Special thread for Cust haters

don’t let the door knob hitcha where the dog shoulda bitcha

buhbye Kust

Ahhhhhh that felt good

People get upset and call people trolls if they present an opinion without any sort of evidence, ignore other people’s arguments (or commonly presented ones in the sake of Cust) and generally have a baiting tone towards one or more specific members of the community. If somebody dislikes Cust, hey, whatever, that’s fine, everyone has their own opinion. If they state an opinion with zero evidential backup, are insulting to other users, and staunchly refuse to address counter arguments, then they are trolls, not just Cust haters.

but that’s why I like you iglew….you come up with interesting ideas.

I think it’s time to move on. This is my first post, but have been a long time A"s fan and have been visiting AN for quite a while. I’m an engineer by trade. The analytical side of me that craves data to make decisions, loves Cust. You can’t find a more valuable bat for his price. However, the casual fan in me is ready to move on. I don’t care about the strikeouts. I’d rather watch Cust K 4 times per game than watch Suzuki or Kouz ground into their patented double plays. I just don’t feel confident when Cust steps up to the plate with runners on base and the game on the line. He just not “that guy” that opposing teams fear and teammates/fans count on in close games.

I don’t know if Matsui or Vlad is “that guy”, but I’m ready to find out.

I like the Mariners somewhat, so it’s easy enough to wish him well. He sure seemed happy to have the chance to move on elsewhere. I’m glad he’s gone and am perfectly fine with paying more money for similar production from the DH if he wasn’t going to be a good fit for the team or clubhouse.

is what the back of the bus look like

I’ve always hated Kust. Your constant clutch strickouts will not be missed.

“I believe Cust sucks, but I value places like AN for their thoughtful and insightful analysis of baseball, nonetheless.”

(For what it’s worth, it still wouldn’t have been my vote.)

but at 2.5 million? Would have been worth spending 3 considering some of the other options being looked at.

is that this team is too weak in terms of power to have a DH who’s HR/FB% has gone down each season, and was at 14.9% in 2010 compared to 31.7% in 2007. His BABIP in 2010 was also a ridiculous .387, which is 40 points higher than his career average.

I understand the infatuation with Cust after his 2007 season, but the fact of the matter is that we never made the playoffs with him on the team.

It is time to make some changes is all

Baserunners on 1st & 2nd Base, 2 Outs: Jack is only thinking about getting on base. OBP will look great (Yeah!!! Stats!!!) Jack never grasped the idea of being aggressive and getting runners to homeplate. “Points” are good, Jack. OBP doesn’t matter in situations where driving in runs matters… and helps your team win games. Jack would rather take a walk and/or sit there with the bat on his shoulder.

Good Bye, Jack Cust.

{deletes self}

I wanted to see a platoon with him and E5 rather than Matsui?

Now we are forced to improve at DH.

Manny is still available.

His worst seasons are still better than Cust.

Get his ass in here already.

“…Cust haters…”. Why “hate”? Seems unnecessarily extreme as a label.

“If you wish to back up your opinions with facts or logical arguments, you are welcome to do so…”. Faux open-mindedness (to make up a phrase). Gotta love it. The implication that “logical arguments” against even exists in the OP’s mind is soundly thwarted elsewhere in the post when he says…

“Me, personally, I think Cust was a very good hitter, and I’m sorry to see him go.”,when joined with “…those of you who do like Cust and who consider ignorant and illogical Cust hate to be insulting or offensive…” and “…let us have our little room in which to vent our illogic and stupidity.”.

What’s insulting and offensive is the very premise of this thread. I cannot think of any better example that only “approved” opinions are welcome in AN.

My favorite game to play when watching an A’s game the last few years was to guess whether Cust would strikeout, walk, or hit a homerun. It was great when he did all 3 in one game.

Perhaps Billy Beane has a personal grudge against Jack. Nothing I know has confirmed that, but even if it were true, I think we need to give Billy a little credit as a professional and assume that this would not influence his decision to let go of his team’s best hitter.

My take is that Billy thinks (as I do) it’s time for the A’s to move in a different direction. You know what Jack Cust reminds me of, as much as he may be a good guy and a good slugger? Losing. Because, as others have noted, the A’s haven’t been to the playoffs since Cust became a regular with in 2007. Obviously, that’s not entirely his fault, but there is something to be said IMO, for shaking things up.

I think letting Jack Cust go is a wonderful turn of the page for the A’s. Statistically, I can’t really back this up, but here’s what most of us experienced when watching JC bat: “well, he’s either gonna strikeout, walk or homer. I sure hope it’s the last one.” To me, there was nothing more boring than watching Cust strikeout or even take a BB, which he seemed to do the majority of the time. And regardless of whether or not a BB improved his run-producing statistics, it did very little to improve his excitement factor, which, to me, was as good as a rally kill.

It’s time we start getting excited about the new A’s. I’m going to trust that Billy’s is working on getting us some offense that will ignite the team and send us back into the playoffs. And only if that doesn’t happen will I lament the letting go of Jack Cust.

That in a thread where people can post their Cust hate without provoking others there are like three people who’ve done it.

Cust Hate – Trolling = nearly zero people interested.