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Game Notes

Monday 2nd June 2003 - Game #55
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Portland Sea Dogs - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Playing first base - batting at #7
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
------1) RHP - runners at first and second base/one down - foul/ball, and then a high pop-fly into shallow centrefield - out "F8"
------2) RHP - bases empty/two down - foul/foul/ball/ball/foul/foul/swing&miss - strike out!!!
------3) RHP - led off the innings - foul, then lifted the next pitch into centrefield - out "F8"
------4) LHP - runners at first and second base/two down - called/ball, and hit the next pitch towards first base - and it went off the fielder's glove and into rightfield!!! - but ruled an error, and no hit to Brett, who went to second base on the play - run scored from second base - left stranded at the end of the inning
No hits from his four at bats
Fielding
During the top of the third inning, the Curve third-baseman made a good play on a ball down the third-baseline - he made the throw across the diamond - and the commentator said "that one-hop throw was scooped nicely by Roneberg"

Email from Brett - before the game
I am in the clubhouse before 'BP'
and I just got done hitting for an hour with the roving hitting guy, Jeff Manto.
We had a good time and a good talk.
We just hit off the tee onto the field to be able to see the result,
and feel the body working for me and to be able to see if I have a "shitty swing" or not!
It felt great to have a good hitting guy there to be able to work with me.
We were the only ones on the field and we got a lot done.
Mainly just being 'slow in my load' and feeling the weight back until the explosion when the pitch is coming in,
and it feel great which is still good for me.
I feel strong mentally and I am ready to continue it today.
Hope you can listen - I am playing first base and hitting 7th.
I will keep hitting and get back up there soon.
See ya

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
Portland Sea Dogs - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Rained out!!!
Tuesday night's scheduled contest between the Altoona Curve and Portland Sea Dogs has been postponed due to a day-long rainfall at Blair County Ballpark.
The game has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday morning beginning at 10:35 a.m.
Under minor league baseball rules, the teams will play two (2) seven-inning games

Wednesday 4th June 2003 - Double Header - Game #56
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Portland Sea Dogs - home game at Blair County Ballpark
First Game
Did not play
Second Game
Rained out!!!
Game two of the scheduled doubleheader between the clubs was postponed due to rain.
The contest will be made up at Hadlock Field in Portland later this month

Thursday 5th June 2003 - no games scheduled

Friday 6th June 2003 - Game #57
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Harrisburg Senators - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Playing left field - batting at #5
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
------1) RHP - bases loaded!!! - one down!!! - ball, but then grounded into a "4-to-6-to-3" double play!!!
------2) RHP - runner at first base/none down - ball/foul/foul/ball/foul/ball, followed by a line drive into centrefield - single - went to second base on a hit, and then to third base on a walk - but was left stranded at the end of the inning
------3) RHP - runner at first base/none down - ball, then a high fly ball to the centrefielder who "lost" the ball but it was caught by the rightfielder who was backing-up - out "F9"
------4) RHP - runner at first base/none down - called/foul, and hit the next pitch to first base - the play was made at second base and Brett was safe at first base on a "fielders-choice" - during the next hitter, Brett was caught too far off base on a throw to first by the catcher - tagged out
Heard during the Game
After Brett's first at bat, the commentator said that "the Curve couldn't capitalize on a big opportunity to get ahead of a tough pitcher like Seung Song"
Fielding
(1) During the top of the third inning, the Senators had a runner at second base with two down - the next batter hit a ground-ball past the Curve third-baseman and the diving shortstop - the ball went into leftfield, and "Roneberg's throw to the plate was wide" and the runner scored
(2) In the top of the ninth inning, a Senators player hit a high fly ball into foul territory down the leftfield line - Brett chased it down and dived for the catch but couldn't get it - the commentator said "a great effort by Roneberg"
......and excerpts from the Newspapers and Team web sites
(1) "The Curve pulled even in the fourth thanks to Heintz.
Chan Perry, Brett Roneberg, and Chris Duffy all singled to load the bases.
Song fell behind Heintz 3-0 before walking him on a full-count pitch to force home the tying run"
(2) "The Curve tied it in the bottom of the fourth.
Chan Perry and Brett Roneberg led off with singles and a one-out single by Chris Duffy loaded the bases. Song walked Perry to drive in the tying run but then got out of the inning with a 6-4-3 double play"
"Curve to honor The Negro Leagues" - click here for the details of this promotion, including a photo of Brett

Email from Brett
By the way, the first baseman missed the tag when I was picked off.
I 'danced around him' and was safe.
He is a team mate from last year and told me after the game that he missed!!
And how did it sound when I dived after that ball in the 9th??
Tipped off the end of my glove.
Would have been a pretty good one!!
Email from Geoff
I guess from your email that you have read my game notes.
The 'tag out'.
Don't matter!!!
It's in the scorebook!!!
You were out!!!
The 'diving effort'.
Yep, it was a good call - like that one you took last year that we have on video!!!

Saturday 7th June 2003 - Game #58

Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
Harrisburg Senators - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Playing left field - batting at #5
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
------1) RHP - runner at second base/two down - jumped on the first pitch - "rifled down the first base line and into the rightfield corner"!!! - stand-up double - and an RBI - stranded at the end of the inning
------2) RHP - runner at second base/one down - jumped on the first pitch again - but this time it was a ground ball on the right side - out "4-to-3" - advanced the runner to third base
------3) RHP - runners at first and second base/two down - called/ball/foul/foul/ball, and then lifted the next pitch into shallow centre-rightfield - out "F8or9"
------4) LHP - runner at third base/one down - ball, followed by a looping line drive into rightfield - single - and the second RBI of the game!!! - tried to get to third base on a hit to the outfield, but the throw beat him and tagged out - and according to the commentator "he's not quick enough to make that play"
Heard during the Game
Bottom of the third inning - Chan Perry at bat, and Brett waiting on deck - the pitch comes in, and it's a hard foul ball of Perry's bat - and according to the commentator, "it almost hit Roneberg!!!" (and I could hear the spectators "oohing and aahing" in the background so it must have been close!!!)
Fielding
During the top of the third inning, the Senators had a runner at second base with two down - the batter hit a ball through the left side of the diamond - Brett charged in, "got the ball on the second hop and fired to the plate" - easily beat the runner who saw the catcher had the ball, stopped, and just waited to be tagged out!!! (also see the next game report)
......and excerpts from the Newspapers and Team web sites
(1) "Brett Roneberg gave Altoona the lead for good with an RBI double to score Perry.
Roneberg then protected the lead in the third inning with an outfield assist.
Mata tried to score from second on a two-out single by Noah Hall and Roneberg threw him out at the plate by about ten feet.
The Curve salted the game away with a pair of runs in the seventh against Senators' reliever Benji DeQuin.
Jose Castillo singled and scored when Perry's single scooted by the right fielder Hall for a two-base error.
Roneberg knocked in Perry with a single for a 6-1 Altoona advantage.
Duffy and Perry combined for half of the Curve's 12-hit attack.
Perry also scored three runs--the third time he's done that in a game this season.
Garrett and Roneberg each recorded a pair of hits"
(2) "Chris Duffy and Brett Roneberg drove in two runs each as the Altoona Curve beat the Harrisburg Senators 6-1 Saturday.
The Curve (29-29) stretched the lead to 4-1 on Duffy's two-run triple in the third.
Jose Castillo singled and scored on an error in the seventh before Roneberg's RBI single made it 6-1"
(3) "Chris Duffy and Brett Roneberg each knocked in a pair of runs as the Altoona Curve defeated the Harrisburg Senators, 6-1.
Duffy went 3-for-5 with a triple, his fourth of the year, and Roneberg finished 2-for-4 with a double on the night"
(4) "Brett Roneberg, who last season helped the Senators reach the Class AA Eastern League finals, drove in two runs against his former teammates.
He had an RBI double off Gustavo Mata during the Curve's two-run first inning and a single off reliever Benji Dequin in Altoona's two-run seventh"

Emails from Brett - before the game
(1) Just sitting here now and it's raining again.
We will play
but it just means no 'BP' on the field and that is what I really need and want.
I hit again yesterday on the field by myself and I feel good.
Getting that one hit a game it seems and I am close breaking out!
(2) Sitting here in the clubhouse again and it's still raining.
There is not much chance of being delayed, so we just work out in the cages but we will start on time.
I am playing leftfield again and hitting 5th.
Just got done hitting again for a while.
It may not sound it but I feel great.
Everything is there and it's just a matter of doing it in the game.
I WILL!!
Wish me luck
See ya
Email from Geoff
We all sure do,
plus as you know, your Mother prays to "That Guy In The Sky"!!!
Will be tuned in!!!

Photos taken at the Game
Brett, accompanied by two Little Leaguers, during the National Anthem - and shaking hands when it finished - two photos
Warming up in leftfield - two photos
A nice shot of the Altoona Curve #17

Email from Rob Egan - the Curve Director of Broadcasting and Game Announcer
Geoff
Brett had a good one tonight!!!
Email from Ed Leipold - one of the "Curve Psycho Fans", a group of season ticket holders
Great win for the Curve tonight, Geoff,
and Brett was right in the middle of things.
Couple hits, couple rbi, and a perfect, one-hop, DOA strike to cut down a baserunner at home plate.
I know you heard it all, and I know you agree with me when I say its a much more enjoyable game, when the Curve win.
Maybe they're on their way.
Only cliche in the whole evening,....I went to Mass before the game, as I do every Saturday, and Brett was out signing pre-game autographs and I missed him.
Ed
"Two guys felt pretty good about the Curve's win Saturday night" - click here to read an article published in the Altoona Mirror newspaper - Brett and the Curve Manager, Dale Sveum, talk about Brett's batting in this game - along with their thoughts on his '7-to-2' throw!!!

Sunday 8th June 2003 - Game #59
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Harrisburg Senators - home game at Blair County Ballpark
Playing left field - batting at #5
Had 6 plate appearances - 6 at bats
------1) RHP - runners at first and second base/two down - called/ball, then "drilled the next pitch to rightfield" - but out "F9"
------2) RHP - bases empty/one down - called/foul, followed by a ground ball to second base - out "4-to-3"
------3) RHP - bases empty/one down - called/ball/foul/ball/foul, and then a line drive into leftfield - single - and was the potential tying run in a 1-0 ball game in the bottom of the seventh inning!!! - but refer to the "Base-running" section below!!!
------4) LHP - bases empty/one down - called/called, and drove the next pitch down the line past the diving third-baseman - single - and was the potential winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning!!! - but tagged out on a double play hit by the next Curve batter
------5) RHP - leading off the twelfth inning with the score tied 1-1!!! - called/foul/ball, and then a hit "deep into the hole at shortstop" - and the Senators fielder had no play!!! - infield single - and the potential winning run again!!! - sacrificed to second base, and then went to third on a groundout - but was left stranded at the end of the inning
------6) RHP - leading off the fourteenth inning with the score tied 1-1!!! - foul/ball/ball/ball/foul, and then a grounder towards second base - out "4-to-3"
Fielding
During the top of the sixth inning, Brett chased down and caught a fly ball in the leftfield foul area - it was a good catch, and the commentator said that "Roneberg plays a very nice outfield"
Base-running
Brett picked up a single in his third at bat off the right-handed starting pitcher for the Senators - the Senators made a pitching change, bringing in a left-hander - and before he threw a pitch he had Brett caught too far off first base and tagged out in a run-down play!!! - "a base running mistake by Roneberg" - caught stealing
For all the details of this "Game to Remember", including 13 photos, simply click here

Monday 9th June 2003 - Game #60
Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
New Britain Rock Cats - road game at New Britain Stadium
Playing first base - batting at #5
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
------1) RHP - led off the innings - called, then "a liner into rightfield for a base hit" - single - went to second base on a bunt single - left stranded at the end of the innings
------2) RHP - led off the innings - foul/called/ball/ball, followed by "a high pop fly to shallow centrefield" - out "F8"
------3) RHP - led off the innings - called/ball, a then hit "a line drive in to deep right" - out "F9" - the commentator gave this hit a great call, saying that "Brett hit that like a shot, but the rightfielder had a good jump and made the catch on the track"
------4) LHP - bases empty/two down - ball/ball, and hit the next pitch into the hole near first base - but out "3-to-1"

Tuesday 10th June 2003 - Game #61

Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
New Britain Rock Cats - road game at New Britain Stadium
Playing first base - batting at #5
Had 4 plate appearances - 4 at bats
------1) RHP - bases empty/one down - two balls/two strike count - foul/ball/foul, and lifted the next pitch into shallow centrefield - out "F8"
------2) RHP - led off the innings - ball/called/ball, and then a ground ball to shortstop - out "6-to-3"
------3) RHP - runners at first and second base/one down - jumped on the first pitch - deep fly to rightfield - a stand-up double and 1 x RBI!!! - and the commentator said that "Brett put a charge into that pitch", and "off the wall and missed a home run by a few feet"!!! - scored on another hit
------4) RHP - bases empty/two down - called/ball, and then "a 'flare' over the head of the second-baseman which dropped on the outfield grass" - single - went to third base on a hit, and then scored on an infield single
......and excerpts from the Newspapers and Team web sites
(1) "A six-run seventh inning rallied the Altoona Curve past the New Britain Rock Cats, 7-4 Tuesday before 6,194 at New Britain Stadium.
Trailing 3-0, the Curve put together its decisive outburst with five hits, a walk, and an error.
New Britain right-hander Jon Pridie, who had shutout Altoona (31-30) on two hits over the first six innings, didn't survive the onslaught and was charged with the loss.
Chris Duffy led off with a walk and, with one out, Shawn Garrett singled.
Brett Roneberg doubled off the right field wall to get the Curve on the board.
The Curve tacked on a run in the eighth against Moreno on three consecutive, two-out singles.
Roneberg, Bonifay, and Navarrete recorded the hits with the latter collecting his third RBI"
(2) "Rock Cats starter Jon Pridie cruised for six innings, but ran into trouble when Chris Duffy drew a leadoff walk in a six-run seventh inning.
Duffy, who is tied for the team lead with 24 base-on-balls this season, was plated with a double by Brett Roneberg to put his team on the board"
(3) "The trouble for Pridie started when Chris Duffy drew a leadoff walk in the seventh.
Three batters later Duffy scored on a Brett Roneberg double to end Pridie's shutout and make it 3-1 Rock Cats"
(4) "A leadoff walk to Chris Duffy became a run when Shawn Garrett singled and Brett Roneberg drilled a hanging curve off the right field wall for an RBI double"

Email from Geoff
2.12am Wednesday morning over here.
Dark and Raining a bit, and "the other person" is sound asleep.
Just writing to say that the double sounded great!!!
According to the commentator, you put "a charge into that pitch", and "off the wall and missed a home run by a few feet"!!!
Bye,
and going for more coffee.
Email from Tanya
Sounds like another good game...
Email from Brett
Didn't miss it by much.
I hit it good, and it ended up probably a little closer than a few feet.
Not strong enough.
Felt good to have a good game - and to get the rally started.
See ya

Wednesday 11th June 2003 - Game #62

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Listening to the game - live on internet radio!!!
New Britain Rock Cats - road game at New Britain Stadium
Playing first base - batting at #5
Had 4 plate appearances - 2 at bats - and a walk and a sacrifice-bunt
------1) RHP - runners at first and second base/two down - called, and chopped the next pitch towards second base - out "4-to-3"
------2) RHP - runner at first base/one down - ball/called and he "disagreed" with this call!!!/ball, and then "A BLAST OVER THE RIGHTFIELD BARRIER"!!! - "A TWO RUN SHOT"!!! - home run, 2 x RBI's, and 1 x run scored
------3) RHP - ball/ball/ball/called, and then another ball - walk - out on a double-play hit by a following Curve hitter
------4) LHP - the pitching change was made by the Rock Cats as Brett stepped to the plate - called, then a sacrifice bunt, which the commentator said was "a pretty good one up the first base line" - successfully moved the runner to second base
Error!!!
In the bottom of the seventh inning a Rock Cats batter drove a ball towards first base - and here is what the commentator said - "......it went through Roneberg's legs!!! - he had it covered but brought his glove up too early!!!" - the runner reached second base, and there were none down - but thanks to a great catch by Bonifay in leftfield followed by two ground outs, the runner did not score!!!
Fielding
During the bottom of the eighth inning, a Rock Cats batter hit a ball "sharply towards first base" - and Brett got this one!!! - and the commentator said that "Roneberg made a nice pick on a ball to his right, turning what looked to be a difficult play into a routine 3-to-1 out"!!!
Was there going to be a fight???
In the top of the eighth inning, the Curves Ray Navarette was pulled up by the home plate umpire for having too much pine tar on his bat (it went too far up the handle) - had to change bats - he then had his at bat, in which he grounded out - but as he was running past first base, he had "a few words" with the Rock Cats pitching coach, who must have said something to him about this incident - according to the commentator, Navarette had to be kept away from the pitching coach by Brett and the Curve Manager, Dale Sveum!!!
For all the "Home Run" details simply click here