September 24, 2008 Wednesday's game against the Rangers was a case of deja vu for Jack Cust. He duplicated Tuesday night's performance by going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a strike out.
Our View:Cust leads the AL in walks and strikeouts and is just four home runs from the lead in home runs. Say what you will about the oft-whiffing Cust, but owners know exactly what they're getting when they draft him.
September 23, 2008 In a none-too-shocking evening, A's designated hitter Jack Cust hit his 31st home run of the season, walked for the 107th time and struck out for the 191st time in his team's 6-4 loss to the Rangers.
Our View:This is what Cust does. His .230 average is just something fantasy owners will have to deal with if they want that power.
September 21, 2008 Jack Cust leads the AL in strikeouts with 188, and he also leads the league with 105 BB, and on Sunday he hit his 30th home run of the year to knock in his 71st and 72 RBI of the season.
Our View:Cust is the definition of an all or nothing bat, but when he gets a hold of one, it goes a long way. Cust sports a OBP over .370, so he figures to continue to be run out there almost every day if he ends up staying with the Athletics this off-season.
September 19, 2008 For those of you who had selected Jack Cust to break an AL record this season, congratulations! With two strikeouts on Friday night, Hurricane Cust set the AL single season mark for strikeouts with 187 according to the AP. Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard set the major league mark last season with 199 strikeouts.
Our View:This is obviously a bit of a concern for Cust owners in league's that count strikeouts. In his defense...ah, hell you can't defend this kind of record. But, this may be an appropriate time to point out that he also leads the AL in walks.
September 11, 2008 Jack Cust went 1-for-4 with a run scored and three strikeouts on Thursday night. He is now hitting .228.
Our View:Cust has 176 K and 96 BB as he leads the junior circuit in K and BB. What you see is what you get here, and what that basically means is that you have a scaled down version of Adam Dunn.
