Now that Jack Cust is back with the A's, where exactly does that leave Eric Chavez? Look, if you're expecting Chavvy to be the everyday third baseman this season -- on the heels of a second major back surgery, with a surgically repaired throwing shoulder -- you're even more optimistic than I am. And as anyone who's followed my coverage of the A's over the past decade knows, I'm as glass-half-full as they come in the cynical world of sports journalism.