2009 Tentative Cubs Schedule
April 6-7-8: at Houston (6:05, 7:05, 7:05) April 10-11-12: at Milwaukee (3:05, 6:05, 3:05) April 13-15: COLORADO (1:20, 1:20) April 16-17-18-19: ST. LOUIS (1:20, 1:20, TBD, 1:20) April 21-22-23: CINCINNATI (7:05, 7:05, 1:20 April 24-25-26: at St. Louis (7:15, TBD, 1:15) April 27-28-29: at Arizona (8:40, 8:40, 2:40) April 30, May 1-2-3: FLORIDA (7:05, 1:20, TBD, 1:20) May 4-5: SAN FRANCISCO (7:05, 1:20) May 6-7: at Houston (7:05, 7:05) May 8-9-10: at Milwaukee (7:05, TBD, 1:05) May 12-13-14: SAN DIEGO (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) May 15-16-17: HOUSTON (1:20, TBD, 1:20) May 19-20-21: at St. Louis (7:15, 7:15, 7:15) May 22-23-24: at San Diego (9:05, 9:05, 3:05) May 25-26-27: PITTSBURGH (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) May 28-29-30-31: LOS ANGELES (7:05, 1:20, TBD, 1:20) June 2-3-4: at Atlanta (6:10, 6:10, 6:10) June 5-6-7: at Cincinnati (6:10, 6:10, 12:10) June 9-10-11: at Houston (7:05, 7:05, 1:05) June 12-13-14: MINNESOTA (1:20, TBD, 1:20) June 16-17-18: WHITE SOX (7:05, 1:20, 1:20) June 19-20-21: CLEVELAND (1:20, TBD, 1:20) June 23-24-25: at Detroit (6:05, 6:05, 12:05) June 26-27-28: at White Sox (3:05, 12:05, 1:05) June 29-30, July 1: at Pittsburgh (6:05, 6:05, 6:05) July 2-3-4-5: MILWAUKEE (7:05, 1:20, TBD, 1:20) July 6-7-8: ATLANTA (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) July 10-11-12: ST. LOUIS (1:20, TBD, 1:20) July 14: All-Star Game at St. Louis July 16-17-18-19: at Washington (6:05, 6:05, 6:05, 12:35) July 20-21-22: at Philadelphia (6:05, 6:05, 12:05) July 24-25-26: CINCINNATI (1:20, TBD, 1:20) July 27-28-29: HOUSTON (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) July 31, August 1-2: at Florida (6:10, 6:10, 5:10) August 3-4-5: at Cincinnati (6:10, 6:10, 6:10) August 7-8-9-10: at Colorado (8:05, 7:05, 2:05, 7:35) August 11-12-13: PHILADELPHIA (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) August 14-15-16: PITTSBURGH (1:20, TBD, 1:20) August 17-18-19: at San Diego (9:05, 9:05, 9:05) August 20-21-22-23: at Los Angeles (9:10, TBD, TBD, TBD) August 25-26-27: WASHINGTON (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) August 28-29-30: NEW YORK (1:20, TBD, 1:20) August 31, September 1-2: HOUSTON (7:05, 7:05, 1:20) September 4-5-6: at New York (6:10, 12:10, 12:10) September 7-8-9: at Pittsburgh (6:05, 6:05, 11:35) September 11-12-13: CINCINNATI (1:20, TBD, 1:20) September 14-15-16-17: MILWAUKEE (7:05, 7:05, 7:05, 1:20) September 18-19-20: at St. Louis (7:15, TBD, 1:15) September 21-22-23: at Milwaukee (7:05, 7:05, TBD) September 24-25-26-27: at San Francisco (9:15, 9:15, TBD, 3:05) September 29-30, October 1: PITTSBURGH (7:05, 7:05, 7:05) October 2-3-4: ARIZONA (1:20, TBD, 1:20)
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Why does the season start so late?
And end so late? October 4? Does MLB want a November World Series next year?
by J.Bo on
Sep 17, 2008 1:16 PM CDT
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It's going to get one.
Why is it later? Because the alternative is starting on March 28. Also, the WBC is taking up some time next March.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 1:18 PM CDT
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They'll still be cleaning up the streets in Chicago from the celebration!
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by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:25 PM CDT
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I like your thinking!
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by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 3:31 PM CDT
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How's this for a ridiculous sequence of cities?
From April 23 to May 12 — a period of 20 days — the Cubs go from Chicago to St. Louis to Phoenix to Chicago to Houston to Milwaukee to Chicago.
Get the college professors back. This computer outfit doing the schedule sucks.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 1:23 PM CDT
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+1
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on
Sep 17, 2008 3:40 PM CDT
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Remeber when this is all we had to talk about?
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on
Sep 17, 2008 1:25 PM CDT
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Can the MLBPA not step in and get stupid things like the scheduling fixed?
It’s that one of the actually useful things about the players union?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 1:26 PM CDT
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White Sox
Home series Tues Wed Thurs?
FAIL
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on
Sep 17, 2008 1:27 PM CDT
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First time ever a Cubs/Sox series not on a weekend.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 1:30 PM CDT
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you know
that doesn’t really bother me. They’re not even in our league, much less our division. It’s a manufactured rivalry, and anything that minimizes it is good, to me. I’d be perfectly happy to NEVER play the WhiteSox.
But I have another question: My son is moving in with me, and his mother is giving me all he clothes. Is it wrong that I’ve hidden the white-sox hat and jersey that she included?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on
Sep 17, 2008 1:52 PM CDT
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Yes it's wrong
You should’ve burned them :)
by cubsonWGN4ever on
Sep 17, 2008 2:02 PM CDT
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Didn't they have a weird Thursday-Friday-Saturday series a couple of years ago
after the All-Star break?
Old Style is the nectar of life.
by Mordecai on
Sep 17, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
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Found it!
Thursday July 12 – Saturday July 14th, 2001. I believe this was also the last year they played interleague games after the All-Star break.
Old Style is the nectar of life.
by Mordecai on
Sep 17, 2008 3:17 PM CDT
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I actually like that...
… a guaranteed sellout mid-week is a good thing. (As if they’re having trouble drawing)
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by Goat Whisperer on
Sep 17, 2008 2:37 PM CDT
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I like ending the season
at home, at least.
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by drewishdrewid on
Sep 17, 2008 1:28 PM CDT
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Lots of 2- and 4-game series
Is it just me, or are there more of those than usual?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on
Sep 17, 2008 1:29 PM CDT
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There seem to be more four-gamers than usual.
Not that many two-gamers.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 1:30 PM CDT
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3 straight years of October Cubs baseball
Thanks to this schedule :)
When was the last time that ever happened?
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:30 PM CDT
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Before the postseason was expanded, the regular season frequently ended in early October
so it’s happened quite a bit.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on
Sep 17, 2008 1:31 PM CDT
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Nevermind
I feel dumb for asking that now… :)
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:34 PM CDT
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No need to feel dumb
I actually feel like a dork for knowing that, myself… LOL…
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on
Sep 17, 2008 1:36 PM CDT
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Whenever I see October baseball scheduled
I make bets with co-workers Cubs will play in October early on. I always win.
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:41 PM CDT
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First time in years
Cubs/Mets play a weekend series and it’s my birthday weekend in NY. Very happy about that. Dissapointed in interleague schedule again…Cubs get short end of this for fun matchups.
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:35 PM CDT
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what?
you’re not happy about playing Detroit? :P
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on
Sep 17, 2008 1:53 PM CDT
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Its selfish of me, but...
I’m pumped to get a 4 game series in San Francisco for the 2nd year in a row. Add in the fact that it will be close enough to my birthday that I can rationalize going to every game @ AT&T to my girlfriend and it will hopefully be in the middle of a pennant race and I’m already looking forward to the end of next year.
by dbaltman on
Sep 17, 2008 1:43 PM CDT
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and its Friday-Monday!
I am definitely going to try and make a bunch of those games.
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on
Sep 17, 2008 3:43 PM CDT
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I would like to see a list
Of all of the teams that have not played in a certain park since interleague play started. IIRC, the Cubs have played everywhere except where I would like to see them play the most: Fenway.
And yes, I understand that my wish is a possibility before next year’s interleague play.
by gocubsgo22 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:43 PM CDT
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They should have played this year
There’s no excuse for them not putting The Cubs against Yankees or Red Sox this year. Unless someone in MLB decided they might have a chance of playing the World Series there and that’s why….
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:50 PM CDT
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Its about the tickets sold
Fenway, Yankee Stadium… they’re going to sell our regardless. But you put the Cubs in Tropicana or Skydome and the attraction of the Cubs, their traveling fans, etc will result in more tickets sold than your average interleague series.
DmL
by dmlichte on
Sep 17, 2008 2:42 PM CDT
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Understand
And agree but at some point it has to happen. Every AL team has played at Wrigley (many more than once) and the Cubs have played every AL team on the road (many more than once), except Red Sox.
by gocubsgo22 on
Sep 17, 2008 2:55 PM CDT
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The Cubs have not played in Oakland.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
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what about at kansas city?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on
Sep 17, 2008 3:00 PM CDT
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Yes, in 1998.
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by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 3:16 PM CDT
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The Angels have not played at Wrigley
Hopefully that will be remedied in a few weeks, but they have never played at Wrigley.
by Josh77 on
Sep 17, 2008 3:24 PM CDT
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Too bad they'll be 0-3 all time after this year.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:26 PM CDT
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Which is exactly why interleague play should be done away with...
….it takes the simple math out of the scheduling and makes it an economically weighted issue. When you think about how many races come down to 2 games or less and then you look at how unbalanced these schedules can be it’s absurd. You might as well have a BCS in MLB.
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by TXCub on
Sep 17, 2008 2:56 PM CDT
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Agreed.
I’m all for taking the games out. The NL Central is already at odds with the rest of baseball by having six teams anyway.
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by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 3:12 PM CDT
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Cleveland, Detroit, Minnesota...
and NO Kansas City. I like playing competition (how’d we miss out on BOS and NYY this year?) but this is one of the weaknesses of interleague play.
Plus, I was hoping we’d play at Kansas City and I could make the short drive.
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:45 PM CDT
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me too
I was hoping for games in KC! :(
by polly on
Sep 17, 2008 2:05 PM CDT
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ugh me too
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on
Sep 17, 2008 3:01 PM CDT
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Damn...saw Minnesota, Detroit.....
Thought for sure I would KC on the schedule.
I am going to have to wait another….year to see the Cubbies play in KC. Damn. The last time they played here was sometime around 2000 I think?
Kaufmann would be Wrigley West if they played in KC. Just a ton of Cub fans in Iowa, Nebraska and S-N Dakota would get there too.
by mmancubfan on
Sep 17, 2008 3:19 PM CDT
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Probably 3-6 years....
as like the NFL……they rotate divisions….cept it looks funny b/c the CUBS vs. SOX are alwasys 6 games, Roylas VS> CARDS….Dodgers vs. Angles, Yankees VS> Mets. Ginats VS A’s………etc. etc…
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by kcjones on
Sep 17, 2008 9:35 PM CDT
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How about this odd one
No weekend series in Pittsburgh. Unless I looked at the schedule wrong. I bet Pittsburgh banks on the weekend series to drive up their parks revenue. Really odd schedule…
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 1:51 PM CDT
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Except for Labor Day
9/7 is Labor Day, so that’s kind of a weekend.
I agree it’s strange. They’re only in Pittsburgh twice and in Cincinnati twice. Seems like they’d been in one of those two places every other week the past couple of years.
Eamus Catuli!
by wrigley_boy on
Sep 17, 2008 1:58 PM CDT
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Two trips to San Diego?
I guess that’s a plus in terms of playing a potentially weaker team, but that’s a lot of travel.
When is the last time the Cubs had to make two trips to one West Coast city during the regular season?
Eamus Catuli!
by wrigley_boy on
Sep 17, 2008 2:04 PM CDT
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Since they went to 6 divisions in eaqch league....
I retract that…since Florida and Colorado joined the NL…that year the NL went to balanced scheduling….pre that year (1993???)….AL played balanced scheddule … NL…18 games VS. teams in dic=vision (3 seriees at home…3 on road) 12 VS. other division ( 2 on road 2 at home)…hence Cubs used to make 2 wwest coast swings every year…….If I remember right….used to usually hit all 3 at once….i.e. 3 is LA, 3 in SD, then 3 in SF……..all on same trip……
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by kcjones on
Sep 17, 2008 9:39 PM CDT
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Is that possibly correct? 2 trips??
“Weaker” or not, the Cubs don’t play well in SD
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on
Sep 18, 2008 1:08 PM CDT
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Can we move all the pittsburgh series to the first half??
Worked for us this year.
by cubsonWGN4ever on
Sep 17, 2008 2:05 PM CDT
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Like facing them in the second half
after their annual “sell” for future prospects
by gocubsgo22 on
Sep 17, 2008 2:56 PM CDT
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I cant even begin to wrap my brain around next season right now.....
…seems like a long long way away.
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
by JB 23 on
Sep 17, 2008 2:10 PM CDT
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Opening the season in Houston?
After the past couple days, the Cubs ought to receive a nice, warm welcome there.
by hokie316 on
Sep 17, 2008 2:20 PM CDT
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Ha.
Was Miller not available?
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by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 2:53 PM CDT
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What the hell is with the last few weeks?
At San Fran then across the country to again…Total BS
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on
Sep 17, 2008 2:21 PM CDT
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I'm surprised to see this so early
Don’t they usually release (even tentatively) these in Jan/Feb? I feel like it was always MUCH later in the offseason, never while the previous season was going on
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by berselius on
Sep 17, 2008 2:23 PM CDT
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MLB is saying this is the earliest the schedule has ever been completed
Even if MLB wanted to create the schedule this early, they should’ve waited to release it until mid-winter. Release it then, and it creates a “buzz” about baseball for a few days at a time when nobody is thinking about it; release it now, and it gets drowned out by the excitement of the playoff races. The NFL has done this to great effect by releasing their schedule in the spring every year. Bud Selig and his friends in the commissioner’s office need to go back and review Media Relations 101.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on
Sep 17, 2008 2:33 PM CDT
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Release
I was under the impression that it was up to the individual teams when they were going to release the schedule. In years past we pieced the Cubs schedule by going off of other team’s website. The Cubs historically were late releasing their complete home schedule.
DmL
by dmlichte on
Sep 17, 2008 2:44 PM CDT
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Correct.
MLB took it over this year. Every team’s schedule was released today.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 2:54 PM CDT
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I like it all being released at the same time
but it still is “getting lost” at this time.
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by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 2:55 PM CDT
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Two Trips to San Diego?
I realize that the schedule makers are on drugs when they draw up these schedules.
But two trips to San Diego? Unless I am wrong, I do not think that any team has made more than one trip to another city outside their own division. Also — I do not think that any team has played a team outside of their division more than four games per park per season. They usually try to do 3 and 3 but you might see 2 and 4 or even 3 and 4 but never 6 in one park. In fact, the 4 home and 4 away with the Dodgers is also a first time thing.
The schedule with the East is pretty well balanced. The West is totally out of wack. If they kept it balanced with the West, then they could balance the number of games with the Central. The Cubs play fewer games against St. Louis, Cincinnatti, and Pittsburgh.
In past years, it seems MLB tried to balance the schedule so the road trips made some sense. But that idea seems to have gone out the window as well.
by ceegeewow on
Sep 17, 2008 2:29 PM CDT
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Cubs made two trips to Atlanta in 2007.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 2:54 PM CDT
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Whoa nelly....
Pre Marlins/Rockies…..Teams always played 4 series against other division…2 home and 2 away…..Used to be 2 Cali (yes..I’m dating myself) trips a year….BUT…used to get the SD ..LA..SF ..all done in 1 trip….
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by kcjones on
Sep 17, 2008 9:43 PM CDT
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They really want us to face Prior?
Three opportunities for him to be healthy against us? That’s if he is playing for them next year…don’t really know his contract status, or care.
by ak123 on
Sep 17, 2008 3:46 PM CDT
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Prior? Healthy?
Does not compute.
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by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 4:11 PM CDT
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Like that the Cubs are starting in two indoor stadiums
without the day off following the opener.
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by Goat Whisperer on
Sep 17, 2008 2:32 PM CDT
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Well, if you start in a dome, you don't NEED that day off.
The only reason to have it is because of the possibility of bad weather — the Cubs have it for their home opener.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 2:55 PM CDT
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In DC... on my birthday
+ 1,000,000
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by Goat Whisperer on
Sep 17, 2008 2:33 PM CDT
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When will they have the ring ceremony?
by salparadise23 on
Sep 17, 2008 2:46 PM CDT
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Confidence. I love it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Sep 17, 2008 2:48 PM CDT
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I sent the Astros schedule to my co-workers....
….and mentioned that it looked like they were opening against the defending champs. I cautioned them about buying tickets until MLB had found a neutral site for the game.
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by TXCub on
Sep 17, 2008 3:02 PM CDT
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You probably would throw water to a drowning man, wouldn't you?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Sep 17, 2008 3:04 PM CDT
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I'm glad we're playing Detroit next year
Hopefully, the gutless Edgar Renteria will still be with the Tigers, and the Cubs can finally retaliate for the cheap shot elbow to Fontenot’s face last year in Atlanta.
I’d love to see Samardjiza or Wood bury a fast ball in his earhole. We have long memories, and there are consequences.
by davenportblue on
Sep 17, 2008 2:47 PM CDT
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All the Cubs gotta do
Is keep hitting it to Cabrera.
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Sep 17, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
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I'm sure Ted Lilly loves seeing that on the schedule...
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by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 2:59 PM CDT
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New Eddie Vedder Cubs Tribute song on WXRT at 3pm
Streaming at 93xrt.com
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 2:58 PM CDT
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somebody has to record that...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:01 PM CDT
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Acoustic from a live performance....
“Go All the Way” is the name of it. It’s like an old Irish drinking song. Pretty awesome.
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by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:05 PM CDT
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Go All the Way?
TWSS
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Sep 17, 2008 3:07 PM CDT
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Sorry, "Someday We'll Go All the Way"
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by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:09 PM CDT
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Sounds better the other way.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Sep 17, 2008 3:11 PM CDT
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My first girlfriend in Jr. High's theme song!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:16 PM CDT
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Yeah, they had all kinds of ways of stringing you along at that age.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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I posted the story the DJ told of how he wrote it...
…and the lyrics in a fanpost.
Great song.
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by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:18 PM CDT
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Brewers Home Opener
This one really surprises me. While the Brewers have sold 3 million tix this year if they continue to spiral, miss the playoffs and lose Sheets and Sabathia, their tickets sales is going to regress significantly. It seems to me that this was a waste of a Cubs at Miller Park series, which is going to be a sell-out regardless. The home opener weekend is going to be a sell-out (or near sell-out) for the Brewers regardless of who they play. I realize that there are a lot of complexities to this all but this just seems to be a waste.
Other notes…
- Two trips to Houston in the first 30 days of the season with all three trips there before the All-star break?
- Five trips to the NL West? What happened to the traditional West Coast trip? Instead they are only playing one western swing that involves more than one NL West city.
DmL
by dmlichte on
Sep 17, 2008 3:02 PM CDT
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Well...you gotta get the games in Houston played before Hurricane season!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:06 PM CDT
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I think they should do well (at least initially) even if they lose some of their stars
The bounce from a winning season (and especially a playoff appearance) shows up pretty strong in the following year. Even without Sheets/CC, they will still have Gallardo, and they will still be playing in the National League
The NL: where anything can happen! (also see 2007 Rockies, 2008 Astros, etc)
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by berselius on
Sep 17, 2008 4:42 PM CDT
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no playoffs...
… and no bounce for the Brewers attendance. There will be nothing but disappointment with their fanbase and if Sheets and Sabathia are gone, be sure that the fans will show their discontent by not going to the ballpark.
DmL
by dmlichte on
Sep 17, 2008 7:30 PM CDT
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Used to be 2 California swings...
Be careful about talking tradition…..
As for Houston….any games in Aug. Sept. there? How about Florida…any games there Aug. Sept.?
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by kcjones on
Sep 17, 2008 9:48 PM CDT
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Looking at the long schedule
makes me realize how quick this season has gone….. I need at least another 2 months!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on
Sep 17, 2008 3:11 PM CDT
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Would you settle for one more?
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on
Sep 17, 2008 3:12 PM CDT
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I'm just being greedy
I’ll settle for a long October….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on
Sep 17, 2008 3:15 PM CDT
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I heard that the Cubs are going to play in the NFL after the MLB season
ends just to keep the party going.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on
Sep 17, 2008 3:13 PM CDT
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ted lilly playing all 11 positions
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on
Sep 17, 2008 3:15 PM CDT
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They can take over in Seattle.
They apparently don’t enjoy winning at professional sports anymore.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 3:18 PM CDT
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Evil BCB has a new fanpost THANKING us Cub fans...
So go tell them “you’re welcome”.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:15 PM CDT
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Work computer blocks their site...
Computers are our friends.
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by neverAcquiesce on
Sep 17, 2008 3:17 PM CDT
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Your work computers are smart.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 17, 2008 3:18 PM CDT
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I dare you to post a reasonable response Al.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:19 PM CDT
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+1
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on
Sep 17, 2008 3:20 PM CDT
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Just take that whole thread over
in a nice way of course….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on
Sep 17, 2008 3:17 PM CDT
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Great response, SWL...
…LOL.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:21 PM CDT
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which one?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:22 PM CDT
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"I prefer to call him Fatso"
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:26 PM CDT
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Do you think the guy saw the end of the game?
Fielder jaws with the fans and then he strikes out to end the game…how does that make him the hulk?
by madeindetroit on
Sep 17, 2008 3:24 PM CDT
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everyone should at least rec the post...so it stays up on Bizzaro BCB for a long time.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:25 PM CDT
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Hulk not understand breaking ball.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on
Sep 17, 2008 3:34 PM CDT
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Did you see their poll @ Evil BCB?
“Should Yost have been fired?”
The only selection available is “Yes!”
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on
Sep 17, 2008 3:36 PM CDT
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Yeah..that's funny.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Sep 17, 2008 3:38 PM CDT
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And the posts have been removed....
whamp whamp
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on
Sep 17, 2008 3:47 PM CDT
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They're pretty sensitive huh? LOL.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on
Sep 17, 2008 3:54 PM CDT
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They didn't want Cecil to read those comments....
….and beat up Sheets before the game tonight. You know he has a short temper.
Actually I heard it was Cubs fans calling him “Francis” that sent him over the edge.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on
Sep 17, 2008 3:56 PM CDT
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I'd love to, but I'm banned.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on
Sep 17, 2008 4:26 PM CDT
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I saw more CUB BCB'er on there that EVIL BCB'er....
Do the Brewers actuallly have any fans?
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by kcjones on
Sep 17, 2008 9:52 PM CDT
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It's interleague people...
…it destroys the symmetry/balance to the schedule. It might be an interesting exercise to sit down in the offseason and write a schedule with the same interleague matchups that MLB has chosen. But with those series in there it complicates the schedule and ensures that someone will get screwed.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on
Sep 17, 2008 3:55 PM CDT
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Houston
Now that I’m trapped in Houston (though the power came on just in time to see Sori’s homer last night) for a couple years, I was disappointed to see all the games down here come in the first half. It’ll be cool to have them for opening day though. I’ve never been to one of those. But most important, they’ll be done with the Astros BEFORE hurricane season starts!
by goldglove on
Sep 17, 2008 4:49 PM CDT
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That way we don't have to hear all the whining ...
after many p^5s poor decisions made by a few in Houstton.
The best defense is a good offense
by kcjones on
Sep 17, 2008 9:53 PM CDT
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Looking forward to the 3 games in Detroit.
Us Cubs fans in Michigan will be there in full force. Hey Tigers! When do single game tickets go on sale?
Actually, if there are Cubs fans who have not seen the new “Tiger” stadium, the really did do a nice job when they built “Coma” (Comerica Park). It would be worth the drive to catch a game.
And stop by and check out the Lansing Lugnuts on your way. Minor leage baseball is fun and inexpensive. I recommend “Thursty Thursdays” when beer, pop and dogs are all $2.
Yes, I said beer (Labatts) for $2.
Assuming the Cubs last game in Detroit on the 25th is a day game, you’ll have plenty of time to catch the 7:05 Lugnuts “TT” game that evening (if the Lugs are in town…). Perhaps they will be playing the Peoria Chiefs that week. Who knows?
How close do you get to the action? Check out my avatar…yep, that’s Ryno.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
by Zeke on
Sep 17, 2008 5:04 PM CDT
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On Behalf of the Washington Host Committee
I would like to thank MLB for the fourth game consolation prize.
by 08Cubs on
Sep 17, 2008 8:54 PM CDT
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That's about the only road trip that looks worth taking next year.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Sep 18, 2008 8:38 AM CDT
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Just like this year..
We go to St. Louis 3 times, but they only come to Chicago twice. Why such a home field advantage two years running?
by Spartan1979 on
Sep 17, 2008 10:24 PM CDT
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only thing i like is that there is a home game on my birthday being at the very end of september. Zeke nice pic with ryno, i met him a few weeks ago at a Kane County Coagars game
by truthaddict11 on
Sep 18, 2008 7:02 AM CDT
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Minnasota should be
one game I can make next year.
by sue369 on
Sep 18, 2008 7:07 AM CDT
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