At last, the long-awaited Chicago Cubs TV schedule for the 2011 season is here. Among the highlights, you’ll be able to see the entire May series against the Red Sox (WGN, Fox, and ESPN) and a couple national games against the Yankees.
In total, at least 8 games will be on Fox, at least 60 games will be on WGN (an increase of 2 from 2010, which was the lowest on WGN in a long time), 81 on CSN and CSN+, and 8 on WCIU. Another handful will end up on ESPN throughout the year.
April
Opening Day: Fri 4/1 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN (all times are CST)
Sat 4/2 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM CSN
Sun 4/3 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 4/4 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN
Tue 4/5 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN
Wed 4/6 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM WGN
Fri 4/8 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN+
Sat 4/9 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM CSN
Sun 4/10 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN
Mon 4/11 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN+
Tue 4/12 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 4/13 @ Houston 7:05 PM WGN
Fri 4/15 @ Colorado 7:40 PM WCIU
Sat 4/16 @ Colorado 7:10 PM WGN
Sun 4/17 @ Colorado 2:10 PM WGN
Mon 4/18 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM WCIU
Tue 4/19 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 4/20 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM CSN
Fri 4/22 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM WGN
Sat 4/23 vs. LA Dodgers 12:05 PM CSN
Sun 4/24 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM CSN
Mon 4/25 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 4/26 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM WGN
Wed 4/27 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM CSN
Thur 4/28 @ Arizona 8:40 PM WGN
Fri 4/29 @ Arizona 8:40 PM CSN+
Sat 4/30 @ Arizona 7:10 PM CSN
May
Sun 5/1 @ Arizona 3:10 PM WGN
Mon 5/2 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM CSN
Tue 5/3 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM WGN
Wed 5/4 @ LA Dodgers 2:10 PM CSN
Fri 5/6 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN
Sat 5/7 vs. Cincinnati 12:10 PM FOX
Sun 5/8 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN
Tue 5/10 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM WGN
Wed 5/11 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 5/12 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM CSN
Fri 5/13 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 5/14 vs. SF Giants 6:10 PM FOX
Sun 5/15 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 5/16 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU
Tue 5/17 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Wed 5/18 @ Florida 6:10 PM WGN
Thur 5/19 @ Florida 6:10 PM CSN
Fri 5/20 @ Boston 6:10 PM WGN
Sat 5/21 @ Boston 6:10 PM FOX
Sun 5/22 @ Boston 7:05 PM ESPN
Tue 5/24 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM WGN
Wed 5/25 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 5/26 vs. NY Mets 1:20 PM WGN
Fri 5/27 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN
Sat 5/28 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM CSN
Sun 5/29 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 5/30 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN
Tue 5/31 vs. Houston 7:05 PM CSN
June
Wed 6/1 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN
Fri 6/3 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN
Sat 6/4 @ St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX
Sun 6/5 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN
Mon 6/6 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU
Tue 6/7 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Wed 6/8 @ Cincinnati 11:35 AM CSN
Thur 6/9 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM WGN
Fri 6/10 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN
Sat 6/11 @ Philadelphia 3:10 PM FOX
Sun 6/12 @ Philadelphia TBD WGN or ESPN
Mon 6/13 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 6/14 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 6/15 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 6/16 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN
Fri 6/17 vs. NY Yankees 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 6/18 vs. NY Yankees 3:10 PM FOX
Sun 6/19 vs. NY Yankees TBD WGN or ESPN
Mon 6/20 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN
Tue 6/21 @ White Sox 7:10 PM WGN
Wed 6/22 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN
Fri 6/24 @ Kansas City 7:10 PM WGN
Sat 6/25 @ Kansas City 6:10 PM WGN
Sun 6/26 @ Kansas City 1:10 PM CSN
Tue 6/28 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 6/29 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM WGN
Thur 6/30 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN
July
Fri 7/1 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM WGN
Sat 7/2 vs. White Sox 3:10 PM FOX
Sun 7/3 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM CSN
Mon 7/4 @ Washington 12:05 PM WGN
Tue 7/5 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN
Wed 7/6 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN
Thur 7/7 @ Washington 6:05 PM WGN
Fri 7/8 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Sat 7/9 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN
Sun 7/10 @ Pittsburgh 12:35 PM WGN
7/11-13 All-Star Break
Thur 7/14 vs. Florida 7:05 PM CSN
Fri 7/15 vs. Florida 1:20 PM WGN
Sat 7/16 vs. Florida 12:05 PM CSN
Sun 7/17 vs. Florida 1:20 PM CSN
Mon 7/18 vs. Phillies 7:05 PM WCIU
Tue 7/19 vs. Phillies 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 7/20 vs. Phillies 1:20 PM CSN
Fri 7/22 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 7/23 vs. Houston 12:05 PM CSN
Sun 7/24 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN
Tue 7/26 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN
Wed 7/27 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN
Thur 7/28 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN
Fri 7/29 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN
Sat 7/30 @ St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX
Sun 7/31 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM WGN
August
Mon 8/1 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN+
Tue 8/2 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Wed 8/3 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN+
Thur 8/4 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Fri 8/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN
Sat 8/6 vs. Cincinnati 12:05 PM CSN
Sun 8/7 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM CSN
Mon 8/8 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN+
Tue 8/9 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 8/10 vs. Washington 7:05 PM WGN
Fri 8/12 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM CSN
Sat 8/13 @ Atlanta 6:10 PM WGN
Sun 8/14 @ Atlanta 12:35 PM WGN
Mon 8/15 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 8/16 @ Houston 7:05 PM WGN
Wed 8/17 @ Houston 1:05 PM WGN
Fri 8/19 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 8/20 vs. St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX
Sun 8/21 vs. St. Louis TBD WGN or ESPN
Mon 8/22 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 8/23 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 8/24 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 8/25 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM WGN
Fri 8/26 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN
Sat 8/27 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM WGN
Sun 8/28 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM CSN
Mon 8/29 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM CSN+
Tues 8/30 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM WGN
Wed 8/31 @ SF Giants 2:45 PM CSN
September
Fri 9/2 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 9/3 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM WGN
Sun 9/4 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 9/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN
Tues 9/6 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 9/7 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WCIU
Fri 9/9 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM CSN
Sat 9/10 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM CSN
Sun 9/11 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM WGN
Mon 9/12 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Tue 9/13 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN+
Wed 9/14 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU
Thur 9/15 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Fri 9/16 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 9/17 vs. Houston TBD WGN or FOX
Sun 9/18 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN
Mon 9/19 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 9/20 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 9/21 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN
Fri 9/23 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN
Sat 9/24 @ St. Louis 12:10 PM WGN
Sun 9/25 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN
Mon 9/26 @ San Diego 9:05 PM WGN
Tue 9/27 @ San Diego 9:05 PM CSN
Wed 9/28 @ San Diego 9:05 PM WCIU
Can’t wait to get this season under way! I think the way this teams chemistry is coming together they will be more driven, more focused, and play with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. With a manager that wasn’t a popular hire, but with a qualified resume. You have an outfield full of potential but has under performed being challenged by a young up and comer. With Aramis and Pena being in important points in their careers you should expect some production out of them. Castro should also be exciting to watch this year. Add in some personal stories like Soriano’s mom passing and Zambrano adopting a child this could add extra fuel to their fire. Not saying that we’re going to win the series, but this team could be very fun to watch. For some reason it reminds me of 89’, yeah I was only 9 then but this season we might be saying “Cubs Power!” Go Cubs!
I agree. I’m not expecting much but it is one of those teams that could surprise the heck out of everybody. I think it will be a fun season and, if they don’t contend, then we’ll see some good young kids and I would expect alot of trade deadline activity with aging vets due to be free agents – setting the stage for 2012. But if the starting pitching comes together like it might well do and with an excellent bullpen, this team could be a major surprise. I’m very excited and am willing to accept whatever way it goes as, for the first time in my life, I think they have a game plan that is a blueprint taken from the good franchises. There are alot of little things being done that are fantastic…new spring training facility the equal of any, enhanced player development staff and signing money, more and better scouts, enhanced facilities for the team will be coming to Wrigley, Triangle Building, more revenue streams, unloading fat contracts is coming up. And, I must say, I think Quade has a whacky sense about him that plays well in a pressure cooker like Chicago. They did well with him for a reason – not luck.
Right on. If you’ve got the right attitude, this season could be a lot of fun. If you expect a winner and will accept nothing less, you’ll be miserable. If you have a little hope, enjoy trade rumors, and like seeing youngsters get a shot, then 2011 will be a good year. I’m pretty excited.
damn I’m old..I was in college in 89…Wood helps tremendously in this department..he and Dempster are true clubhouse guys…problem is, from what I hear Siva is an absolute turd…and Zambrano is bad as well(obviously)…stick to the old adage…winning=good chemistry…….nobody ever says, “our team is really bad, but at least they have great chemistry”
That was the motto of my softball team.
Your softball team had loftier aspirations. The motto for my softball team was “our team is really bad, but at least we bring the beer”