by TREY WILSON Opening Day is finally here! The Curve open up the 2015 season tonight on the road against the Harrisburg Senators. A little over a month ago, we took a stab at guessing the 2015 Curve lineup. We weren’t too far off! Here is how the Curve will look to start the season: Possible … More Opening Day 2015
Sadly our trip down to 80-degree temperatures and places where the crack of the bat never stops has reached its last full day. After a stop by the MLB clubhouse in the morning before they headed to Port Charlotte to take on the Rays, it was back over to Pirate City for the first official … More Fun in the Sun: Day 3 from Bradenton, Fla.
Man what a gorgeous day it was today in Bradenton! Unfortunately the game ended in a tie but, hey, it’s Spring Training. We spent all day on location at McKechnie Field and arrived at 7:30 a.m. when the clubhouses opened so we could talk with some more former Curve player. FYI…T-shirt and pants weather in … More Fun in the Sun: Day Two from Spring Training
If you’d been following along on social media anytime over the last couple of days, you might have noticed we’ve flown south for a little Spring Training action this season! We’re down here in beautiful Bradenton, Fla., Spring Training home of our parents, the Pittsburgh Pirates and we’ll be posting here the next few days … More Fun In the Sun… Day 1
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
The first month of the season is drawing to a close as the Curve prepare to play Erie today on Wednesday in a doubleheader at Jerry Uht Park in Erie. It’s been very rainy so far this morning so it’s given us time to put together this blog and our first Rewind of the 2014 … More The Rewind Vol. 1 – April
It is a beautiful sunny day here in Curve, PA where the Curve are set to start a four-game home series against the Harrisburg Senators, Washington Nationals affiliate. Don’t forget we’re not just on Twitter but we’re also on Facebook (facebook.com/AltoonaCurveBaseball) and Instagram (@AltoonaCurve). We’re also starting something new this week in our Tweets of … More The Week in Tweets: April 14-20
Hi…My Name Is… 1B/OF Justin Howard 6-0 | 205 Born: Dallas, Texas Resides: Ennis, Texas Twitter: @JHowey_11 Stats: http://atmilb.com/1pdQJn1 By Jim Lane Justin Howard had an outstanding 2013 season with the Altoona Curve. He finished with a .314 average in 98 games, collected 89 hits in 283 at-bats, hit eight home runs and drove in 38 runs. Those numbers … More Justin Howard: Back and Better Than Ever
Hi…My Name Is… RHP Nick Kingham 6-5 | 227 Born: Houston, Texas Resides: Las Vegas, Nev. Twitter: @NickKingham Stats: http://atmilb.com/1ixgtDh Jim Lane, former Sports Editor for the Altoona Mirror, catches up with a few players each homestand that we have here in Curve, Pa. His first talk of the season was with our scheduled Opening Day … More Hi…My Name Is Nick Kingham
By Rob Egan My three-day trip here marked the eighth time I’ve been to spring training. The last six of those journeys have occurred in consecutive years (2009-14) related to the same organization, complex, and city. As such, I not only know my way around this city on Florida’s gulf coast, but I see more … More Baseball Fraternity On Full Display During Spring Training
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