(photo courtesy of royoswalt44.net) Roy Oswalt launched his web site, royoswalt44.net, a couple of months ago, but he just recently added a new element -- merchandise. Oswalt is offering hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts and youth clothing that feature his personal...
My blog about Twins closer Joe Nathan using Twitter to respond to a column written about him prompted questions from a few of you as to how many Major League players Tweet. There are plenty of bogus accounts out there...
The list of golfers continues to grow as the Astros put the finishing touches on their Alumni Golf Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 17 at Wildcat Golf Course. The participants, as of Tuesday: Larry Dierker, Kevin Bass, James Mouton, John Edwards,...
When I visited the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks last season, two players in particular from that team piqued my interest -- catcher Jason Castro and right-handed reliever Chia-Jen Lo, both of whom are among a small handful of prospects expected...
If you followed my tweets through the past season you might have noticed my occasional light-hearted comments regarding Lance Berkman and his stance on the whole social networking phenomenon. While Berkman -- known around here as Puma -- understands the...
After eight great years as the Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, Alyson returned to the club's front office. In her post, as Senior Director of Digital Media, Alyson will help to advance the Astros further into the interactive age, providing behind-the-scenes access to the wide variety of personalities that comprise the Astros family, from players to coaches, front office and fans. Supplementing the news coverage, game stories, features, analysis and editorial social networking supplied by MLB.com's Brian McTaggart, as well as all the real-time information you've come to expect round the clock, Alyson will expand our community voice through multimedia, blogging, Twitter and Facebook. Adding to the exciting mix of multi-platform, cutting-edge content at Astros.com, the team is promising an unprecedented approach that the competition cannot duplicate. Now more than ever, fans have an open invitation to peek into all things Astros, at home and on the go: If we're there, you will be, too, with Alyson as an official guide.
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