Curve – Around the Curve

Paniagua’s playing, life experiences translating to success as coach

August 23, 2019

By Michael Marcantonini AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. — First-year Altoona Curve assistant coach Salvador Paniagua sits in the first base dugout and reminisces about the day he signed his first professional contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2001. He remembers what it was like to leave home, to be thrown into a new culture with … More Paniagua’s playing, life experiences translating to success as coach

Blogging from the Bus: Reading Rainbow

May 20, 2013

From the Bus Richmond, Va. to Reading, Pa. – 257 miles (Travel time: 4 hours, 21 minutes) Team Movies Watched: 0 (one was attempted but it was either video and no sound or sound and no video) Broadcaster Movies Watched: 0 Broadcaster Books Started: Inferno by Dan Brown Hours Slept: 1 A bus ride from … More Blogging from the Bus: Reading Rainbow

We Just Couldn’t Wait For March…

January 25, 2013

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…

Better Know a Curve Staffer: Part Deux & PirateFest 2012

December 12, 2012

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

Winter Meetings Diary Day 1: Support from Hurdle Made Altoona Exhibition Game Possible

December 4, 2012

If you turn on SportsCenter or even pass by the MLB Network over the next few days, you’ll be destined to be inundated with any potential trade rumor because it is that time of year in baseball season when the entire baseball community descends on one place for the yearly Winter Meetings. This year, the … More Winter Meetings Diary Day 1: Support from Hurdle Made Altoona Exhibition Game Possible

Extreme Room Makeover

September 21, 2011

Goood morning everyone out there in the blogosphere! It’s another week of the offseason here in Altoona and I know that last post I eluded to the fact we’d be talking about our upcoming Yuengling Oktoberfest event but instead this week we’re going to get a look at one of the Community Service Projects that … More Extreme Room Makeover

Aaron Pribanic Goes to PNC Park

September 15, 2011

Curve fans, Apologies that this blog went dormant for most of the season but we’re back and the offseason has already begun. It’s hard to believe that 141 games are gone and done in 2011 and 2012 is on the horizon. As you may or may not have known, each season the Pirates recognize one … More Aaron Pribanic Goes to PNC Park

Altoona City Name Change

April 27, 2011

As many of you living in Altoona, PA know, and for those of you who don’t, beginning today at 1 p.m., the city will officially change its name to “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, PA” for 60 days. Due to that change, the Curve have released the following statement: “We are … More Altoona City Name Change

Now Batting…

April 21, 2011

Every time a Curve player steps to the plate, we play a song. The players choose their own songs as a way to pump themselves up, give the fans a laugh or just to hear a tune they like. Here’s the Opening Day song list for the Altoona Curve, your summer playlist, so to speak. … More Now Batting…

Who’s Your Team’s Opening Day Starter?

March 31, 2011

Happy Opening Day CurveBall Blog readers. Today is the day that your team is in first place, and after tomorrow, there’s still a 50% chance that your team is still in first place! They say “you’re only as good as your next day’s starting pitcher” and for nearly all of the MLB teams, Opening Day … More Who’s Your Team’s Opening Day Starter?