Express to Hand Out Colt .45s Hats
By Mark Fagan, 3:04PM, Fri. May 30, 2008
The Round Rock Express welcome the New Orleans Zephyrs to Round Rock for four starting this weekend and they've got several promotions to take advantage of. The biggee is Saturday night. They'll be handing out 3,000 classic Colt .45s hats. This would be a favorite design of mine even if I weren't a die-hard Astros fan. The Colt .45s entered the National League in 1962 as Houston's expansion franchise and changed their name to the Astros in 1965 to coincide with the opening of the Astrodome. Gates open at 5:30pm. On Sunday it's HEB Kids Day where kids can get their faces painted, run the bases after the game (12 and under), and receive Express Batting Practice Jerseys as well (12 and under). First pitch is at 7:05pm and the game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net Southwest.
On Monday it is dollar hot dogs and soda night with a 1970s theme. Tuesday night is Webkinz giveaway night. The first 1,000 kids (12 and under) get their own Webkinz pet. Basically there's the actual stuffed-animal real-world version of the Webkinz and then you can go to the "Webkinz World" website, enter your special code, and receive a virtual version of your pet.
Vs. New Orleans: Sat.-Tue., May 31-June 3, 7:05pm. Dell Diamond, 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., 512/255-2255. $6-12.
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