https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/3/?d=7News: North Side Baseball Site Newsenhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/brad-keller-is-a-cubs-success-story-because-of-love-and-his-sweeper-r1740/There are lots of iconic duos throughout history: peanut butter and jelly, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Batman and Robin. Duos take two items that, on their own, have some flaw, but together, elevate the whole product to something else entirely. Jelly's solo act (a little overly sweet in my opinion)...1740Mon, 05 May 2025 11:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/did-the-cubs-look-to-shota-imanaga-to-improve-colin-rea-r1720/For the Chicago Cubs, 2024 was the Year of Shota. Despite missing the playoffs, the enigmatic Shota Imanaga took the city by storm with his electric personality and his excellent pitching. Imanaga, a veteran of the Nippon Baseball League (Japan's top baseball division), was willing to come to th...1720Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/vote-for-your-top-cubs-prospects-r1709/Unlike other publications, North Side Baseball allows all users to help build our top prospect rankings. Anyone with a North Side Baseball account can participate and give their input on who you think should be in the Cubs' top prospects list. Before you vote, you can hit our top prospects page...1709Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:17:25 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/north-side-baseballs-community-awards-2024-2025-offseason-r1651/Hello, Cubs fans! Twice a year, I sit down and find the most popular posts and blogs on North Side Baseball and their creators receive prizes for their contributions to the ever-growing NSBB. After a busy Cubs offseason, there was a lot to talk about. We look at the most popular posts and most p...1651Sat, 05 Apr 2025 20:48:40 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/by-raising-ben-browns-arm-angle-can-the-cubs-raise-his-floor-r1641/Ben Brown was one of the fun surprises of the 2024 season. After a rough end for the hurler due to injury in 2023, it was widely expected that he wouldn't be making an impact at the highest level until mid-year at best—and even then, likely in the bullpen. Disaster struck on Opening Day, though,...1641Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/do-you-believe-in-the-curse-of-the-chicago-cubs-at-chase-field-r1635/Entering the eighth inning Sunday with what felt like a fairly comfortable 6-2 lead, new Cubs reliever Eli Morgan imploded on the mound, surrendering the Cubs' hard-earned effort (and then some). Morgan ended up wasting home runs from Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki and Kyle Tucker by giving up an...1635Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:36:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/top-25-most-viewed-north-side-baseball-articles-of-2024-part-5-1-5-r1364/Welcome back, and Happy New Years, everyone! Over the last week, we've looked at the 25 most viewed articles from North Side Baseball in 2024, and today, we're finally concluding the series with the top five. Offseason banter again rules the day, with Cody Bellinger-related topics appearing twic...1364Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/top-25-most-viewed-north-side-baseball-articles-of-2024-part-4-6-10-r1357/Yet again, the offseason continues to dominate the discourse here on North Side Baseball. From trade rumors to trade candidates, Cubs fans have partaken in a number of discussions about the team's roster construction this year. These are the articles that placed just outside the top five on our...1357Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:11:17 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/top-25-most-viewed-north-side-baseball-articles-of-2024-part-3-11-15-r1354/Injuries were the highlight of the 2024 season for the Cubs, as they watched numerous key contributors go down for extended periods of time. Trades (and trade rumors) have dominated the offseason, from the team's addition of Kyle Tucker to the constant rumors swirling around Seiya Suzuki and the...1354Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/mlb-baseball-robot-umpires-abs-automated-balls-strikes/For over a century, baseball has held a special place in American culture--" the national pastime." However, this reverence for tradition shouldn't equate to resistance against necessary changes. Throughout its history, baseball has undergone significant transformations, from implementing automa...738Sun, 21 Apr 2024 11:50:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/unlocking-baseball-revolutionizing-baseball-through-tradable-draft-picks-r717/For over a century, baseball has held a special place in American culture--"the national pastime." However, this reverence for tradition shouldn't equate to resistance against necessary changes. Throughout its history, baseball has undergone significant transformations, from implementing automat...717Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/unlocking-baseball-enhancing-the-game-with-expanded-roster-sizes-r704/For over a century, baseball has held a special place in American culture--"the national pastime." However, this reverence for tradition shouldn't equate to resistance against necessary changes. Throughout its history, baseball has undergone significant transformations, from implementing automat...704Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:40:01 +0000