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Game Notes

Thursday 3rd April 2003 - Game #01

Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Reading Phillies - road game at First Energy Stadium
Playing first base - batting at #3
Had 5 plate appearances - 5 at bats
------1) LHP - jumped on the first pitch he saw for the 2003 season!!! - RBI single to right-centrefield
------2) LHP - pop-up behind third base - caught in foul territory - was an RBI opportunity
------3) RHP - hit backhanded by the first-baseman - out on a "3-to-1" play
------4) LHP - ripped a double into the rightfield corner
------5) RHP - line drive into centrefield - but caught
......and excerpts from the Newspapers and Team web sites
(1) "Duffy started the Curve offense in the first inning with a leadoff single, then stole second and scored on a Brett Roneberg RBI single to right field to give the Curve a 1-0 lead."
(2) "But with Padilla at third base and two outs in the frame, the most critical error of the night took place.
Nate Espy rolled a grounder to shortstop Castillo, who made a low throw to first base which got past the first baseman Roneberg and allowed the game’s tying run to cross the plate."
(3) "Duffy’s three hits paced the Curve’s 11-hit attack on offense.
Roneberg (2-for-5, RBI) enjoyed the other multi-hit game for Altoona."
(4) "and 1B Brett Roneberg and 3B Joe Caruso each contributed an RBI for Altoona."

Email to Brett
Hi,
and that was a pretty good start for you.
Couple of hits, double, RBI.
Liked hearing you jump on the first pitch thrown at you for the 2003 season!!!
Email from Brett
Happy with that start, huh?
Me to!

Friday 4th April 2003 - Game #02
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Reading Phillies - road game at First Energy Stadium
Playing first base - batting at #3
Had 3 plate appearances - 3 at bats
------1) RHP - strike out - looking!!!
------2) RHP - ground ball up the middle - out "4-to-3"
------3) LHP - popped up to the shortstop in shallow leftfield
Error!!! - runner at first base - picked off, and the pitcher threw to Brett - but his relay throw to second base was off-line and went into left field - fortunately the runner did not score

Email from Brett
Was a quiet day today.
The other first baseman told me today that he is playing tomorrow which means I am going to either play left or not play.
Hope its left!
Bloody error!
Hit the runner almost on the jersey flap, but still an error.
Shit!

Saturday 5th April 2003 - Game #03
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Reading Phillies - road game at First Energy Stadium
Did not play

Sunday 6th April 2003 - Game #04
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Reading Phillies - road game at First Energy Stadium
Playing leftfield - batting at #3
Had 5 plate appearances - 3 at bats
------1) RHP - line drive to leftfield - but caught
------2) RHP - walk
------3) RHP - deep fly to rightfield - out "F9" - was an RBI opportunity
------4) RHP - intentional walk - and scored
------5) RHP - infield hit, and safe at first on a "fielder's choice"
Changed from leftfield to first base in the bottom of the eighth inning
......and excerpts from the Newspapers and Team web sites
(1) "The Curve and Reading Phils were notched at 1-1 into the eighth inning until Duffy doubled and then joined Brett Roneberg in scoring on a Chan Perry two-run single to give the Curve a 3-2 lead."
(2) "Chris Duffy hit a one-out double in the eighth and Brett Roneberg was intentionally walked.
After a passed ball moved both runners up, Perry singled to left, scoring Roneberg, to give the Curve a 3-1 lead"
(3) "Altoona Curve first baseman Chan Perry has seen it all in his 10 years as a professional baseball player.
So when Phillies manager Greg Legg decided to go by the book and play the percentages with the game tied in the eighth inning, Perry was unfazed and totally prepared.
The big right-hander came up with a two-run single to open a two-run lead that was the springboard to a 7-2 Curve victory Sunday afternoon before 6,289.
For the second straight game the Curve batters found FirstEnergy Stadium to their liking, pounding out 11 hits.
But the biggest belonged to Perry.
Here's the eighth-inning setup:-
Runner on second, two out, a 1-1 game, with right-hander Brad Pautz (1-1) on the mound.
Next up is lefty-hitting Brett Roneberg, another veteran Eastern Leaguer.
With first base open, Legg opted to walk Roneberg and set up the righty-righty matchup.
"In that situation you know you're going to get a pitch to hit," Perry said. "So you have to look for your pitch, and I got it, a fastball."
Which he lined into left field for a pair of runs, one of which was set up by a passed ball"

Email from Brett
I played today,
and went 0 for 3 with two walks - one intentional.
The reason for that is I crushed this team last year so he was being careful.
I hit the ball really hard twice, but ended up with nothing.
Sucks a little, but I am swinging well and I will keep it up!

Monday 7th April 2003
Erie SeaWolves - road game at Jerry Uht Park
Postponed due to snow
Monday's scheduled game between the Altoona Curve and Erie SeaWolves in Erie has been postponed due to snow.
Following an early afternoon snow shower that left a coating on the field, SeaWolves' General Manager John Frey postponed the series opener between the two Southern Division foes.
The forecast for the Erie area is calling for a total accumulation of 3-to-6 inches, putting the rest of this week's series in question.
The postponed game has been tentatively rescheduled to become part of a doubleheader Saturday, July 19 beginning at 6:05 p.m.

Tuesday 8th April 2003
Erie SeaWolves - road game at Jerry Uht Park
Snowed out again!!!
Continued cold weather and a snow-covered field Tuesday has caused the second straight postponement of the Altoona Curve-Erie SeaWolves' series opener in Erie.
With temperatures hovering in the low 30s and wind chills in the 20s, the coating of snow that blanketed the field Monday at Uht Park, remained Tuesday.
As a result, the Curve and SeaWolves will not play Tuesday's scheduled 6:35 p.m. game.
Tuesday's game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday, April 21.
The Erie forecast calls for temperatures in the 40s and a 60 percent chance of rain Wednesday.

Email from Brett
Well, we got snowed out for the second day in a row.
And it looks likely for tomorrow as well because the temperature wont get above freezing for the snow to melt.
If it does melt it will be puddles all over the field so we might have to wait until we get back to Altoona.

Wednesday 9th April 2003 - Game #05
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Erie SeaWolves - road game at Jerry Uht Park
Playing first base - batting at #3
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
------1) RHP - ground/fly out??? - did not hear the call
------2) RHP - hit back up the middle, and got passed the diving shortstop - single to centrefield
------3) RHP - strike out!!! (swing/miss-called-swing/miss)
------4) LHP - popped up in foul territory - caught by the third-baseman

Thursday 10th April 2003 - Game #06

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Could not listen - internet radio not working (damn!!!)
Reading Phillies - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Playing first base - batting at #3
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
Statistics from the box score and Brett's email
------1) RHP - fly ball to the wall in rightfield - out "F9"
------2) RHP - lined out to the track in centrefield - out "F8"
------3) LHP - over the fence in right-centrefield - home run, and 2 x RBI's
------4) ?HP - grounded out
Second error of the season!!! - "tried to throw the ball to second and it tailed off a little"
For all the "Home Run" details, click here

Friday 11th April 2003
Reading Phillies - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Rained out!!!
Friday’s scheduled game between the Altoona Curve and the Reading Phillies has been postponed due to rain and has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader this Sunday, April 13th, at 3:05 p.m.
Under minor league baseball rules, Sunday’s doubleheader will consist of two, seven-inning contests.

Saturday 12th April 2003 - Game #07

Could not listen - internet radio not working
Reading Phillies - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Playing first base - batting at #3
Had 5 plate appearances - 4 at bats - and a 'sacrifice fly'
Statistics from the box score and Brett's email
------1) RHP -
------2) RHP -
------3) ?HP -
------4) ?HP -
------5) LHP - a 'bottom-of-the-ninth-one-out' game winning RBI single!!!
For all the details of this "Game to Remember" simply click here