4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (692+ words) Craig Counsell Has Unlocked A Special Tandem In the Middle of the Cubs' Lineup'North Side Baseball With a bit of an uneven start to the 2026 season, there's been some attention building around the Chicago Cubs' lineup and Craig Counsell's construction…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (808+ words) Edward Cabrera's First Cubs Start Offered a Brilliant Glimpse of a Long, Bright Future'North Side Baseball No rain or thick, heavy gray coldness scumbled the skies as the Cubs played their first night game of 2026. In fact, the North Side…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (544+ words) Cubs Week In Review: Opening Weekend Ends With A Dud'North Side Baseball As scores of revelers lined the streets of Wrigleyville in celebration of the arrival of another highly anticipated Chicago Cubs Opening Day, members of the team showed up…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (287+ words) Ian Happ has been a much-maligned player over the course of his tenure with the Cubs. I've personally written about him a few times, including'once this offseason, and once last fall. Happ doesn't deserve a lot of the animosity thrown…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (322+ words) On Sunday, Alex Bregman hit his first home run in a Cubs uniform, and it basically proved Randy right: He hit a home run to (left-)center field! But I thought he never hit home runs there? Well, you're not…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (146+ words) By Brock Beauchamp, 1 hour ago in Chicago Cubs Talk Can the Cubs open the 2026 season with a series win? Irvin had a good spring training, but nothing from it looks especially notable to shift your priors on him." This game…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (291+ words) The Chicago Cubs' reported agreement with second baseman Nico Hoerner on a six-year contract extension creates multiple knock-on effects, including clarity on Matt Shaw's role with the club going forward. Simply put, Hoerner staying in Chicago further blocks Shaw on…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (454+ words) All the power-speed dynamism he's demonstrated makes Crow-Armstrong the centerpiece of this lineup, if he's the best version of himself. That version of him has to be one with a more consistent plan in the batter's box, though. 3. Does Dansby…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (713+ words) Chicago Cubs 2026 Position Analysis: First Base'North Side Baseball The Chicago Cubs officially have one of the better first basemen in baseball, the first time they can say that since the departure of Anthony Rizzo back in 2021. Things seemed bleak at…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (611+ words) The 10 Best Chicago Cubs Rookie Seasons Since 1947North Side Baseball Ballesteros's competitors include New York Mets right-hander Nolan McLean, Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart, Miami Marlins outfielder Owen Caissie (hey, we know him), Mets outfielder Carson Benge and St. Louis…...