https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/3/?d=7News: Chicago Cubs Satireenhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/paul-crawly-dzien/I have loved the Chicago Cubs for a very long time. I don't remember the exact moment that I fell in love with the game, but I remember how it happened. The magic. The pageantry. The attention my grandmother gave to every word and pitch. Thanks to all of that, I'm at roughly 30 years of complete...453Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/friday-fan-feature-cubs-fan-cave-of-the-week-patrick-eriksen-r436/Craig Counsell. Pat and I hopped on a video call this week and that was the subject for the first 10 minutes of our call. It was immediately apparent that Pat was a charismatic fan, and a perfect choice for this week's feature.  Pat currently works as a firefighter in DeKalb, while li...436Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/friday-fan-feature-cubs-fan-cave-of-the-week-jay-herrman-r417/I love connecting with other Cubs fans. Every one I have met has such an incredible story to tell about their fandom. There are common links that make these interactions feel familiar, with special experiences that elevate their fandom to an unusual level.  I joined a group of Cub fans on F...417Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:04:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/which-halloween-candy-best-matches-these-2023-cubs-r411/  If there’s one positive to the Chicago Cubs not making a deep playoff run this season, it’s the fact that I can enjoy my Halloween without having to fret through nine innings of a World Series game. I’ll certainly still tune in to watch the Rangers and Diamondbacks battle each other, but...411Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/plan-b-is-working-but-jed-get-a-veteran-closer-r239/Please don’t get your partisan underwear in a bundle because my reference to “Plan B” isn’t what you think it is. (If you’re brave enough to read my more politically oriented columns, please proceed to The First Ward, but do so only at your own risk.) No! I’m referring to my long-held post-...239Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/immaculate-grid-meets-this-cubs-homestand-r192/For the two or three web-wise baseball fans who haven't yet found it, Immaculate Grid is the game (some distant spiritual descendant of Wordle, related to Sporcle quizzes on its mother's side) in which a player gets a grid of nine empty squares, lined by teams and/or achievements players might h...192Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/wrigley-field-where-are-you-sitting-r43/Do you go straight to the bleachers? Is that your favorite place in Wrigley Field? Is the thought of no real, assigned seats up your alley? Are you young enough where no back to your seat will not cause excruciating back pain? Does Left Field suck? Does Right Field suck? Are you only going to th...43Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:36:24 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/sunday-fun-should-mlb-test-out-soccer-style-substitution-windows-r30/Over the last half-decade, we’ve seen MLB turn its affiliated minor-league clubs into laboratories. The restrictions on fielder positioning, the pitch timer, the altered size and location of the bases, the three-batter minimum for relief pitchers, and the automatic runner in extra innings all go...30Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:36:55 +0000