Fargo flooding worries Coste
Looks like old friend Chris Coste is going to make the Phillies' roster again as the backup catcher but it would probably be wise to keep the ex-Bison in your thoughts for other reasons as the historic flooding of the Red River strikes his hometown of Fargo, N.D.
In this Philadelphia Daily News story, the 36-year-old says things seemed to be in control back home and he's hoping there won't be a power loss in the 30-degree temperatures as the waters rise.
Coste got a World Series ring last year backing up Carlos Ruiz and there's some poetic justice in his apparent victory for the backup job this year. He's going to beat out former Pirates farmhand Ronny Paulino and that will make hardcore Bisons fans happy.
Paulino hit the three-run home run in the eighth inning to beat the Bisons for Indianapolis in Game Five of the 2005 IL semifinals, the series that Buffalo won the first two games on the road but lost all three at home. The Bisons haven't been to the postseason since.
---Mike Harrington
