First base at Peoples Natural Gas Field, formerly Blair County Ballpark, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates' AA Minor League affiliate Altoona Curve... There is no cache at first base, but starting with the Home Opener game on Thursday, April 11, 2019, you could find a seat near the '?' and enjoy a game during the Curve's twenty-first season of baseball. But for the cache, it is a puzzle that you will have to solve to get to the actual coordinates of the container...
Many players have made their way to the major leagues through Altoona's AA affiliate. After a few years in the minors, based on player development and performance, each player may find themselves at the big leagues in Pittsburgh. Some get traded to other franchises before they even see "the bigs", others play numerous years in Pittsburgh once they finally make it. Most players, however never stay in Pittsburgh past their initial contracts. Due to the vagaries of Major League Baseball economics, smaller market teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates do not tend to sign the "big league" contracts most players are looking for once they establish themselves as players with desirable talent. Other larger-market teams will offer a sweeter deal, and those players find themselves playing in other cities such as Philadelphia or New York.
Below are some Major League players who had once played for the Altoona Curve while in the minors. Answer the cache's title question to find the coordinates to the geocache. Remember that this cache was hidden in April 2019, so the title question must be answered within that context. Things change over time, especially in baseball, so depending on when you are solving this cache, you might have to look back at some historic rosters...
North 40 Degrees
Neil Walker, Jordy Mercer, Andrew McCutchen, Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows
West 078 Degrees
Reese McGuire, Gerrit Cole, Josh Harrison, Keon Broxton, Steve Pearce
A geo-checker is provided for you to verify your solution. This is helpful to ensure that you are not looking in the wrong places (especially with private homes in the area). Parking suggestions will also be provided once your solution is correct. If you find yourself going to a residential location after getting the correct solution, please avoid caching after sundown.
Note: Because the container is a plastic key hider, please bring your own writing tool. The log slip is "Rite in the Rain" paper, so it should resist getting wet, however, a pencil will work best if the slip is wet when you go to sign it. If the slip is dry, a standard ball point pen will do fine. Water-based inks may not write on the paper very well and should be avoided if possible.
A congratulations on FTF goes to KB3PPR and KB3PPS. Now let's "Play Ball!"
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