Tigers ready for Winter Caravan

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Tigers ready for Winter Caravan
Posted by Jason Beck on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:31:00 EDT.

Though winter has its cold claws clutched around Michigan and Northwest Ohio, the Tigers will get fans looking ahead to spring next week, when they embark on their annual Winter Caravan.

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[Chili Mac Davis]

I love the winter caravan

[TigersFan81371]

Glad to see that Saginaw is on the caravan again. I wish the article gave us a little more info on that particular stop.

[AdamBradbury]

They're not coming back to Eastern?? Boooo!

[AdamBradbury]

Does anyone know yet? I haven't seen a list anywhere.

[EatEmUpTigers711]

Still no word as far as I know.....website just says current & former Tiger's autographs....

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/fa.../tigerfest.jsp

[grandma g]

Originally Posted by TigersFan81371

Glad to see that Saginaw is on the caravan again. I wish the article gave us a little more info on that particular stop.

I would suggest you get there EARLY! Plus call the Millet Center to see if they have any info...fun events as you can smell Basebal in the air! have a fun time..GO TIGERS!

[billfer]

Here are the Tigers participating in the caravan. This is a pretty good gauge of who will be at Tigerfest:

West bus: Bloom, Bonine, Clevlen, Dolsi, Galarraga, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Laird, Larish, Ramirez, Rapada, Rodney, Seay, Treanor, Wells

Metro bus: Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson, Ordonez, Porcello, Raburn, Robertson, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas, Verlander

Notable names missing: Bonderman, Zumaya, Polanco, Sheffield, Willis

[Oblong]

wow, definate A and B tema there.

I may try and sneak out of work next Friday and run over to the Henry Ford. Kids don't have school that day. I can be in and out in an hour or so and get back to the office ot make an appearance before leaving for the day.

[Joec03]

I've never been to one of these winter caravan stops before. I'm going to be in Detroit a day early for Tiger Fest. I was planning on making a stop at the Auto Show already, but now that I know the tigers will be there too thats just gravy. Do they sign autographs at these winter caravan stops? I know theres autographs at Tiger Fest. If i can double my chances though at the auto show that'd be great. Does anyone know?

[Oblong]

I know that at the Henry Ford stop that there are no autographs. I don't know about the others. I think having the autogrpahs makes it too disruptive. Is it better to get 1000 people all standing in a line for 4 hours or to have 1000 people sitting there in seats listening to to them talk?

[Ghostface]

who did Casper Wells threaten to "come up to Ferndale and whip your ***" or something like that. lol, you should totally go see Casper and heckle him.

[TigersFan81371]

Originally Posted by grandma g

I would suggest you get there EARLY! Plus call the Millet Center to see if they have any info...fun events as you can smell Basebal in the air! have a fun time..GO TIGERS!

When I caught the stop at SVSU last year, I was lucky enough to get there early enough to be one of the first in line. I can't remember where on campus it was held, what time it started, what time doors opened or what time I got there. Ha, I should've taken notes!

[Nolan]

Originally Posted by RSS

The next day's Metro schedule will send players around Metro Detroit and a stop in Saginaw before concluding with a Friday afternoon community rally at The Henry Ford in Dearborn from 1:30-2:30 p.m., and an appearance at the North American International Auto Show at Detroit's Cobo Center from 3-4:30 p.m. Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, Leyland, Cabrera, Ordonez, Guillen, Everett, Granderson, Jackson, Miner, Robertson, Raburn, Ryan and Thomas are among those scheduled to attend both events.

The West Bus begins on Jan. 22 and includes a rally at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, from 4:45 to 7 p.m. The second day of the tour begins with a 10:30 a.m. rally at Albion College and a 2 p.m. rally at Spring Arbor University. Scheduled passengers include Inge, Armando Galarraga, Fernando Rodney, Gerald Laird, Bobby Seay, Freddy Dolsi, Matt Treanor, Clevlen, Hollimon, Lambert, Larish, Bonine, Rapada, Wilkin Ramirez, Kyle Bloom and Casper Wells, along with assistant general manager Al Avila and coaches Rafael Belliard, Jeff Jones and Andy Van Slyke.!

This is ridiculous. Exactly who I want to see, Eddie Bonine and Matt Treanor. Come on, send the West Side somebody good.

[Todd]

Originally Posted by Ghostface

who did Casper Wells threaten to "come up to Ferndale and whip your ***" or something like that. lol, you should totally go see Casper and heckle him.

Zimm i think

[vannzee]

It wasnt the real Casper, It was his dad. I wouldnt hold it against the playerb Casper Wells.

[Ghostface]

Originally Posted by vannzee

It wasnt the real Casper, It was his dad. I wouldnt hold it against the playerb Casper Wells.

Ah, it wasn't Casper himself. well then a heckling would be out of line... but 5 bucks says Casper would get a good laugh from the story.

[lindsay28]

I wish they were going back to MSU. :(

[VegasTiger]

I should think they would ALL like a trip to Vegas.

[TigersFan81371]

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/p...=.jsp&c_id=det

01/21/2009 3:16 PM ET
Tigers Winter Caravan set to hit the road tomorrow

DETROIT - The 2009 Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan, presented by Verizon Wireless and FS Detroit, is set for this Thursday and Friday, with an exciting lineup of appearances throughout Michigan. Tigers' players, coaches and broadcasters will spend the two days aboard buses traveling across the region, spreading baseball fever to fans of all ages.

METRO BUS

Thursday, January 22

1:20-2:15 p.m. - DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan (Detroit, MI)
Hospital Visit
Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson, Miner, Ordonez, Porcello, Raburn, Robertson, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas, Verlander

2:35-3:35 p.m. - Pepsi Bottling Plant (Detroit, MI)
Tour and Meet and greet with Pepsi bottling plant staff
Leyland, Lamont, Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Guillen, Ordonez, Porcello, Raburn, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thomas, Verlander

2:35-3:35 p.m. - Fire Academy Training Center (Detroit, MI)
Interactive fire training and visit with academy firefighters
Knapp, McClendon, Impemba, Granderson, Hessman, Jackson, Miner, Robertson, Thames

4:00-4:15 p.m. - American Red Cross, Southeast Michigan (Detroit, MI)
Pepsi Product Donation
Leyland, Lamont, McClendon, Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Guillen, Jackson, Ordonez, Raburn, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thomas

6:00-6:30 p.m. - Borders Bookstore (Novi, MI)
Children's book reading (Open to Public)
Miner, Robertson

5:00-7:00 p.m. - Performing Arts Center (Brighton, MI)
Brighton Community Rally (Open to Public)
Lamont, Leyland, McClendon, Impemba, Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson , Miner, Ordonez, Raburn, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas

Friday, January 23

10:00-10:45 a.m. - Heilmann Middle School (Detroit, MI)
Play Baseball Detroit rally
Granderson

10:20-11:05 a.m. - Engine 23 Firehouse (Detroit, MI) Firehouse visit and jersey presentation
Leyland, Knapp, Lamont, McClendon, Allen, Impemba, Everett, Figaro, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson, Miner, Porcello, Raburn, Robertson, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas, Verlander

11:20-11:50 a.m. - Motown Historical Museum (Detroit, MI)
Motown 50th Anniversary presentation and tour
Leyland, Knapp, Lamont, McClendon, Allen, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Porcello, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Verlander

11:20-11:50 a.m. - Department of Veteran's Affairs Detroit Medical Center (Detroit, MI)
Meet and greet with veterans
Impemba, Jackson, Raburn, Robertson, Thomas

12:30-1:20 p.m. - DTE Energy (Detroit, MI)
DTE employee rally
Leyland, Knapp, Lamont, McClendon, Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson, Miner, Ordonez, Porcello, Raburn, Robertson, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas, Verlander

1:00-2:00 p.m. - Millet Learning Center (Saginaw, MI)
Tri-Valley Miracle League Check Presentation
Miner

1:15-2:35 p.m. - The Henry Ford (Dearborn, MI)
Dearborn Community Rally (Open to Public)
Leyland, Knapp, Lamont, McClendon Allen, Impemba, Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson, Ordonez, Porcello, Raburn, Robertson, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas, Verlander

3:00-4:30 p.m. - North American International Auto Show
COBO Hall (Detroit, MI)
Meet and greet and public program (Open to Public)
Leyland, Knapp, Lamont, McClendon, Allen, Impemba, Cabrera, Everett, Figaro, Granderson, Guillen, Hessman, Jackson, Ordonez, Porcello, Raburn, Robertson, Ryan, Santiago, Simons, Thames, Thomas, Verlander

WEST BUS

Thursday, January 22

1:00-3:00 p.m. - University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
University of Michigan School of Kinesiology business sports forum
Dombrowski, Dickerson, Jones, Laird, Larish, Wells

2:00-3:00 p.m. - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI)
Hospital visit
Bloom, Bonine, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Ramirez, Rodney, Seay

4:45-7:00 p.m. - Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
Western Michigan University Community Rally (Open to Public)
Avila, Belliard, Jones, Van Slyke, Dickerson, Bloom, Bonine, Clevlen, Galarraga, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Laird, Larish, Ramirez, Rodney, Seay, Treanor, Wells

Friday, January 23

10:30 a.m.-noon - Albion College (Albion, MI)
Albion College Community Rally (Open to Public)
Avila, Belliard, Jones, Van Slyke, Dickerson, Bloom, Bonine, Clevlen, Galarraga, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Laird, Larish, Ramirez, Rodney, Seay, Treanor, Wells

12:15-12:30 p.m. - Albion College (Albion, MI)
Meet and greet with Albion College baseball and softball teams
Avila, Belliard, Jones, Van Slyke, Dickerson, Bloom, Bonine, Clevlen, Galarraga, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Laird, Larish, Ramirez, Rodney, Seay, Treanor, Wells

2:00-2:15 p.m. - Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)
Meet and greet with Special Olympics athletes
Avila, Belliard, Jones, Van Slyke, Dickerson, Bloom, Bonine, Clevlen, Galarraga, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Laird, Larish, Ramirez, Rodney, Seay, Treanor, Wells

1:30-3:00 p.m. - Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)
Special Olympics and Spring Arbor University event (Open to Public)
Avila, Belliard, Jones, Van Slyke, Dickerson, Bloom, Bonine, Clevlen, Galarraga, Hollimon, Inge, Lambert, Laird, Larish, Ramirez, Rodney, Seay, Treanor, Wells

I'm disappointed that work will cause me to miss out on the Saginaw stop. I'm also disappointed that, according to the above info, Miner is the only one who will be there. Last year we got Verlander, Seay, Chuck Hernandez, Dickerson and someone else whose name escapes me right now.

[D.W.B.]

We called Henry Ford to get details, and the woman on the phone said that in order to get in you had to call ahead and reserve seating. Which I can understand, I guess, but it is kind of lame that it didn't say that on any of the websites or in the paper (actually, the paper said to get there early because seating is limited). Seating that people don't show up for will become available again at 1:00, but I don't know if I want to take my boy up there and get his hopes up to find out we won't be able to get in...

[Nolan]

Galaragga was a no show at the west bus caravan. Also, Avila left him out of his speech when he was talking about the starters next season.

He was on the highlight reel however.

[Nolan]

Also, Avila acted like there was for sure going to be a bullpen signing, and he acted like that was why Dombrowski wasn't there. Probably meant Lyon.

[D.W.B.]

I ended up going and getting in (at the Henry Ford). I lineup as I can best remember it was:

Rod & Mario
D.D.
Leyland
Knapp
Lamont
Robertson
Ryan
Verlander
Thomas
Santiago
Porcello
Thames
Granderson
Hessman
Galarraga
Raburn
Everett
Jackson

....I know I am forgetting one or two.

[lindsay28]

Originally Posted by Nolan

Galaragga was a no show at the west bus caravan. Also, Avila left him out of his speech when he was talking about the starters next season.

He was on the highlight reel however.

There's pictures of him at the Motown Museum, so I guess he went with the Metro Bus instead.

Originally Posted by D.W.B.

I ended up going and getting in (at the Henry Ford). I lineup as I can best remember it was:

Rod & Mario
D.D.
Leyland
Knapp
Lamont
Robertson
Ryan
Verlander
Thomas
Santiago
Porcello
Thames
Granderson
Hessman
Galarraga
Raburn
Everett
Jackson

....I know I am forgetting one or two.

How was it? I was going to go but didn't.

This is from today...

Is it just me or does Miggy look like he's lost a little bit of weight?

[jonjd]

Video of Leyland singing at Motown Museum.... some vocals on the Marlboro man!!

http://www.freep.com/article/2009012...+hit+at+Motown

[TigersFan81371]

Originally Posted by Nolan

Galaragga was a no show at the west bus caravan. Also, Avila left him out of his speech when he was talking about the starters next season.

He was on the highlight reel however.

Out of sight, out of mind? Probably just an oversight on his part.

[TigersFan81371]

Curious to read if anyone from the Tri-Cities area made it to the Saginaw stop.

[Dirk Diggler]

Originally Posted by TigersFan81371

Curious to read if anyone from the Tri-Cities area made it to the Saginaw stop.

I don't think the Saginaw stop was open to the public this year.

[TigersFan81371]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

I don't think the Saginaw stop was open to the public this year.

After looking at the itinerary above again, I'd say you might be right. Bummer.