Jack Cust's reaction to the news that he has been designated for assignment.

Man I feel sorry for Cust. I hope he works it out and maybe accepts going to the minors until someone gets injured (probably won't), or a team picks him up and he gets regular playing time.

by duballers23 on Apr 3, 2010 9:09 PM PDT reply actions

Oh, poor baby. I can't take as much pleasure in him getting the shaft

as I would if it had been Crosby.
He strikes me as a very shy, sweet individual and I mean that in a manly way.
I think Billy had flashbacks of the Crosby/Ellis collision.
With our injury record he should be back up or catch on with another team.
Plus he still lookslike Babe Ruth.

"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."

by Imaseasonticketholder on Apr 3, 2010 9:17 PM PDT reply actions

Listen

You can hear the Butler-Michigan State game in the background.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 3, 2010 9:39 PM PDT reply actions

This is good

since the A’s have a new gameplan. They have better hitters, not just low average, high power, high strike out guys like Cust. Kouzmanoff is a good power hitter and Chavy is a better hitter than Cust anyway. Also the good young hitters will have more at bats when they come up. This way they can add a more versatille guy and have more flexibility.

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by MJ5 on Apr 3, 2010 9:44 PM PDT reply actions

I think it's ridiculous to think that Chavez is a better hitter than Cust at this point.

Chavez hasn’t played baseball in 4 years, and every time he’s played within those 4 years has been nothing more than awful.

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by Cheezombie on Apr 4, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Chavy is better

he is a better contact hitter and is good for 15-25 homers. He does not strike out half as much as Cust and he gets on base more.

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by MJ5 on Apr 4, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Edited

Chavy is ~~better~~ worse he is a better contact hitter and is ~~good~~ bad for 15-25 ~~homers~~ games. He does ~~not~~ strike out half as much as Cust ~~and~~ but he gets on base ~~more~~ less.

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by vignette17 on Apr 5, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Chavez has had one season with an OBP as good as Cust's worst season.

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by Cheezombie on Apr 6, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions

I am not supriced and or not really upset

its addition by subtraction.

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by MJ5 on Apr 3, 2010 9:44 PM PDT reply actions

worth reading

Slusser’s take on the Cust DFA after a night of reflection

by OaklandSi on Apr 4, 2010 12:50 PM PDT reply actions

Good Read

It is all very interesting.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 4, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I kinda feel bad for cust

He looked shocked,drained, out of it

He might not have been the ideal player, but while chavez was injured, collecting pay checks Cust was healthy in the lineup providing one of the few power sources on this team. Maybe the only one honestly. If anything this shows poor handling by wasting money and as we know the A’s kind of cut throat and heartless nature when handling players at times.

by MagicMike23 on Apr 4, 2010 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

For a guy who spent a decade in minors

It must be a terrible shock to possibly go back after three years of playing regularly at the big league level. But then again, he’ll collect a $2.650.000 paycheck this year so there’s little reason to lose sleep over his disappointment.

by Manstein on Apr 4, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

wow i cant belive he dfa

as much as its good to see a healthy chavez its kinda of a bummer to see cust cast aside for a player that has not performed in over 3 years,and on top of that have his roster spot given to an unproven pitcher,shure cust is a strike out machine but he adds 20-30 jacks to the line up,while we dont kno wat the a’s will get wit chavy maybe a middle of the road avg with ok power or hopefully a 270 30 hr vintage chavy season,or he just gets hurt,i hope cust clears waivers and comes back after someone(chavy) gets hurt or he goes somewhere else and thrives just like everyother player billy beane and the orginization has screwed over.

by bigmac25 on Apr 4, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions

I just saw him on the FRONT of yahoo.com

now i have to change my name to 9coco’s :(

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by 9Custs on Apr 4, 2010 7:28 PM PDT reply actions

wait a while -- he may not be gone for long

by OaklandSi on Apr 4, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions

"I just saw him on the front of yahoo.com"

As Billy Beane throws a chair across the room.
What’s the worst trade Beane can make with Jack? It’s not like Beane has a resentful, punitive bone in his body? Right?

"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."

by Imaseasonticketholder on Apr 4, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh please!

The A’s do not need any more one dimensional players. Good riddance!

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by Oaktownflav on Apr 4, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply actions

What?

How does getting on base, drawing walks and hitting home runs make you a one-dimensional player?

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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 4, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions

That's redundant, he gets on base by drawing walks.....

He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!

by OldhamA on Apr 6, 2010 5:07 AM PDT up reply actions

dang.

i mean… it’s business… but you can’t help to feel sorry for him. he was a good guy. not to get into his stats too much, but he wasn’t the worst player ever. we kinda gave him the run around and then dumped him on his ass.

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by ConditionOakland on Apr 5, 2010 12:01 AM PDT reply actions

gave him a run around?

we were the only team to take a chance on him. we let this career minor leaguer prove himself, then let him test the free-agent market, and when noone wanted him, we gave him 2.65 mill to come back and battle for the DH position.

billy did it this way not to ‘dump him on his ass’ but limit the teams that could easily pick him up. now billy can put him in sacramento and have him in his back pocket if we need him.

by jambolyajones on Apr 5, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions