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 enlarge | Author: Chris Coste
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
Buy New: $14.57
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 7741
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 1400066867
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN: 9781400066865
ASIN: 1400066867
Publication Date: March 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Great Story May 4, 2008
Very well written, loved the beginning dream sequence, story of grit and determination.
I would recommend it to any baseball fan - or anyone else who needs a review lesson in "how to catch your dream".
 this is a great book May 4, 2008
every body should read this book about life about never giving up in life in hard time and good time
33 Year old Rookie May 4, 2008
I am currently still reading the book, but so far it is very good. I am a true Chris Coste fan and can now appreciate his story.
One of the best three baseball books this year April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderfully entertaining book. It is great to read about people like Chris who work hard trying to reach their goal, and then to actually make it. Well-written. This book, along with "Working at the Ballpark" by Tom Jones, and "We Would have Played for Nothing" by Fay Vincent, are the top baseball books of the year because they provide truthful and poignant stories of what it's truly like to work in major league baseball.
An inspiring story April 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Philadelphia Phillies catcher Chris Coste has written an inspirational account about what it takes to get to the major leagues. Coste, a backup catcher, shares the heartaches, self-doubts and physical injuries he had to endure during his 11 years in the minors. He gives the reader an interesting look at life in the minors and with independent teams. Although Coste was determined to make it to the majors, there are hundreds of others who are just as talented and as determined who don't achieve their dreams.
Coste's book is refreshing in that he's a player who appreciates everything he receives as a major leaguer. He vows not to complain about how much taxes he pays on his major league minimum salary of $370,000. He's a down-to-earth guy who hasn't been jaded by the major league life, and hopefully will never succumb to the pitfalls.
You can't help but to root for Coste and cheer for him when he does well in the book. Any one who reads this book will be a Chris Coste fan. The book is thin at 196 pages and easy to read. While adults will enjoy it, I believe younger readers who don't know much about what it takes to get to the majors will also find it interesting and enjoyable.
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