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?
As reported by both the Altoona Mirror and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, RHP Michael Crotta will become the 82nd former Altoona Curve player to reach the major leagues when the season opens for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday in Chicago. It has been discovered that Crotta, the Curve’s Opening Day starter in 2010, will make the … More Michael Crotta to Open Season with Pirates
Today, CurveBall Blog will take a look at the name “Curve” and it’s origin as well as showing a few of our favorite logos from around Minor League Baseball. The name “Curve” was officially chosen as the team nickname on July 2, 1998. The name was selected by fans in a “name that team” contest. … More “Curve” – What’s in a Name?
The Altoona Curve have joined Twitter, Follow Us! The Curve’s official Twitter site can be found by clicking the Twitter logo below or searching @CurveBaseball. We know there are a few other Altoona Curve Twitter accounts, so if you follow one of them, please follow the new Twitter account! Click here to follow the Curve! … More The Curve are on Twitter!
Last night I watched one of the better episodes of The Simpsons, where Lisa has to manage Bart’s baseball team and uses Sabermetrics to take them to the title game. So, for today’s blog, we’ll take a look at something called “The Pythagorean Winning Percentage” to show you how much better the 2010 Curve team … More The Best Altoona Curve Team
A lot can be learned on the future success of a MLB team by how well their minor league system is stocked with players and how well run that system is. If you paid any attention to how Baseball… … More Ranking the Systems
As you know, the Altoona Curve were crowned champions of the Eastern League in 2010, but it’s a long wait to finally get that championship ring. Well, for the members of the Curve, that long wait is over.In a… … More Put a Ring on It
With the news that the NFL is changing the way they do kickoffs, and the discussion that has ensued, I felt it would be interesting to take a look at some of the rule changes in baseball and grade… … More Rule Changes in Baseball
In honor of the Altoona Curve’s Online Jersey Auction going on right now, CurveBall Blog is going to pay homage to some cool throwback jerseys.First of all, click here to check out the auctions going on right now, you… … More Online Jersey Auction/Throwback Jerseys
For some, Spring Training is a tune-up for the regular season, a chance to get back into playing shape and to work on your game because you’ve got that starting position already lined up. For others, it can be… … More Major League Salary Difference
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