Matthias Koster

email me at: matthias at mopupduty dot com

Google Profile: Matthias Koster

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Barrie, Ontario

Resides: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Major-League Comparison to Little League Career: Grady Sizemore

Favourite Team: Cleveland Indians

Favourite Player (current): Jim Thome, Grady Sizemore, Travis Hafner

Best Game Attended In Person: I’m sure there’s something better, but how about 1994, Municipal Stadium, 45000 watch the tribe light up Randy Johnson. On top of that, this happened during Griffey’s 8-game HR streak.

Baseball Book: Reference: Total Baseball , Non-Fiction: Men at Work Ficition: Havana Heat

Favorite Play in Baseball: Hit and Run

Favorite Ballpark: PNC Park

Favorite past player: Orel Hershiser

Why you had to retire from your professional baseball career: Torn Rotator Cuff

Baseball Topics of Interest: Roster Construction, History, basic statistical information

Favorite Baseball Movie: Doc: Ken Burns Baseball, Movie: Field of Dreams

Most treasured baseball related possession: Jim Thome signed Baseball

Player I never saw play I wish I had seen: Willie Mays

Game I never saw I wish I had seen: World Series, Game 6, 1948 or the 33 inning game in Rochester

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