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20042004 ALTOONA CURVE MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS TEAM DIRECTORY....................................... 2 EXECUTIVE BIOS......................................... 3 BLAIR COUNTY BALLPARK......................... 4 TICKET INFORMATION.............................. 5 CURVE ATTENDANCE.............................. 6-7 GENERAL INFORMATION.......................... 8 2003 SEASON IN REVIEW......................... 9-15 Day-by-Day Results ............................. 10-12 Player Movement ................................. 13-14 Individual Statistics .................................. 15 Notebook............................................. 16-17 CURVE HISTORY AND RECORDS........ 19-32 Franchise History ................................ 20-21 All-Time Roster ........................................ 22 Curve to the Majors .................................. 23 Franchise Records ............................... 24-28 Single-Season Top Five Lists .................... 29 Career Top Five Lists ............................... 30 The 2004 Altoona Curve Media & Information Year-by-Year History ................................ 31 Guide is a publication of the Altoona Curve Media ............................................ 32 Relations Department. All information is current as Adam Hyzdu of March 24, 2004. THE EASTERN LEAGUE....................... 33-43 Eastern League Information ............... 34-35 This publication was designed, researched, written and ............... 36-37 edited by Jason Dambach, Curve Director of Media 2003 Eastern League Review Relations. Editorial and research assistance provided 2004 Curve Opponents ........................ 38-43 by Amanda Goble and Rob Egan. PIRATES ORGANIZATION.................... 45-54 ..................................... 46 Photography used in this publication provided by Pirates’ Directory Pittsburgh Pirates’ Team Photographer Dave Arrigo 2004 Pirates’ 40-Man Roster ..................... 47 and Curve Team Photographer J.D. Cavrich. 2003 Organizational Leaders .................... 48 .............. 49 Printed by Gazette Printers, 775 Indian Springs Road, Recent Top Ten Draft Selections Indiana, PA 15701, (724) 349-3434. Cover design Nashville Sounds ...................................... 50 by Nikki Ansell. Lynchburg Hillcats .................................. 51 ................................... 52 Special thanks to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Media Hickory Crawdads Relations Department, Doug Scopel of the Nashville Williamsport Crosscutters ........................ 53 Sounds, Matt Provence of the Lynchburg Hillcats and Bradenton Pirates ..................................... 54 Cory Giger of the Altoona Mirror. 2004 ALTOONA CURVE........................... 55-91 Further information on the 2004 Altoona Curve is Coaching Staff Profiles ....................... 56-57 available through the Curve Media Relations Player Bios ........................................... 58-91 Department, (814) 943-5400 x131 2004 MEDIA & INFORMATION GUIDE 1 2004 ALTOONA CURVE DIRECTORY ALTOONA CURVE BASEBALL CLUB BLAIR COUNTY BALLPARK 1000 PARK AVENUE, ALTOONA, PA 16602 Phone: (814) 943-5400 or (877) 99-CURVE Fax: (814) 943-9050 or (814) 942-9132 Website: www.altoonacurve.com Shop: www.curvestore.com E-Mail: [email protected] CURVE OWNERSHIP GROUP CURVE BASEBALL LP Jack Abramoff DiBella Entertainment, Inc. Joseph A. Massaro Jerome Bettis Lou DiBella Jim & Margot Murray The Robert Brooks Family Abbot M. Friedland John Panizza Corless & Swistock, LLC Garufi Investments, Ltd. David L. Reese Michael J. Corless Frank Garufi Steve & Nancy Sheetz James W. Swistock Chuck Greenberg Richard & JoAnn Shore Donald Devorris Mario Lemieux Wildfire Productions, LP Tate DeWeese Claire & Ron Marmo Michelle Ward FRONT OFFICE President & Managing Partner........................................................................ Chuck Greenberg General Manager............................................................................................... Todd Parnell Assistant General Manager................................................................................... Rick Janac Senior Director of Ticketing & New Business Development...................... Brent Boznanski Director of Broadcasting....................................................................................... Rob Egan Director of Media Relations......................................................................... Jason Dambach Director of Ticket Sales...................................................................................... Jeff Garner Director of Community Relations..................................................................... Elsie Zengel Director of Merchandising............................................................................ Larry Grimaldi Director of Entertainment.............................................................................. Bob Masewicz Director of Finance........................................................................................ Machelle Noel Director of Ballpark Operations........................................................................ Kirk Stiffler Information Services Specialist & Graphics Designer....................................... Bill Edevane Assistant Director of Ticket Sales............................................................... Chris Mundhenk Box Office Manager..................................................................................... Aaron Horowitz Ticket Sales Associate......................................................................................... Jeff Adams Ticket Sales Associate..................................................................................... Corey Homan Ticket Sales Associate...................................................................................... Derek Martin Ticket Sales Associate...................................................................................... Doug Nelson Ticket Sales Associate........................................................................................ Randy Pfarr Ticket Sales Associate...................................................................................... Chris Phillips Assistant Director of Ballpark Operations & Merchandising......................... Ben Rothrock Administrative Assistant................................................................................ Carol Schmittle Head Groundskeeper............................................................................... “Irish” Pat Coakley Assistant Groundskeeper....................................................................................... Matt Neri Media Relations Assistant............................................................................. Amanda Goble Ticket Office Assistants.................................................................... Lin Turner, Chris Lloyd Mascots................................................................................................ Steamer, Diesel Dawg TEAM PERSONNEL Manager............................................................................................................ Tony Beasley Pitching Coach................................................................................................. Jeff Andrews Coach................................................................................................................ John Wehner Trainer............................................................................................................... Jason Palmer Director of Clubhouse Operations...................................................................... Ken Thomas Public Address Announcer................................................................................. Rich DeLeo Official Scorers.................................................................. Ted Beam, Dick Wagner, Skip Dry TEAM INFORMATION Major League Affiliation.......................................................... Pittsburgh Pirates (since 1999) Year Established........................................................................................................... 1999 Team Colors................................................................................. Cardinal and Hunter Green Stadium Capacity.................................................................................. Blair County Ballpark Ballpark Capacity......................................................................................................... 7,210 Ballpark Dimensions......................................... LF-325, LCF-365, CF-405, RCF-375, RF-325 2 ALTOONA CURVE EXECUTIVE BIOS CHUCK GREENBERG PRESIDENT & MANAGING PARTNER The 2004 season will mark Greenberg’s third year as the President and Managing Partner of the Altoona Curve. Under his leadership the past two seasons, the Curve has established increased attendance totals both seasons and signed a new four-year major league affiliation agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates through the 2006 season. Chuck and his group of investors formed Curve Baseball LP and agreed to purchase the Altoona Curve from Robert F. Lozinak and Tate DeWeese on Oct. 17, 2001. He became the President and Managing Partner of the club when the final sale was approved in March 2002. The 42-year old Pittsburgh native is a practicing corporate and sports attorney and a Partner in the Pennsylvania-based law firm Pepper Hamilton, LLP, where he’s worked since 1998. He also heads the firm’s sports practice and is a member of its