Alyson Footer, the Senior Director of Social Media of the Houston Astros, provides behind-the-scenes access to the wide variety of personalities that comprise the Astros family.
| A wise man once said, “I’m no weather man, but it’s not looking good out there.” OK, so the wise man was MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart. And sure, a few of us might make a case that Tags may be more of a wise guy than a wise man. And he wasn’t prophetic as much as [...] |
| Major League Baseball players will continue a time-honored tradition today by swinging pink bats and wearing pink wristbands, in honor of Mother’s Day and MLB’s annual Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer promotion. The bats are a hot pink hue, a contrast from the soft pink color of the bats from years past. The point [...] |
| When the Astros selected George Springer as their first-round pick last year, the outfielder was lauded as the best athlete available in the Draft. It takes time, however, to determine if that raw athleticism will translate into the ability to play baseball at a high level. If early returns on Springer’s start to the 2012 [...] |
| Taking early batting practice is pretty standard when a team is on the road, but normally, only a handful of players are present for the drill. Early BP, during which a team reserves the field prior to the home team taking it over for their daily practice, is normally designed for bench players looking to [...] |