October 11, 200718 yr The 2008 tentative schedule was released. Our 2008 schedule is absolutely awful. Here are some highlights. April: We open March 31st at cleveland and our first 12 games are against Det, Cle, and Min. Of the 27 games we play in April 15 are at home (perfect for multiple rainouts and cold weather). May: We play 29 games w/ 20 on the road and 9 at home. 10 game west coast road trip to Sea, LAA, and SF. June: We play 26 games w/ 16 @ home. We play the cubs 6 times in June. We play Pit and Col at home and LAD on the road. July: We play 25 games w/12 @ home. Month ends with another 10 game road trip. Aug: We play 28 games w/16 @ home. 10 game homestand with 4 against BOS. 9 game roadtrip at the end of the month. Sept: We play 26 game w/13 games @ home. We have a 10 game homstand at the beginning of the month and a 10 game roadtrip towards then end with a 4 game set @ NYY (worst time to play the yanks). Our schedule sucks ass. The cubs 2007 schedule didn't have a single road trip over 6 games until september when they had ONE 7 game roadtrip (the most all year). We have 3 ten game road trips and one 9 game roadtrip. And of course we have to have our 4 game set against the Yanks in late Sept when they usually are making their monster late season run. Talk about uneven scheduling.
October 11, 200718 yr Date -- Opponent March 31 at Cleveland April 2 at Cleveland April 3 at Cleveland April 4 at Detroit April 5 at Detroit April 6 at Detroit April 7 MINNESOTA April 9 MINNESOTA April 10 MINNESOTA April 11 DETROIT April 12 DETROIT April 13 DETROIT April 14 OAKLAND April 15 OAKLAND April 16 at Baltimore April 17 at Baltimore April 18 at Tampa Bay April 19 at Tampa Bay April 20 at Tampa Bay April 22 NEW YORK YANKEES April 23 NEW YORK YANKEES April 24 NEW YORK YANKEES April 25 BALTIMORE ORIOLES April 26 BALTIMORE ORIOLES April 27 BALTIMORE ORIOLES April 28 BALTIMORE ORIOLES April 29 at Minnesota April 30 at Minnesota May 2 at Toronto May 3 at Toronto May 4 at Toronto May 5 at Toronto May 6 MINNESOTA May 7 MINNESOTA May 8 MINNESOTA May 9 at Seattle May 10 at Seattle May 11 at Seattle May 12 at Los Angeles Angels May 13 at Los Angeles Angels May 14 at Los Angeles Angels May 15 at Los Angeles Angels May 16 at San Francisco May 17 at San Francisco May 18 at San Francisco May 20 CLEVELAND May 21 CLEVELAND May 22 CLEVELAND May 23 LOS ANGELES ANGELS May 24 LOS ANGELES ANGELS May 25 LOS ANGELES ANGELS May 26 at Cleveland May 27 at Cleveland May 28 at Cleveland May 29 at Tampa Bay May 30 at Tampa Bay May 31 at Tampa Bay June 1 at Tampa Bay June 3 KANSAS CITY June 4 KANSAS CITY June 5 KANSAS CITY June 6 MINNESOTA June 7 MINNESOTA June 8 MINNESOTA June 10 at Detroit June 11 at Detroit June 12 at Detroit June 13 COLORADO June 14 COLORADO June 15 COLORADO June 17 PITTSBURGH June 18 PITTSBURGH June 19 PITTSBURGH June 20 at Chicago Cubs June 21 at Chicago Cubs June 22 at Chicago Cubs June 24 at Los Angeles Dodgers June 25 at Los Angeles Dodgers June 26 at Los Angeles Dodgers June 27 CHICAGO CUBS June 28 CHICAGO CUBS June 29 CHICAGO CUBS June 30 CLEVELAND July 1 CLEVELAND July 2 CLEVELAND July 3 OAKLAND July 4 OAKLAND July 5 OAKLAND July 6 OAKLAND July 8 at Kansas City July 9 at Kansas City July 10 at Kansas City July 11 at Texas July 12 at Texas July 13 at Texas July 15 All-Star Game @ New York Yankees July 18 KANSAS CITY July 19 KANSAS CITY July 20 KANSAS CITY July 21 TEXAS July 22 TEXAS July 23 TEXAS July 25 at Detroit July 26 at Detroit July 27 at Detroit July 28 at Minnesota July 29 at Minnesota July 30 at Minnesota July 31 at Minnesota August 1 at Kansas City August 2 at Kansas City August 3 at Kansas City August 5 DETROIT August 6 DETROIT August 7 DETROIT August 8 BOSTON August 9 BOSTON August 10 BOSTON August 11 BOSTON August 12 KANSAS CITY August 13 KANSAS CITY August 14 KANSAS CITY August 15 at Oakland August 16 at Oakland August 17 at Oakland August 18 SEATTLE August 19 SEATTLE August 20 SEATTLE August 22 TAMPA BAY August 23 TAMPA BAY August 24 TAMPA BAY August 25 at Baltimore August 26 at Baltimore August 27 at Baltimore August 29 at Boston August 30 at Boston August 31 at Boston September 1 at Cleveland September 2 at Cleveland September 3 at Cleveland September 5 LOS ANGELES ANGELS September 6 LOS ANGELES ANGELS September 7 LOS ANGELES ANGELS September 8 TORONTO September 9 TORONTO September 10 TORONTO September 11 TORONTO September 12 DETROIT September 13 DETROIT September 14 DETROIT September 15 at New York Yankees September 16 at New York Yankees September 17 at New York Yankees September 18 at New York Yankees September 19 at Kansas City September 20 at Kansas City September 21 at Kansas City September 23 at Minnesota September 24 at Minnesota September 25 at Minnesota September 26 CLEVELAND September 27 CLEVELAND September 28 CLEVELAND
October 11, 200718 yr QUOTE(joeynach @ Oct 11, 2007 -> 01:32 PM) We have 3 ten game road trips and one 9 game roadtrip. Lame
October 11, 200718 yr Twice they have to fly out to the West coast for a 3 game series, and then right back. That's nonsense. Once is in between the two Cubs series. They play the Cubs for 3, fly out to LA the next day and play 3, then fly back and play the Cubs for 3 more starting the next day. They need to do a lot better in interleague play, but the schedule makers don't do them any favors with this scheduling. They do the same later on, flying out to Oakland for 3 games and flying right back.
October 12, 200718 yr That is definitely an ugly schedule. September looks pretty brutal. Wait, we don't play KC until June 3rd, that has to be wrong, they are still in our Division right? We play LAA 7 times before playing KC? Edited October 12, 200718 yr by RME JICO
October 12, 200718 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 11, 2007 -> 02:00 PM) So who's joining me @ Chavez Ravine? I actually might.
October 12, 200718 yr QUOTE(joeynach @ Oct 11, 2007 -> 01:32 PM) Our schedule sucks ass. The cubs 2007 schedule didn't have a single road trip over 6 games until september when they had ONE 7 game roadtrip (the most all year). We have 3 ten game road trips and one 9 game roadtrip. And of course we have to have our 4 game set against the Yanks in late Sept when they usually are making their monster late season run. Talk about uneven scheduling. Cmon, now. Do you not realize with all the extended roadtrips there are an equal amount of lengthy homestands? There are three, 10 game homestands and one 8 game stretch. That's the tradeoff; more consecutive road games for more consecutive home games. The series against the Yankees probably won't mean anything, anyways. I wouldn't worry about it.
October 12, 200718 yr Oz better have us ready to play out of the gate. For years the Royals have been out of the race by mid May. Hope that doesn't befall our Sox. We better be ready for those division rivals early.
October 12, 200718 yr It also sucks to have one of those 10 game road trips near the end of the season. The Sox play 10 out their last 13 on the road.
October 12, 200718 yr From June 2 to July 8 the White Sox are in Chicago a ton. Only 9 road games. 3 in Detroit. 3 in LA and 3 against the Cubs. I knew the Sox wouldn't open at home after last season. But Cleveland had those games moved to Milwaukee and they get stuck opening at home in March. That's brutal. Edited October 12, 200718 yr by Dick Allen
October 12, 200718 yr We should be playing San Diego or Arizona at home NOT f***ing Pittsburgh again. We should play 4 teams in the NL West. I looked at Cubs, compare the length of our trips to there's. I do not get how 2 teams from 1 city playing 162 games apiece have such different length on road trips not once but multiple times in 2008! Edited October 12, 200718 yr by Soxfest
October 13, 200718 yr QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Oct 12, 2007 -> 08:34 AM) Why do we keep missing Milwaukee on the road? I don't know but it's making me mad.
October 13, 200718 yr Dang the Sox play at New York late in the year. I was hoping it'd be sometime in the summer so I could go to it. I wish the Yankees would get their schedule out though.
October 18, 200718 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 11, 2007 -> 12:00 PM) So who's joining me @ Chavez Ravine? Me. I'm also thinking May 11 in Seattle for my birthday and because I have friends there I haven't seen in a while. Then the four-game stretch at LAA right after.
March 24, 200818 yr QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Oct 11, 2007 -> 01:34 PM) Date -- Opponent May 16 at San Francisco May 17 at San Francisco May 18 at San Francisco Wtf?
March 25, 200818 yr QUOTE(Soxfest @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 05:42 PM) Cubs NEVER have a schedule like this............Sox get the shaft every year! Ah yes the grand conspiracy to help the team that always sells out, at the expense of the team that rarely sells out... it makes sense to me!
March 25, 200818 yr QUOTE(Soxfest @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 05:42 PM) Cubs NEVER have a schedule like this............Sox get the shaft every year! Or there could be more suckier teams in the NL.
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