The 2011 schedule came out a week or so ago and the Cubs have some big games on the schedule. I love when the new schedule is released, this is big for me. The first thing one notices about it is that it starts on a Friday, something new. I applaud Major League Baseball for this move as it will certainly draw more revenue for the teams in the second and third games of the year. Luckily, the Cubs open at home against Pittsburgh and will see the benefits of this in the first year. As always, the Cubbies will open at 1:20 in the afternoon on April 1st. After three against Pittsburgh, Arizona comes in for three. The first road trip of the year is to Milwaukee, Houston, and Colorado. In April we play 18 of our 27 games against the NL West, the most competitive division in baseball.
Highlights:
-For the first time since the 1918 World Series, the Cubs will play at Fenway Park. On May 20-22, a weekend, the Cubs kickoff interleague play against the Red Sox. Fenway Park and the Oakland Coliseum are the only remaining AL stadiums the Cubs have not yet played at through interleague play. The Red Sox came to Wrigley Field in 2003 and every other AL team has played at Wrigley Field, with the Angels doing so for the first time this summer.
-The Yankees come to Wrigley June 17-19 also for the first time since 2003. The Cubs won two of three then in huge games with fans everywhere. This is the first time the Cubs have played the Yankees since 2005 at Yankee Stadium when the Cubs were swept.
-The Cubs play the White Sox six times as usual. They play at the Cell June 20-22 and at Wrigley as both teams close interleague play July 1-3. The series at the Cell is in the middle of the week, but the Wrigley series is on the weekend.
-Like mentioned before, the Cubs open April 1 against Pittsburgh at 1:20 PM. They open at home for only the second time in 12 years. I like it, though. Our fans get the first look at the team.
-As they have in recent years, the Cubs start the second half with a 10 game homestand this time against Florida, Philadelphia, and Houston. This is followed by a 10 game road trip to Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh.
-The Cubs end the season with a road trip to St. Louis and San Diego. The last homestand is against Houston and Milwaukee.
2011 Cubs Schedule
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc&m=4&y=2011
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