North Side Territory: a Chicago Cubs podcast

After leaving baseball’s annual convention, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are back from Orlando and ready to share the information they gathered on the Cubs. How is the front office remaking the...

Checking in from Orlando, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney share what they’ve been hearing about the Cubs’ various offseason pursuits. Matt Shaw has been a discussed name at Major League Baseball’s...

Before traveling to Orlando for baseball’s annual offseason convention, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney share what they’re hearing about the Cubs and where the expectations should be set right now. The two beat...

With the Winter Meetings approaching, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney sit down to compare notes on the Cubs’ approach to the free-agent market. Kyle Tucker visiting the Blue Jays’ complex in Florida is...

After Part 1 of the Thanksgiving mailbag focused on pitching, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are back to answer more questions from listeners, focusing primarily on the offense. The Athletic writers acknowledge what...

The baseball industry does not shut down during Thanksgiving week. As the Cubs continue to scour the pitching market, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney sit down to answer good questions from listeners. The Athletic...

With the offseason activity beginning to pick up in that window after the GM meetings and before Thanksgiving, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney focus on the two players who received qualifying offers...

Do the Cubs have enough young talent to sustain a perennial playoff contender? Geoff Pontes joins the show to discuss his top-10 rankings of the organization’s best prospects. In a wide-ranging conversation with The...

Back from Las Vegas, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney compare notes after roaming The Cosmopolitan this week, trying to track down information on the Cubs. The two writers from The Athletic share what they heard and...

The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are in Las Vegas for Major League Baseball’s GM meetings, reporting on the latest developments with the Cubs. At this traditional starting point for the offseason, the...

With the offseason underway, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney break down the latest happenings around a Cubs team that will be very busy this winter. What did Pete Crow-Armstrong learn from his Gold...

The Cubs made their first major offseason move by declining a three-year option to extend Shota Imanaga’s contract. In turn, the Japanese pitcher declined his player option for next season and elected to become a free...

With the World Series nearing a conclusion, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney take questions from listeners to give Cubs fans a preview of what to expect this winter. This edition of the mailbag gives...

The Cubs are probably going to pour their resources into the pitching staff this offseason. Without making any moves, the club could right now put together a competitive 2026 Opening Day lineup. But where’s the fun in...

Already shifting into offseason mode, it’s not too early to start thinking about which pitchers the Cubs will be targeting this winter, both via trades and the free-agent market. The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and...

After winning a playoff round and then losing to a small-market rival, the Cubs are trying to build a team for the next level, which would mean finishing ahead of the Brewers in the division and seriously competing for...

After processing Jed Hoyer’s entire end-of-season news conference, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney share their latest takeaways. The answers (and non-answers) from Chicago’s president of baseball...

The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney take you inside the visiting clubhouse in Milwaukee, where Cubs players processed the disappointing end to a good (but not great) season. What happened against the...

In winning two elimination games, the Cubs put the pressure back on the Brewers as this National League Division Series returns to Milwaukee. The fans sensed the moment, too, chanting “Fred-dy! Fred-dy!” as Ian Happ...

Fans will get at least one more night of playoff baseball at Wrigley Field this year. An electric atmosphere greeted the Cubs on Wednesday as they returned home facing an 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five National...

What a letdown for Cubs fans, and a team that believed it could do something special. A National League Division Series that began with so much promise and potential has fizzled out, at least from a Chicago perspective...

After all the hype surrounding this grudge match, the Brewers came out and completely dominated the Cubs at the start of this National League Division Series. What just happened? How do the Cubs regroup? Where does this...

The Cubs are fully in postseason mode, making spectacular defensive plays, deploying their bullpen aggressively, and spraying champagne and beer all over the clubhouse. The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney...

What was Craig Counsell thinking? And does it really matter when the offense scores zero runs? The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are back to break down Game 2 of a National League Wild Card Series that...

What an atmosphere. In taking control of their National League Wild Card Series, the Cubs restored the big-game energy at the Friendly Confines. The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney break down Tuesday’s Game...