week-owen-caissies-swing-data-already-puts-him-in-rare-air-r2082/The Cubs don't prize bat speed. Almost every team in the league does, by now, and the Cubs certainly don't truly disdain the ability to swing fast, but Chicago is willing to zig against a league-wide zag in this regard. If you sort all batters with at least 25 competitive swings this year by ave...2082Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:18:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-kyle-tucker-reset-will-make-way-for-owen-caissie-r2080/It's been nearly two months since Kyle Tucker plunged into a slump that has seen his power disappear. After an 0-for-4 day at the plate in the Cubs' 7-0 loss to the Brewers Monday, changes are reportedly coming to the lineup. ESPN baseball reporter Jesse Rogers relayed Craig Counsell's deci...2080Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:50:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cade-hortons-blister-could-be-small-relief-cubs-need%E2%80%94or-the-thing-that-kills-their-playoff-hopes-r2079/If you're in an optimistic frame of mind, Cade Horton coming down with a blister isn't the worst news. The Cubs have been trying to keep his workload closely managed, but even so, Horton has already surpassed 115 innings pitched this year. That's after throwing just 88 1/3 in his first pro seaso...2079Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:46:50 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/breaking-down-the-cubs-season-defining-showdown-with-milwaukee-r2075/Anyone who has stopped off for a perusal of the goods at Mars Cheese Castle can inform you of the similarities between the reluctant neighbor cities of Chicago and Milwaukee. They share a lake, whose beaches are often teeming with revelers, fitness buffs, and foodies alike. But, more than just t...2075Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:50:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-heartbreak-doesnt-feel-so-good-r2077/In their song "Heartbreak Feels So Good", Fall Out Boy, one of the city's favorite native bands, poses the question: "Is there a word for a bad miracle?" The game of baseball for the Cubbies has been nothing if not an uphill battle as of late, stacking up losses like a Jenga tower, as the dream...2077Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:11:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-failure-to-find-a-leadoff-hitter-is-killing-the-lineup-r2076/There really isn't any one person or player that can be wholly blamed for the Cubs' recent offensive ineptitude. This is a failure on a systematic level, with everyone from Pete Crow-Armstrong to Willi Castro struggling to a troubling degree. So, before we dive into this analysis, let's at...2076Sun, 17 Aug 2025 11:58:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerner-is-making-way-too-much-contact-r2073/Give Nico Hoerner credit. He's a consistent hitter, not just from year to year but from week to week and month to month. Right now, many hitters in the Cubs lineup every day are in fairly severe slumps, but Hoerner can't be thus accused. He's batting .293/.340/.376 for the season, and a hilariou...2073Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:58:00 +0000