Pirates Q&A: Chris Bostick
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Chris Bostick
What’s it about bowling that you enjoy in your downtime?
“It’s something relaxing to do just going and having some fun. Other than that, I’m really laid back. I just kind of chill.”
What’s your best bowling score, and is it similar to being in the zone with baseball when you’ve got a great game going?
“I bowled a 279. All strikes, but a nine-spare in the seventh frame. I was 11 when I did that. ... I did it young, because I liked doing something I did with my dad. Growing up, that was a little bonding thing that we did together. So I entered a league and was having fun. Got invited to some tournament that I didn’t think much about. Then all of a sudden, I was in the tournament. And I’m bowling, and all of a sudden I look up and there’s a ton of people watching me. I don’t even understand, because I’m just out there having fun. I ended up winning the tournament, which was nuts.”
So you’ve never been to a concert before, but had the chance to see Stevie Wonder. What happened that prevented you from attending the show?
“That was the year that I played in the fall league. It was during that time, so my family had gotten tickets to go. And they all went, but I didn’t realize I was going to be in the fall league. ... It was the day that I found out that I was getting put on the 40-man, so it was an exciting day. It was the last day of the fall league. So when I was looking at it, I was like, ‘Oh, I might still get a chance to go.’ I was in Arizona and they were in Buffalo. I was pretty upset that I didn’t get a chance to go, because that’s Stevie Wonder. It’s probably a once-in-a-lifetime to see a legend like that. But at the end of the day, (professional baseball) is a little bit more important than that.”
Jason Dill
Faces of LECOM Park
Nate March
Job title: Coordinator of communications
Residency: St. Petersburg
Hometown: Stockbridge, N.Y.
Years at the park: 6 years
Fan of the Game
Jed Lippincott and Jeff Moses
Residency: Bradenton
Hometown: Las Vegas (Lippincott) and Fort Payne, Ala. (Moses)
How long they’ve been fans: 30 years
This story was originally published March 7, 2017 at 4:29 PM with the headline "Pirates Q&A: Chris Bostick."