Details of the 2011 Cubs Convention have begun surfacing with only eight days until the annual event at the Chicago Hilton … the 26th Annual Cubs Convention kicks off on Friday, January 14.
The Cubs tribute to Ron Santo figures to be the most attended session of the weekend. Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins and Randy Hundley will be among those on hand to share their stories of the Cubs’ legend.
Greg Maddux will also be in attendance and join Jim Hendry, Randy Bush and Mike Quade in the Meet Cubs Baseball Management session.
Here is a compiled list of attendees from several sources as well as a portion of the schedule. The full schedule should be released over the weekend … but here is what is known at this point. The CCO will update when more information becomes available. **NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE SCHEDULE – SATURDAY IS A FULL DAY OF SESSION AND THE CCO WILL POST THE FULL SCHEDULE ONCE IT IS RELEASED**
Partial 2011 Cubs Convention Schedule
Friday, January 14th
- 5:00pm – 5:30pm – Opening Ceremonies
- 6:00pm – 6:45pm – Autograph Treasure Hunt
- 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Sports Night Live with Brian Noonan and Judd Sirott … the two hour show will be simulcast on 720 WGN
- — 7:00pm – 7:30pm – Tom Ricketts, Jim Hendry and Mike Quade
- — 7:30pm – 8:00pm – Andrew Cashner, James Russell and Randy Wells
- — 8:00pm – 8:30pm – Len Kasper, Bob Brenly and Pat Hughes
- — 8:30pm – 9:00pm – Chris Archer, Chris Carpenter, Jay Jackson and D.J. LeMahieu
- 7:00pm – 8:30pm – Cubs Bingo
Saturday, January 15th
- 9:00am – 10:00am – The Ricketts Family Forum
- 10:00am – 11:00am – WGN Radio’s Meet Cubs Baseball Management – with Jim Hendry, Randy Bush, Greg Maddux, Mike Quade
- 10:30am – 11:30am – Pitching Evolution – with Kerry Wood, Randy Wells, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija, Andrew Cashner and Mark Riggins, the Cubs’ new pitching coach
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – The Q Factor – with Mike Quade, Rudy Jaramillo, Lester Strode, Ivan DeJesus, Bobby Dernier, Mark Riggins and Dave Keller
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm – On the Road with #10 – with Pat Hughes, Judd Sirott, Cory Provus and Andy Masur
- 1:30pm – 2:30pm – Meet Cubs Business Management
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm – Off the Field and Off the Cuff – with Sean Marshall, John Grabow, Mike Bielecki and Todd Walker
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm – Remembering Ronnie – with Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins, Glen Beckert, Randy Hundley, Milt Pappas and Jose Cardinal
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm – The Dominican Way of Life – with Aramis Ramirez, Starlin Castro, Carlos Pena and Oneri Fleita
- 4:00pm – 6:50pm – WGN Saturday Sports Central – Dave Kaplan and Jim Memolo
- — 4:00pm – 4:30pm – Keith Moreland, Lee Smith and Tim Stoddard
- — 4:30pm – 5:00pm – Koyie Hill and Sean Marshall
- — 5:00pm – 5:30pm – Oneri Fleita and Tim Wilken
- — 5:30 pm – 6:00pm – Chris Archer and Chris Carpenter
- 8:00pm – 12:00am – Rock ‘n Roll Revue
Sunday, January 16th
- 9:15am – 10:15am – Transition to the Big Leagues – with Tyler Colvin, James Russell, Darwin Barney and Scott Maine
- 10:45am – 11:45am – Down on the Farm presented by VineLine with Oneri Fleita and Tim Wilken, expected to attend Chris Archer, Chris Carpenter, Jay Jackson and D.J. LeMahieu
The CCO will have first hand daily recaps of this year’s convention….for the sixth consecutive year.
Scheduled attendees for the 26th Cubs Convention
- Chris Archer
- Ernie Banks
- Darwin Barney
- Glenn Beckert
- Justin Berg
- Mike Bielecki
- Bob Brenly
- Randy Bush
- Marlon Byrd
- Jose Cardinal
- Chris Carpenter
- Andrew Cashner
- Starlin Castro
- Tyler Colvin
- Ivan DeJesus
- Ryan Dempster
- Bobby Dernier
- Oneri Fleita
- John Grabow
- Jim Hendry
- Koyie Hill
- Pat Hughes
- Randy Hundley
- Jay Jackson
- Rudy Jaramillo
- Ferguson Jenkins
- Len Kasper
- Dave Keller
- D.J. LeMahieu
- Greg Maddux
- Scott Maine
- Carlos Marmol
- Sean Marshall
- Andy Masur
- Keith Moreland
- Mike Quade
- Carlos Pena
- Milt Pappas
- Cory Provus
- Aramis Ramirez
- Laura Ricketts
- Pete Ricketts
- Todd Ricketts
- Tom Ricketts
- Mark Riggins
- James Russell
- Jeff Samardzija
- Judd Sirott
- Lee Smith
- Tim Stoddard
- Lester Strode
- Todd Walker
- Randy Wells
- Billy Williams
- Tim Wilken
- Kerry Wood
- Carlos Zambrano
Weekend passes are still available on Cubs.com and this year’s passes feature photos of current Cubs including Starlin Castro, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Marmol and Aramis Ramirez.
The CCO will post the complete schedule and list of attendees when they are made available.