Astros announce Caravan...FINALLY

[Shawn_E.]

HOUSTON -- The Astros are preparing for their most extensive caravan schedule in years, with several Houston suburbs included in the plans beginning next week.
The Winter Caravan begins next week with stops at Katy, Kemah, The Woodlands and Sugar Land. The two-week tour will wrap up with stops in Beaumont, Lake Charles, Austin, Round Rock, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, College Station and Monterrey, Mexico, in early February.

Caravan visits will feature stops at schools and hospitals, meet and greets, luncheons, media sessions and baseball clinics at a variety of locations across Texas and in the surrounding areas, as well as free autograph sessions for fans at several Academy Sports and Outdoors locations.

Several Astros figures will take part in the Houston-area caravan stops, including Matt Albers, Brad Ausmus, Brandon Backe, Jeff Bagwell, Dave Borkowski, Chris Burke, Mike Lamb, Jason Lane, Brad Lidge, Roy Oswalt, Chris Sampson, Luke Scott, Woody Williams, assistant general managers Ricky Bennett and David Gottfried, bench coach Cecil Cooper, Astros great Jimmy Wynn and broadcasters Dave Raymond, Brett Dolan, Jim Deshaies and Bill Brown.

The caravan officially kicks off on Monday with a three-day trip through Central Texas. This leg of the caravan will feature Backe, Scott and Sampson, as well as broadcasters Milo Hamilton, Raymond and Dolan.

Locally, the first caravan stop will take place next Wednesday in Katy. A full listing of next week's caravan stops that are open to the public is listed below:

Wednesday, Jan. 24 -- Borkowski, Lamb, Williams, Cooper, Bennett, Brown

Free autograph signing at Rainforest Cafe -- Katy
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy, Texas, 77494-4402

Free autograph signing at Academy Sports & Outdoors -- Katy
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 23155 I-10 West (At Grand Parkway) Katy, Texas, 77494

Thursday, Jan. 25 - Lane, Oswalt, Sampson, Dolan

Free autograph signing at Landry's Kemah Boardwalk -- Kemah
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: 215 Kipp Ave., Kemah, Texas, 77565

Free autograph signing at Academy Sports & Outdoors -- League City
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 21351 Gulf Freeway (Between FM 518 and Nasa Pkwy), Webster, Texas, 77598

Friday, Jan. 26 - Ausmus, Bagwell, Deshaies, Raymond

Free autograph signing at Academy Sports & Outdoors -- The Woodlands
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 25010 I-45 N (at Rayford Rd.), The Woodlands, Texas, 77386

Sat., Jan. 27 - Albers, Backe, Dolan, Wynn

Free autograph signing at Academy Sports & Outdoors -- Sugar Land
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: 16610 US Hwy 59 (at First Colony Blvd.), Sugar Land, Texas, 77479

Grand Slam For Youth Baseball Event at Marian Park -- Houston
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Marian Park, 1101 S. Gessner Rd., Houston, Texas, 77063

 

[r8ght]

Holy smokes. The Woodlands one is about 10 min. from my house.

 

[bbridger]

iF YOU COULD 50/50 ANYBODY LET ME KNOW, i HAVE SOME 8X10 ON THEM.

 

[Cpurv]

If any body could help me out i need a Oswalt signed 04 topps and a Bagwell signed 04 topps!!! PLEASE CONTACT ME AND ILL MAKE IT WORTH IT!!!

 

[Shawn_E.]

The Astros 2007 Winter Caravan visits regions in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico (Feb. 1, and 5 - 8)
Community visits and free autograph sessions at Academy Stores highlight stops in the Houston area

HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros 2007 Winter Caravan will conclude with February stops in Monterrey, Mexico, and eight Texas cities, including Beaumont, Round Rock, Austin, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and College Station. The Astros will also make a trip to Lake Charles, La. The Caravan features visits to schools and hospitals, meet-and-greets, luncheons, media sessions, and baseball clinics at a variety of locations across Texas and surrounding areas as well as free autograph sessions for fans at Academy Sports and Outdoors locations.
Many of the Astros players, alumni, coaches, and front office members will be partaking in the stops made on the Caravan route. Astros included in this portion of the Caravan include players Matt Albers, Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman, Jason Lane, Chris Sampson, Woody Williams; Manager Phil Garner; General Manager Tim Purpura; Hall of Fame Broadcaster Milo Hamilton and Astros Spanish Radio Analyst Alex Treviño.

The Astros will be in Laredo, McAllen, and Monterrey on February 6. On February 7, the Astros leave Monterrey and stop in San Antonio before returning to Houston, with the players attending those days' events TBA.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 - CHRIS BURKE, BRAD LIDGE, BILL BROWN, AND DAVID GOTTFRIED

VISIT TO MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL - SULFUR, LA.
• Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: 4401 Maplewood Dr., Sulfur, LA, 70663
• Contact: Mark Richard
• Phone: 337-625-3402

BASEBALL TALK WITH WESTBROOK HIGH SCHOOL - BEAUMONT
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: Westbrook High School
• Phone: (409) 981-7300

VISIT TO CHRISTUS ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL - BEAUMONT
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: 2830 Calder St., Beaumont, TX, 77702
• Phone: Jill Marie Fontenot (409) 899-7170

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 - JEFF BAGWELL, JASON LANE, WOODY WILLIAMS, MILO HAMILTON, AND TIM PURPURA

VISIT TO ROUND ROCK SCHOOL - ROUND ROCK
• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: TBD
• Phone: TBD

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS LUNCHEON AND MEDIA SESSION - ROUND ROCK
• 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS (PURCHASE OF TICKET REQUIRED) AND MEDIA
• Location: Dell Diamond, 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, TX, 78664
• Phone: (512) 255-BALL

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENT UNION (TBD) - AUSTIN
• 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: University of Texas campus, UNB Main Lobby 1 University Station, Austin, TX, 78712
• Contact: Travis Morin
• Phone: (713) 259-8984

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS - ROUND ROCK
• 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: 1351 IH-35 South, Round Rock, TX, 78664
• Phone: (512) 246-4600

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 - PHIL GARNER, AND ALEX TREVIÑO, ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TBA

VISIT TO LAREDO MEDICAL CENTER - LAREDO
• 9:40 AM - 10:45 AM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: 1700 East Saunders St., Laredo, TX, 78040
• Contact: Priscilla Salinas
• Phone: (956) 796-3223

VIP MEET AND GREET AT TEXAS STATE BANK - MCALLEN
• 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: 3900 North 10th St., McAllen, TX, 78501
• Contact: Karina Trevino
• Phone: (956) 631-5401

MEET AND GREET AT MEXICAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND BREWERY - MONTERREY, MEXICO
• 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
• OPEN TO: TBD
• Location: Alfonso Reyes 2202 Nte., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, México, 64442
• Contact: Magdalena Rosales Ortiz
• Phone: 011-5281-83-28-57-45

MEET AND GREET AT SHERATON AMBASSADOR HOTEL - MONTERREY, MEXICO
• 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: Ave. Hidalgo 310 Oriente, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 64000
• Phone: (52) (81) 8380 7000

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - PHIL GARNER, AND ALEX TREVIÑO, ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TBA

BASEBALL MINI-CLINIC - MONTERREY, MEXICO
• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
• OPEN TO: TBD
• Location: TBD
• Contact: Travis Morin
• Phone: (713) 447-2774

VISIT TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - SAN ANTONIO
• 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
• OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ONLY
• Location: 3851 Roger Brooke Dr. , Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234
•: Contact: Nelia Schrum
• Phone: (210) 916-3016

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS - SAN ANTONIO
• 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: 2643 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78230
• Phone: (210) 321-4600

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 - MATT ALBERS, JEFF BAGWELL, CHRIS SAMPSON, MILO HAMILTON, AND TIM PURPURA

* LANCE BERKMAN WILL BE PRESENT IN COLLEGE STATION

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS - CORPUS CHRISTI
• 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: 5001 South Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX, 78411
• Phone: (361) 986-7200

LUNCHEON AT SOLOMON P. ORTIZ CENTER - CORPUS CHRISTI
• 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS (WITH PURCHASE OF TICKET) AND MEDIA
• Location: 402 Harbor Drive, Corpus Christi, TX, 78401
• Phone: (361) 561-4665

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER - COLLEGE STATION*
• 3:45 PM - 4:05 PM Q & A SESSION
• 4:05 PM - 4:45 PM AUTOGRAPH SESSION
• OPEN TO ALL TAMU STUDENTS AND FACULTY, PLUS MEDIA
• Location: Texas A & M University MSC Center, College Station, TX, 77834
• Contact: Rob Stewart
• Phone: (979) 458-1841

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS - COLLEGE STATION*
• 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: 2351 Earl Rudder Fwy. S, College Station, TX, 77845
• Phone: (979) 695-6000

 

[Shawn_E.]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - PHIL GARNER, AND ALEX TREVIÑO, ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TBA

FREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS - SAN ANTONIO
• 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
• OPEN TO ALL FANS AND MEDIA
• Location: 2643 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78230
• Phone: (210) 321-4600

Hopefully it's not Jason Lane again. Why can't they send us Bagwell? The Astros will send the big names to Corpus and Round Rock but they won't send them to the 2nd largest city in Texas. That's right San Antonio is the 2nd largest city, Dallas in 3rd in population.

 

[rdf8585]

Wish they would come up here to upstate NY for once. Their NY-Penn league team plays around here.

 

[Shawn_E.]

Wish they would come up here to upstate NY for once. Their NY-Penn league team plays around here.

I gladly send Jason Lane up there if we could get Bagwell or Oswalt.

 

[r8ght]

I gladly send Jason Lane up there if we could get Bagwell or Oswalt.

I am busting my tail to be able to see Bags at the one in The Woodlands. Sometimes, work just doesn'tt cooperate....at all!

 

[Shawn_E.]

At least we have Garner and I have never gotten Alex Trevino before.