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Former Pirates’ All-Star Second Baseman Carlos Garcia was named the seventh manager in Altoona Curve history back in January. On Monday, eleven days before he and his team will arrive in Altoona, Garcia chatted with me for a few minutes about his time as a player and minor league manager in the Pittsburgh organization. Egan: … More Carlos in Charge: Garcia Takes Reins in Altoona
It doesn’t take long to see the Altoona connections in this quiet town on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Pirates’ fans from our area have been coming here for years – long before the Curve existed. However, the ties the Mountain City has enjoyed here the last 15 spring trainings have been strengthened immeasurably with the advent … More Curve 101: Altoona Influence All Over Bradenton
One of the most anticipated events in the 15-year history of the Altoona Curve is now just days away. The Pirates-Curve exhibition game will be held on March 30 with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. There are still standing room only tickets available for the event. These tickets can be purchased at the … More Curve and Pirates Exhibition Game Draws Near
We’ve hit March!!!! Finally! And with the calendar flipping to March we can now turn our eyes to warmer weather (hopefully) and the first event of our season, Baseball Bash. Bash will take place here at Peoples Natural Gas Field from 9 a.m. to noon on the ticket plaza and upper concourse. It is the … More Prepping for the Bash
The days without baseball are dwindling Curve fans because as the February calendar closes that means we will have the comforts of America’s Pastime to keep us company. With new baseball seasons, hope springs eternal and every team is in first place (how about that for an uber-cliched sentence?). In all seriousness, though, it’s great … More Spring Training & Oscar Fever
Hello, I am Nathan Bowen the newest member of the Altoona Curve front office. I am very excited to make my blogging debut with the Altoona Curve. The Curve will be my fourth minor league team in the past four years (Princeton Rays, Durham Bulls, Northwest Arkansas Naturals). Although, I am very happy to be … More New Kid on the Block
In more ways than one we cannot wait for March to roll around because it means we’ll get to see many of your happy faces when the Pirates come to town to play the Curve on March 30 here at Peoples Natural Gas Field. We’re revving up over here with preparations and plans to make … More We Just Couldn’t Wait For March…
Happy Friday to those Curve fans out in the blogosphere. Yes we are still here but have been on a bit of a hiatus since the calendar turned to 2013 so firstly, Happy New Year! Ok, with that out of the way we’ve got a few news items for the blog this week in case … More Getting Classical….
A few months back we had our first installment of meet our newest Curve staff members with hockey-extraordinaire Steffan Langguth, which went over quite well with all of Steffan’s fans in the area. In this edition of Better Know a Curve Staffer, we introduce you to one of Steffan’s new running mates in Luke Johnson, … More Better Know a Curve Staffer: Part Deux & PirateFest 2012
The Winter Meetings in good ol’ Nashville, Tenn. wrap up today with the Rule V draft, which starts in about seven minutes as I begin today’s blog on Thursday so maybe by the time I finish it, we’ll have some Rule 5 chatter in here as well. The Curve contingent are on their way back … More Winter Meetings Wrap From Nashville
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