Opening Day for the Curve is exactly FIVE WEEKS from today. This year’s squad will take the field to open the 2015 season on April 9 at Harrisburg. With Spring Training games kicking off this week down in the Grapefruit League, a lot is still up in the air concerning which players will be heading to … More Predicting the 2015 Altoona Curve
Music is a big part of a ballpark experience and that is no different in Curve, Pa. After a few weeks, it seems we’ve got most of the walk up/at bat/pitching songs for our guys. So without further ado… This list will be updated throughout the season on our website and you can revisit it … More The Music of Curve, Pa.
Smart Phone App, Alumni Banners and a Look at What’s New in Curve, Pa. in 2014 By: Mike Baggerman Thursday is the big day. Baseball is BACK in Curve, Pa. (No, that was not a cheesy slogan we’ve come up with…just pure coincidence). At any rate, Opening Day for the Altoona Curve begins tomorrow … More Smart Phone App, Alumni Banners and a Look at What’s New in Curve, Pa. in 2014
Greetings Curve fans, this is your new broadcaster, Mike Baggerman. To be honest with you, I didn’t think Mike Passanisi would hire me because we share the same first name. Broadcasting is a funny world…but I suppose I owe a thanks to Mike & Mike on ESPN (and Passo for not being cruel). Anyway… I’m … More Meet the New Mike on the Mic
Part Two of our blog series leading up to the Holiday Bazaar on Saturday is here and with it comes a full list of vendors who will be participating in this year’s Bazaar. The event, which is FREE to attend, runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday over here at PNG Field. As … More How Bazaar…The Vendors
From the Bus Erie, Pa. to Harrisburg, Pa. – 304 miles (Travel Time: 5 hours, 21 minutes) Team Movies Watched: 2.5 (Walk the Line, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Wedding Crashers) Broadcaster Movies Watched: 1 (The Hobbit) Broadcaster Books Finished: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Hours slept: 1 hour It’s that time … More Blogging from the Bus: Triple Features
From the Bus Akron, Ohio to Curve, Pa. – 200 miles (Travel Time: 3 hours, 24 minutes) Movies watched: 1 – Gangster Squad Hours slept: 0 Well, unfortunately we were unable to play the final game of our road trip in Akron due to some extremely wet weather but it did mean we got to … More From the Bus: Mama, I’m Coming Home
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
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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