For those who don't know, Jack Cust is a long-time stathead favorite, who's never gotten a full shot at being an everyday major leaguer. This is the 6th season in which he's been called to the bigs ... but his career high in major-league at-bats is 73, with the Orioles back in 2003. He's 28 years old now, and therefore theoretically at his peak as a hitter.
When Piazza was injured this week sliding into third base, Billy Beane went to work (boy, has he been busy swapping spare parts around), and one man he obtained via trade was Jack Cust. Last night (May 6) Cust started in LF (and batted 5th!) for the A's ... and appropriately for the man known throughout the minors for exemplifying the Three True Outcomes of plate appearances (walk, home run, or strikeout) - he went 1-for-3 with (yes) a walk, a strikeout, and his first major league home run since 2003. It was an insurance run that helped secure a 5-3 win over the D-Rays.
No, he won't hit .333 ... he'll be doing well to hit .260 at the big league level. But he has patience, and his power has never been questioned. Somewhere today, Billy Beane is smiling. And so am I.
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It's nice to see these young guys steppin' up when we need em most.
s.jay
Minneapolis , MN
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i get lessons at jack cust's academy and his brother kevin gives me the lesson and boy does baseball run in that family, theyve all made to to at least minor leauges and have all been drafted!
Panic Hispanic
Somerset , NJ
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Jack Cust update:
Blasted another long home run this afternoon, May 12.
He's got 27 plate appearances - including 5 walks, 9 strikeouts, and *5* home runs. His slugging percentage is 1.000 (!)
Put another way: when he puts the ball in play, Cust is 7-for-13 with 5 HR.
Can that last? No, not even Babe Ruth could have done that over a full season.
But it sure is fun to watch.
GalaxyJim
Campobello , SC
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