Chris Coste
Chris Coste
Christopher Robert Costeis an author and former Major League Baseball catcher. Coste was on a Major League Baseball team for the first time in his career at age 33 after twelve seasons of independent and minor league baseball. He is currently an analyst on Post Game Live for the Philadelphia Phillies...
easiest great support
It's not the easiest thing to do. But I have a great support system.
closest note positive shot though time
This is the closest I've been. Even though it's still unclear, the one positive note is that I'm on the map. If I don't make the team, it will be disappointing, but for the first time in my career, I know there'll be a shot during the season.
baseman catcher handle hitting huge people player plenty position since trying
People see me as a position player who can catch, when I'm a catcher that can play other positions. That's a huge difference, and what I've been trying to get people to see since I was 23 years old. I think I'm getting to catch because I've been hitting pretty well and they want to see if I can handle it. There are plenty of first/third baseman to go around. If I don't at least show the catching, there's no place for me.
ask barry bonds cities grew guy hit mark people stadiums watching
People ask me how I hit that way, and I say, 'I grew up watching Kirby Puckett. He was the kind of guy who had that Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire factor, where he would go to other stadiums and people from those cities would watch him play.
ball blown came games gets hit
(Columbus) came out swinging, and they hit the ball hard. It's just the first game. Everything gets magnified on the first game. Things get blown out of proportion. It's just one game. There's a lot of games to go.
forced maybe
If I could've just been a catcher, maybe that would've forced them to just let me catch.