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Article: 33 Year-Old Rookie' A Winner ; Chris Coste's Baseball Odyssey Makes A Compelling Story - Even If You're Not A Phillies Fan.
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- Sunday News Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- July 27, 2008
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Like a lot of Phillies fans, the first time I heard of Chris
Coste was during spring training two years ago.
He had also been to major-league camp in 2005, but then he was
just an anonymous guy with zero chance of making the season-
opening, 25-man roster.
In 2006, though, the career minor-leaguer put on such an
offensive show, hitting an astounding .462, that the Philly media
and fans - not to mention the club's coaches and front office -
stood up and took notice.
That kind of feel-good story is just too good to ignore.
Hollywood couldn't have written a better script.
But the expected happy ending to the Coste saga didn't
materialize right away, as he was sent down to Philadelphia's Class ...