Yardbarker: Chris Coste

Chris Coste outrighted to Round Rock; now a free agent

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:17:27 -0500

Chris Coste outrighted to Round Rock; now a free agent Is this good news for J.R. Towles or Jason Castro?

Always a Phillie

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:55:13 -0500

A few of the good guys from last year's championship team aren't in red pinstripes today, and they weren't in the Phils clubhouse for the champagne showers. One of them is Chris Coste, who as we all know suited up for the Astros in this series and had a great view of his former teammates celebrating their third straight division title. Although he's not on the roster right now, he still earned a piece of that title, and we're fortunate that his great baseball story reached...

The Smallest Violin Plays for Chris Coste

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:27:20 -0500

Chris Coste had it pretty good in Philadelphia. He was freakishly old for a rookie, which gave him plenty of fodder — and a title — for a book that became relatively popular. He’s been contacted about turning his life story into a movie in the vein of Vince Papale. For a catcher with a [...]

The Coste of Doing eBIS-ness?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:51:27 -0500

The Cubs announced today that they will be placing catcher Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL with an oblique strain, retroactive to last Wednesday. Soto suffered the injury taking batting practice before Wednesday's game at Wrigley Field.

It appears that Soto's injury is worse than orginally thought, and he could be out until some time in August. And with the way oblique strains can affect hitting, he might not be back even then.

I can't say this for sure, but I think it's fairly likely that the Cubs put in a waiver claim on C-1B-3B Chris Coste, who was placed on waivers by the Phillies on Wednesday. Jim Hendry must have been almost downright giddy when he saw Coste's name come through eBIS (MLB's in-house computer system) on the daily waiver list just hours after Soto went down with an injury. That's why the Cubs were waiting to place Soto on the DL. They expected (hoped) to acquire Coste Friday afternoon when the 47-hour waiver ride was over, and they were just waiting for the announcement from the MLB office. Then they could add Coste to the roster, and DL Soto.

Unfortunately for the Cubs, Coste was also claimed by the Houston Astros, and because the Astros had a worse record (by 1/2 game) than the Cubs going into today's action, they win the waiver claim.

But Coste would have probably fit the bill perfectly for the Cubs. A short-term solution, but also a veteran right-handed hitting National League catcher who could share the load with Koyie Hill until Soto was ready to return to action. But perhaps the Astros knew that, too, and put in a claim just so the Cubs couldn't get him? Did the Astros really need a third catcher, or were they merely trying to weaken a division rival by keeping the rival from acquiring a player they really needed? If so, maybe the Cubs shouldn't have said anything about Soto's injury until Coste's waiver ride was over. I mean. this isn't the NFL. MLB clubs do not have to report injuries to the media. .

All of which puts the Cubs back to Square One...

They can either bring up a catcher from Iowa (probably Chris Robinson), or try and make a trade for a veteran catcher, which might take a while to execute.

The Coste of Doing Business?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:51:27 -0500

The Cubs placed catcher Geovany on the 15-day DL today with an oblique strain, retroactive to last Tuesday. Soto suffered the inujury taking batting prractice before Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field.

It appears that Soto's injury is worse than orginialy thought, and he could be out until some time in August. And with the way oblique strains can affect hitting, he might not be back even then.

I can't say this for sure, but I think it's fairly likely that the Cubs put in a waiver claim on catcher Chris Coste, who was put on waivers by the Phillies on Wednesday. That's why no corresponding roster move was made when Soto was placed on the DL today. The Cubs expected/hoped to acquire Coste off waivers. Unfortunately for the Cubs, Coste was also claimed by the Houston Astros, and because the Astros have a worse record than the Cubs, they would win a waiver claim.

Which puts the Cubs back to Square One...

They can either bring up a catcher from Iowa (probably Chris Robinson), or try and make a trade for a veteran catcher, which might take a while to execute.

Report: Chris Coste designated for assignment

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:27:56 -0500

The 36-year-old catcher will write a new chapter in his long and storied career, which will begin in earnest with the Houston Astros, according to a report. In four seasons with the Phillies, the veteran catcher hit .282/.339/.440 with 23 homers, making a name for himself as a 33-year-old rookie who defied the odds and exceeded expectations by becoming a solid option for the Phils behind the plate. Recently, his chances had diminished with the addition of veteran catch-and-throw backstop...

Astros claim Coste

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:21:20 -0500

Astros claim Coste Not sure what this means for Humberton Quintero, but the Astros have picked up catcher Chris Coste. I think Coste was a player that Ed Wade dug up when he was at Philadelphia.

Chris Coste released, claimed by Astros

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:56:00 -0500

The writing was on the wall. Chris Coste had to know that the Phillies, who were keeping three catchers on their roster for some inexplicable reason, were eventually going to get rid of him. Coste hadn't started a game since June 27th and was relegated to pinch hitting duty, getting only two at-bats so far in July. He had to know that, sooner or later, he was going to be on his way out the door. And that day has come. To make room for the return of Raul Ibanez, Coste was designated for as...

Odds And Ends: Coste, Turnbow, Blackley, Burrell

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:48:08 -0500

A few things I didn?t get to over the end of the week: The Phillies may be baiting Chris Coste. (...)

Hating the Mets

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:27:49 -0500

Today's post on the blog- http://pabaseball.blogspot.com - has a nice Youtube video of Phils Phans chanting obscenities about the Mets and New York in general. Also in the article are some nice links to anti-Mets sentiment as well as this blurb from Epic Carnival about the Mets being America's #9 hated sports franchise- "Half of the New York populace can't stand them, and the rest of the National League isn't far behind. There's still some lingering animosity over ...

"Take That Twinkie Out Your Mouth" And The Rest Of LL Cool J's Perplexing Interview On Sports Center

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:20:20 -0500

I can almost understand when Sports Center promotes a Disney movie like "The Gameplan". It makes synergistic sense for the company and it's even somewhat Sports related. I can also understand when ESPN uses new music for intros and outros, ala 3 Doors Down and the MNF bumper music. They need something there and why not a CD coming out the next day? Sure they're annoying as hell and painfully self-serving but at least they make some semblance of sense. Which takes us to toda...

Follow-Up: Game Of The Year

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:13:55 -0500

In case you slept through it, Chris Coste's surefire fly ball beat the Mets in a 13-inning thriller, an incredible game that ended with the Phils atop the National League East again. (...)

The 33-Year-Old Rookie

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:53:08 -0500

A call-in from Phillie fan favorite Chris Coste was being hyped by the WIP Morning Show. They noted that the catcher "sniffs his own bat after a good hard hit." He's either got himself an interesting on-field habit or he is a sick well-endowed freak.

Enough with Jose Mesa already.......

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:59:07 -0500

Let's see Pat Gilick, you have a 40 man roster, three levels of minor leagues (not counting rookie A ball teams), and a fan favorite player in AA Reading who hit over .300 last year for the big club. Yet, we the Philadelphia Phillies fans get to read our local paper's transaction wire to see that we re-acquired Jose Mesa with an open roster spot? What is wrong here? No Chris Coste for a bench that continues to lack guys who can do multiple things (Coste plays C, 1B, 3B, and OF)? Mesa, whose real age is actually a mystery (somewhere between 41-47), and his lofty 12.00 ERA, was waived by the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers biggest problem this year in duplicating last years success, has been their horrible bullpen. So naturally we sign him to help out ours? continued on www.myspace.com/wpsn ............