https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/11/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/an-overview-of-the-cubs-remaining-2026-schedule-r12717/The Cubs come home Friday to face two division rivals, the Reds and Brewers, which will wrap up August and begin the final month of the 2026 regular season. The Cubs have had a tight grip on the top NL Wild Card spot for the entirety of the second half, and will have no problem cruising to a pla...12717Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:03:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-recap-six-run-fifth-in-iowa-17-hits-in-south-bend-r12714/Chicago Cubs Transactions No Roster Moves Iowa Cubs Send Nine To The Plate In A Six-Run Fifth, Beat Omaha 7-3 Four innings passed without a run before Iowa sent nine batters to the plate in the fifth. Austin Wynns was hit by a pitch to start it, Jordan Nwogu doubled him home, and...12714Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:23:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/can-shelby-miller-be-a-different-kind-of-september-call-up-r12706/This week at North Side Baseball, we've covered a few players who we think could be on the precipice of being a September call-up as rosters set to expand next week. Teams will be permitted to bring up two more players on their 40-man roster for the final month of the season. We looked specifica...12706Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:49:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/help-us-build-the-next-north-side-baseball-let-us-know-your-thoughts-r12702/This website is getting a little long in the tooth. The basic design dates back to 2021, when our only site was Twins Daily. Since that redesign, we've added nine (!!!!) sites and crammed in more new features than we can count. It's time for a ground-up rethink of everything about this webs...12702Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:39:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/ben-brown-could-be-the-cubs-october-wild-card-r12688/Ben Brown’s season came to a halt with a neck injury, but his return is finally on the horizon. His ability to thrive in multiple roles could make him a fascinating weapon for Craig Counsell in October. View the full article12688Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:49:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-hartshorn-records-rbi-no-100-on-the-season-with-late-home-run-r12686/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals): Storm Chasers lead, 1-0 Season Record: 52–72-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers): Smokies lead, 1-0 Season Rec...12686Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:01:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/tyrone-taylors-strong-start-creates-a-cubs-outfield-dilemma-r12680/The 2026 trade deadline for the Chicago Cubs was headlined by the additions they made to their pitching staff. The front office added a trio of starters (Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes and Braxton Garrett) just before the deadline, while David Peterson joined the rotation earlier this summer. They a...12680Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:02:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/time-for-cubs-to-buckle-up-for-the-stretch-run-r12670/With September rapidly approaching, can the Cubs make one final push at the NL Central crown? What are the early returns on Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313  Listen on Spotify: ht...12670Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:44:59 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/in-a-heartbreak-triple-whammy-cubs-lose-a-game-they-should-have-won-r12667/Calling the Cubs' loss Tuesday night in Arizona a gut punch would be inaccurate. A gut punch is a single, sudden blow to which you left yourself open, but which required the opponent to spot the vulnerability instantly and attack without hesitation or error. What happened to Chicago was more lik...12667Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:30:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/michael-confortos-total-reinvention-through-timing-r12645/At some point in every baseball career, it's time to reckon with Father Time. You've been playing a child's game for a lavish living for years, now, and in so doing, you've racked up a heavy debt to the arbiter of aging and entropy. He'll let you run up a tab for a while, unremarked-upon, but yo...12645Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:08:35 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/should-the-cubs-call-up-catcher-owen-ayers-in-september-r12635/If not for Josiah Hartshorn becoming the first Cubs teenage farmhand to knock 20 round trippers in a season since Corey Patterson, Owen Ayers would be an easy pick for the organization's Minor League Hitter of the Year. Despite Hartshorn's heroics, you can make a strong argument that Ayers deser...12635Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:36:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/is-jaxon-wiggins-still-deserving-of-september-call-up-to-chicago-cubs-r12625/It’s fair to say that Jaxon Wiggins’s 2026 campaign hasn’t been what the Chicago Cubs or Wiggins himself expected. Having entered the year as the organization's top pitching prospect, he’s since been surpassed by the team’s most recent first-round pick, right-hander Cade Townsend. While while Wi...12625Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:09:02 +0000