Cubs Convention: Full Schedule & List of Attending Players Released

Only three more days until the greatest weekend of the winter! It is the unofficial opening day... and the 2011 Cubs Convention is loaded with great sessions and attending players. Five diffent current Cubs make their first trip to the mid-winter gathering, while one more returns to the Windy City after a few years away.


List of Attending Current Players (First timers in italics):

• Jeff Baker
• Darwin Barney
• Justin Berg
• Marlon Byrd
• Andrew Cashner
• Starlin Castro
• Casey Coleman
• Tyler Colvin
• Blake DeWitt
• Matt Garza
• Tom Gorzelanny
• John Grabow
• Koyie Hill
• Scott Maine
• Carlos Marmol
• Sean Marshall
• Carlos Pena
• Fernando Perez
• Aramis Ramirez
• James Russell
• Jeff Samardzija
• Carlos Silva
• Geovany Soto
• Randy Wells
• Kerry Wood
• Carlos Zambrano

Former Players

• Ernie Bankes
• Glenn Beckert
• Mike Bielecki
• Bill Buckner
• Jose Cardenal
• Doug Glanville
• Randy Hundley
• Fergie Jenkins
• Greg Maddux
• Gary Matthrews
• Keith Moreland
• Dave Otto
• Milt Pappas
• Lee Smith
• Tim Stoddard
• Steve Trout
• Todd Walker
• Billy Williams

Minor League Players:

• Chris Carpenter
• Jay Jackson
• DJ LeMahieu

Baseball Staff/Broadcasters:

• Jim Hendry
• Randy Bush
• Oneri Fleita
• Tim Wilken
• Pat Hughes
• Len Kasper
• Bob Brenly

Team Executives:

• Tom Ricketts
• Pete Ricketts
• Laura Ricketts
• Todd Ricketts
• Crane Kenney

Coaching Staff:

• Mike Quade
• Mark Riggins
• Rudy Jaramillo
• Lester Strode
• Bob Dernier
• Ivan DeJesus
• Dave Keller

Now for the full Cubs Convention schedule of events!

Friday:

• 5:00-5:30 Opening Ceremonies
• 6:00-6:45 Autograph Treasure Hunt
• 7:00-8:30 Cubs Bingo
• 7:00-9:00 WGN Sports Night Live with Judd and Noonan

Saturday:

• 9:00-10:00 The Ricketts' Family Forum (hosted by Len Kasper)
• 10:00-11:00 Meet Cubs Baseball Management (hosted by David Kaplan)
• 10:30-11:30 The Pitching Evolution (hosted by Dave Otto)
• 11:00-Noon The Future of the Cubs' Facilities (hosted by Crane Kenney)
• 11:30-12:30 For Kids Only Press Conference (hosted by Peter Chase)
• Noon-1:00 The Q Factor (hosted by Bob Brenly)
• 12:30-1:30 Battery Talk (hosted by Dave Otto)
• 1:00-2:00 On the Road with #10 (hosted by Pat Hughes)
• 1:30-2:30 Meet Cubs Business Management (hosted by David Kaplan)
• 2:00-3:00 TV Baseball 101 (hosted by Bob Vorwald)
• 2:20-3:30 Off the Field and Off the Cuff (hosted by John Williams & Nick Digilio)
• 3:00-4:00 Remembering Ronnie (hosted by Wayne Messmer)
• 3:30-4:30 The Dominican Way of Life (hosted by Oneri Fleita)
• 4:00-6:00 Sports Central Live with Kap & Memolo

Sunday

• 9:15-10:15 The 25 Club (hosted by Wayne Messmer)
• 10:45-11:45 Down on the Farm (hosted by Mike Huang)

Our Convention coverage continues as the Cubs Caravan kicks off tomorrow!