CHRIS COSTE NEWS
Coste Will DH Tonight
October 22, 2008 by
Phillies Nation
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According to ESPN, Chris Coste will be the designated hitter in tonight's World Series opener. Carlos Ruiz will go behind the plate. (...)
Evaluating Astros Players At The 2009 ASB
Apologise for this taking so long (kidssss!!!!!!!!) Also, this particular software won't make nice neat charts and it takes me like forever to get the columns lined up even a little bit, so sorry that they don't look real too good.
(Stats from ESPN, Hardball Times, baseball...
Braves-Phillies Lines Preview
May 09, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies will meet on the field at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Javier Vazquez in this game. Vazquez has a 2-3 record and a 4.19 ERA this season...
Phillies Wait 14 Years......Now What?
October 03, 2007 by
The Official LA Galaxy Myspace
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We all know that the post season in Major League Baseball is where players earn their clutch reputations. We've witnessed David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite in recent years enshrine themselves forever by constantly performing huge while on the big stage...
Phightin Phils Phorum - Phinally! Moyer Gets #250
May 31, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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It took 6 tries, but the Washington Nationals proved to be the magic potion for Jamie Moyer who today became the oldest major leaguer in history to record 250 wins. Moyer is exactly 46 years and 194 days old today. The only run Moyer surrendered in 6 innings of work this afternoon...
Ace Adam Eaton pitches Phillies past Reds
June 03, 2008 by
All Things Philly Sports
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3 up and 3 down from another Phils win:
3 Up:
1. Eaton's on a roll! Meet your new ace of the Phillies, Adam Eaton.
2. Burrell supplies the offense: Pat Burrell had the big hit on the night, a two-run blast in the 6th inning that proved to be the game winner.
3. The...
Phillies in on the Cubs-Padres Talks?
Looks like the Orioles may have company - the Phillies have expressed interest in the Peavy process, and could match-up as the 3rd (or 4th) team in the deal. From CBS: Current talks center around the Cubs sending third-base prospect Josh Vitters, right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart and possibly ...
Guide to being happy about 20 runs.
May 27, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Remember yesterday? Ah, that seems so long ago. I wrote a piece about being angry over 15 runs scored, well chalk that up to lunacy. Today I bring to you a happy atmosphere on the blog, sponsored by 20 runs. Yes, the Phils have now scored 35 runs in the past 2 games an have leap-frogged...
Phils Get Paulino, Mets Land Putz
It was a busy night at the Bellagio, with several notable trades grabbing headlines this morning. The Phils entered the fray, dealing catcher Jason Jaramillo to the Pirates in exchange for backup backstop Ronny Paulino. Acquiring Paulino makes it pretty crowded behind the plate for the Phils; ...
Phillies, Pirates swap catchers
December 11, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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Well you can't say that the Phillies didn't make any moves during this off-season's winter meetings in Las Vegas.
It was announced late Wednesday night that the Phillies traded minor league catcher Jason Jaramillo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ronny Paulino.
Jaramillo...
Blown Away, Again
September 05, 2009 by
Phillies Nation
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With one out and the bases loaded, via two walks from closer Brad Lidge and a Chris Coste good-to-see-you-again single, the Phillies were about to narrowly escape with a win after Ryan Howard fielded a ground ball and threw home for the force out preventing the tying run from scoring...
Phillies Series Game 2
May 03, 2009 by
Mike's Mets
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Game 23: Phillies 6 - Mets 5 (10)
Ollie Perez was once again awful in a supposed make or break game, but the Mets scored some runs off Jamie Moyer, who usually pitches well against them. 40-year-old rookie Ken Takahashi gave them 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief while they climbed...
Secret Talents of the Phillies
March 22, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Ever wonder what secret talents some of the Phillies players are hiding from us? Well, I have. Over the past two days I've been impressed while reading Chris Coste's The 33-Year-Old Rookie, thinking that this guy is a legit author, even if he's only writing about himself...
What a win for your FIRST PLACE Phillies!
August 27, 2008 by
All Things Philly Sports
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The Phillies won a wild one late Tuesday night, overcoming a 7 run deficit in one of the greatest games in recent memory, an 8-7 victory of the Mets in 13 innings. This game had it all. An unlikely hero in the bottom of the 9th with two outs in Eric Bruntlett. Continued redemption...
MLB Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
March 11, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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"World Champion Philadelphia Phillies." That's what the receptionist says when you call the team, and you can feel the actual genuine happiness as she does it, despite clearly having this as part of her office routine for the past six months. It's also something that...
Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, Sep 12, 2009 6:05 PM CDT
September 12, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
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by Nam Y Huh - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 12, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Pirates @ Minute Maid Park
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Astros lead the series 1-0
Fri 09/11
WP: Bud Norris (5 - 3) LP: Charlie...
Ronny Paulino, We Hardly Knew Ya
Ronny Paulino wasn't really doing much to impress the Phillies so they traded him to the Giants for a guy who wasn't really impressing anybody in San Fran. The Phillies received lefty reliever Jack Taschner in exchange for Paulino.Taschner was walking too many batters this...
The World Champs are back on the field
February 25, 2009 by
All Things Philly Sports
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In case you haven't been paying attention amongst all the Eagles rumors, the World Champion Phillies are down in Florida getting ready to defend their title. They take the field for their first Spring Training game today against the Pirates at 1:05. Here is the lineup the Phils...
State of the Union: Comparing the '09 Phils to Last Year's Championship Team, Two+ Months In
With no Phillies game tonight, and a couple of the biggest series of the season just behind us, it seems as good a time as any to evaluate how our boys have performed so far this year. And as a benchmark for comparison's sake, what better to use than last year's season--which...
It Makes Sense to Add Marson
October 18, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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With the World Series only five days away, ideas are beginning to be tossed around about who will be the team's designated hitter in Game 1, be it in Tampa or Boston. The obvious choices would be Greg Dobbs, Geoff Jenkins, or Matt Stairs. Currently all valuable assets off the bench...
Projecting the Phillies 25 man roster, version 2.0
March 28, 2009 by
All Things Philly Sports
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With the recent trading
of Ronny Paulino for Jack Taschner, the Phillies roster picture has
become a lot clearer. With Paulino gone, Chris Coste is now officially
the backup catcher. With Taschner brought in, it's safe to say that
J.A. Happ will be in the starting rotation...
Various Views
May 19, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Good:
*Ryan Howard after snapping his 8 game hit streak Saturday night wasted no time going deep in his first at bat Sunday afternoon. On the day, he collected 2 hits and upped his average to .191.
*Pat Burrell provided some 9th inning fireworks with a 2-out homerun to bring the...
What Have You Done For Me Lately Phillies?
July 25, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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New York Mets 1st place, Philadelphia Phillies 2nd place. Get used to that, with a note that the Phils may be displaced in 2nd by the Florida Marlins plopping them sourly in 3rd place.
What have you done for me lately?:
*Since June 10th, a span of 37 games, the Phils have scored...
Bunts and Balks (6/25)
Jack Taschner surrendered a triple, a double, and a walk, in one inning on Thursday. Taschner was fortunate to only allow one run. His ERA is a crisp 5.40, which understates the level of his ineptitude. (His 5.82 FIP and 1.87 WHIP, prior to Thursday's debacle, are better indicators...
Bruntlett's quirky spring; tracking a bullpen subplot
March 29, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Sunday stat summary: There's an Eric Bruntlett story every spring. The versatile utilityman is hitting .339 after 64 at bats. Here's a quick look at some other numbers worth tracking, particularly in the 'pen. Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard are slugging over .700. Raul Ibanez...
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