Nickname Diary - On the Cust Edition

by baseb3383 on May 17, 2007 7:06 AM PDT

Jack Cust has won over the hearts of Oakland fans and captured the attention of a nation with his penchant for the clutch and the dramatic. His homeruns have sullied the records of opposing clubs and helped Oakland to a dramatic rise in offensive production. He also out-homered the Jason Kendall of the last 3 years in one game. What a stud.

I thought of a few good nicknames in my spare time here in Arizona and I think it's high time that Mr. Cust had an official calling card. What should it be? Please vote and write-in your favorites below.

Poll

What should Jack Cust's official AN nickname be?

The Little Bambino

3 votes

Other (please write-in below)

3 votes

In Cust We Trust

3 votes

Jimmy Jack Cust

1 votes

General Custer

6 votes

The Custer Bomb

2 votes

Captain Jack

6 votes

Homerun Cust

0 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

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The Colonel

As in Colonel Custer

by NYC on May 17, 2007 8:44 AM PDT reply actions

At the park last night

Someone had hung a banner from the RF bleachers which said "Upper Cust."

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 17, 2007 8:52 AM PDT reply actions

How about "Custard Pie"?

A little Zeppelin shout out.

"There's one word that says it all about baseball--you never know." - Joaquin Andujar

by TheBigO on May 17, 2007 9:14 AM PDT reply actions

Love the Zeppelin...

It don't get much better than that.

"Shitburger, Skip?"

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 17, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Ken Korach has been calling him

"The Legendary Jack Cust"

and I think I heard him mention that some folks have just been calling him "Babe" (!!!)

I watched the replay of the HR last night and when he got back to the dugout and took his helmet off, I thought "look at that nose - no wonder they call him 'Babe'!!"

I thought the "UPPER CUST" banner was great too, the double entendre works well.

I guess all that being said, I like "General Custer" from the above choices, but would like to see some more before putting it down in ink.

"He could run for mayor of Oakland! I hope he never wakes up" -Korach on Cust's GW 3 run HR

by popcornjames on May 17, 2007 9:17 AM PDT reply actions

Korach's nickname was channeled through Bill King

"Shitburger, Skip?"

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 17, 2007 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions

It can only be....

"Roy Hobbs," because that's who he is...."The Natural" incarnate....Others: Custzilla. Jack the Ripper. I like The Legendary Jack Cust---just the right touch of irony. I'd shorten it to The Legend! Sweet!

"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone

by Buck18 on May 17, 2007 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions