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The 33-Year-Old Rookie

Coste, Chris

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Advance praise for The 33-Year-Old Rookie

“Anyone who has played in the minors can respect what Chris went through to reach his goal. He endured eleven minor league seasons and should be applauded for never giving up. We have all fought through difficulties to achieve our dreams and Chris’s story speaks volumes about determination, drive, and perseverance.”
–Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball’s all-time “Iron Man”

“What amazes me most about Chris Coste’s unlikely career is that he did it playing the hardest position on the field, enduring the daily barrage of nicks, bruises, and head-on collisions that are the life of a catcher. The 33-Year-Old Rookie is a great story of a man’s triumph over adversity, but it’s also a fascinating account of the view from behind home plate.”
–Tim McCarver, broadcaster, Fox Sports

“The 33-Year-Old Rookie is the best of Rocky, Rudy, and The Rookie–it brought out all the emotions . . . especially when Chris made the team, and the tears started flowing. If you have an impossible dream, and want to see a man and family who paid the price to make theirs come true, you have to read this book.”
–Vince Papale, subject of the Disney movie Invincible

“Chris Coste’s story inspires us because he is a man driven not only by his loyalty to team over self, but also by his love for his family, strong morals, and passion for the great game of baseball. The 33-Year-Old Rookie will remind everyone who’s ever had a dream to keep fighting for it.”
–Mike Schmidt, Hall of Fame third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies

“Chris Coste is the epitome of the phrase ‘never give up hope.’ His dream was to be a major-league baseball player, and at the age of thirty-three, Chris not only reached the majors but showed that he belonged.”
–Harry Kalas, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies

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Title of ebook: The 33-Year-Old Rookie
ISBN: 9780345507044
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Internet download file size: 1115 kb
Released online for download: 03-18-2008
Author of eBook: Coste, Chris

The 33-Year-Old Rookie

Chapter One

Chapter 1

Spring Training 2006

SPRING training did not get off to a promising start. And this was even before I so much as strapped on my shin guards.

I arrived in Clearwater, Florida, in February 2006 with the rest of the pitchers and catchers for my second spring with the Phillies. My only hope to put myself on the club’s radar, as in each of the other four spring camps I’d attended, was to prove that I could catch at the major-league level. Going in, I knew that Philadelphia had its two catchers in Mike Lieberthal and Sal Fasano, and there was nothing I could do to take either one’s spot on the twenty-ﬁve-man roster for opening day. The most that a player in my position could hope for was to make enough of a positive impression that if someone went down during the season, I might get called up.

After pulling into the parking lot of the Hampton Inn in our rental car, Marcia, Casey, and I got out and began unpacking the car. I went straight to the trunk for the heavy bags and was dubiously greeted by one of the small Florida birds. I felt something soft and wet hit my head and couldn’t believe what had just ha ... read full excerpt from The 33-Year-Old Rookie ebook