2010 Cubs kick it off in the ATL

[Cubs Fan Dan]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090915&content_id=6973488&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

 

Interleague vs. AL WEST next year.

Cubs end the season in Minute Maid vs the Stros.

[Mark Priors Calves]

I don't quite get why MLB has been releasing the schedule for the next season during the current season.

[UMFan83]

Interleague is weird. Didn't we just play a series @ TEX in 2007? Shouldn't that mean they come to Wrigley?

 

Ouch...breakdown of our last 22 games: 6 at home, 16 on the road

[Mark Priors Calves]

Ouch...breakdown of our last 22 games: 6 at home, 16 on the road

Is it going to make a difference?

[UMFan83]

Here is a little schedule analysis I did:

 

April: 3 +500, 21 -500

May: 16 +500, 12 -500

June: 12 +500, 14 -500

July: 13 +500, 13 -500

August: 11 +500, 18 -500

Sept/Oct: 12 +500, 17 -500

 

April: 11 H, 13 A

May: 16 H, 12 A

June: 12 H, 14 A

July: 14 H, 12 A

August: 15 H, 14 A

Sept/Oct: 13 H, 16 A

 

Longest Homestand: July 15-25 (10 games, 11 days)

Longest Road Trip: May 31-June 10 (9 games, 11 days), September 9-20 (9 games, 12 days)

 

 

Tough stretch:

 

May 10 - 30

3 vs. FLA

3 vs. PIT

2 vs. COL

2 @ PHI

3 @ TEX

3 vs. LAD

3 vs. STL

 

July 8-Aug 1

4 @ LAD

(ASB)

4 vs. PHI

3 vs. HOU

3 vs. STL

3 @ HOU

3 @ COL

 

September 13-26

3 @ STL

3 @ FLA

3 vs. SF

3 vs. STL

[UMFan83]

Ouch...breakdown of our last 22 games: 6 at home, 16 on the road

Is it going to make a difference?

 

It might...we have a better record right now than we did in 2007, we just have a dominant team in the division. If we are 74-68 in September and the Cardinals can't resign Holliday/DeRosa and Carp gets his expected injury than yes it will matter.

[jersey cubs fan]

I guess they do this so far in advance to give the "wait til next year fans" something to think about.

 

 

Odd.

 

They face all three NL California teams on different trips.

They face the Mets, Phillies and Nationals on three different trips as well. They play in Wrigley, Philly (for two) and Texas without an off day. They go on a quick trip to Seattle in between playing in Wrigley and the south side.

They only go to Pittsburgh twice, both in May, and just like this year none of them are weekend games.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

Post subject: Re: 2010 Cubs kick it off in the ATL

 

I guess they do this so far in advance to give the "wait til next year fans" something to think about.

 

 

Odd.

 

They face all three NL California teams on different trips.

They face the Mets, Phillies and Nationals on three different trips as well. They play in Wrigley, Philly (for two) and Texas without an off day. They go on a quick trip to Seattle in between playing in Wrigley and the south side.

They only go to Pittsburgh twice, both in May, and just like this year none of them are weekend games.

 

 

 

Separating the west coast teams may help the Cubs break up losing some games, they do not seem to every play well in SD, LA is hit or miss, and SF might be tough either way with that pitching staff. A lot of the analysis may change as the player do in the offseason... But I like the West coast trips being broken up.

[Schwarber Fan]

Definitely not a fan of that schedule... blech

[Sammys Boombox]

A quick scan of the schedule shows a drop in divisional games next year (~15 per opponent) and an increase in games against the other divisions. They are doing this by adding a lot of 4-game series out of the division and making almost all division series 3-gamers.

 

I wish interleague would go away. 18 games. That's over 10% of the schedule. Not to mention the Cardinals get the Royals six time each season.

 

EDIT: Cardinals only get to play the Royals three times next year and they're in KC, but they have the Blue Jays too ? :-s Also, the Angels go to STL, which they did just two years ago.

Edited September 15, 2009 by Sammy's Boombox

[jersey cubs fan]

A quick scan of the schedule shows a drop in divisional games next year (~15 per opponent) and an increase in games against the other divisions. They are doing this by adding a lot of 4-game series out of the division and making almost all division series 3-gamers.

 

I wish interleague would go away. 18 games. That's over 10% of the schedule. Not to mention the Cardinals get the Royals six time each season.

 

They play 18 against Houston and 16 against Cincy with 15 against the rest. I'm not sure what they normally do but I'm pretty sure they play less per team than other divisions who face each other 19 times. Actually they had similiar 18/15 game breakdowns against division opponents this year (pit and cincy were both just 15 games)

 

The Cubs only play the Rockies 5 times but play LA and AZ 7 times each. They host Philly 4 games and go there for 2, but have 8 against SF and another team I believe.

[Sammys Boombox]

Team(H/A)

CIN(7/9)

MIL(6/9)

HOU(9/9)

PIT(9/6)

STL(9/6)

ATL(3/3)

NYM(3/4)

WSH(3/3)

PHI(4/2)

FLA(3/3)

AZ(4/3)

COL(2/3)

LAD(3/4)

SD(4/4)

SF(3/4)

CWS(3/3)

TEX(0/3)

OAK(3/0)

LAA(3/0)

SEA(0/3)

[illiniguy]

For the first time since '05 we have more games in Chicago than in St. Louis agains the Cardinals. About time Bud.

[haubrich91]

Wow, I didn't expect the schedules to be out this early. It's hard to tell how difficult a certain home stand or road trip will be at this date, but it's cool seeing 2010 games.

 

So 2011 will be AL East, no?

[illiniguy]

Are we ever gonna play in Kansas City again?

[Irrelevant Dude]

So 2011 will be AL East, no?

Hopefully that elusive trip to Boston...

[Sammys Boombox]

Are we ever gonna play in Kansas City again?

 

I know. That was one of the first things I looked for. I was hoping for 12+ games in MO next year (selfish reasons), but it's only 6.

 

If I am correct, the Cubs have not played the Royals since 2001 and not in KC since 2000. What gives?

[shnsajax]

Are we ever gonna play in Kansas City again?

 

No, that will take away games for the Cards to play against the Royals.

[illiniguy]

Are we ever gonna play in Kansas City again?

 

I know. That was one of the first things I looked for. I was hoping for 12+ games in MO next year (selfish reasons), but it's only 6.

 

If I am correct, the Cubs have not played the Royals since 2001 and not in KC since 2000. What gives?

It's like Bud knows I moved here. In all honesty I'm not sure anyone will ever figure out the schedules. One of the main reasons for interleague was for dream matchups. We are what, 11 years in and still haven't played in Boston. The Cubs at Fenway is probably the biggest dream matchup there is.

[ELCABALLO45]

Lets see...

 

 

05 - AL East

06 - AL Central

07 - AL West

08 - AL East

09 - AL Central

10 - AL West

11 - AL East

 

The Cubs played the O's, Rays and Jays from the East in 05 right? And the Red Sox came to Wrigley in 05 I THINK.

 

So I think the Yankees come to Wrigley and the Cubs will go to Boston. But who knows.

[BCVM22]

One would think, but given the inexplicable workings of MLB scheduling, they could just as easily send the Cubs to Baltimore for that blockbuster matchup and give them no matchups with the Sox or the Yankees, home or road.

[JasonMath1679667476]

I would think that there would be more emphasis on teams from the same geographical area in interleague play aside from the closest team (like the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, and Detroit Tigers). I guess this gives more variety, and gives the Cubs more chances to play the Yankees and the Red Sox. :-))

[Guest]

Go [expletive] yourself, Bud.

 

You can send the Cubs to Oakland any time now.

 

2002: Cubs play at Seattle and host Texas

2004: Cubs play at Anaheim and host Oakland

2007: Cubs play at Texas and host Seattle

 

Seeing as they swapped the home road games from 02 and 07, you would think they would do the same from 2004 to 2010. But do they? Of course not.

[Old Style]

Interleague is weird. Didn't we just play a series @ TEX in 2007? Shouldn't that mean they come to Wrigley?

As someone who lives 15-20 minutes from The Ballpark In Arlington, I am very happy with the news that the Cubs are coming back to town so soon.

[Schwarber Fan]

Lets see...

 

 

05 - AL East

06 - AL Central

07 - AL West

08 - AL East

09 - AL Central

10 - AL West

11 - AL East

 

The Cubs played the O's, Rays and Jays from the East in 05 right? And the Red Sox came to Wrigley in 05 I THINK.

 

So I think the Yankees come to Wrigley and the Cubs will go to Boston. But who knows.

 

First of all, no team plays 4 different teams from a given division during interleague (unless it's the ALC and we're including the White Sox). Second of all, in 2005 we went to Yankee Stadium while hosting Boston and Toronto.