Jack Cust's resume is not impressive, even though his stats are. Before his debut with the Oakland A's on May 6, he had 204 home runs, but just five of those were in the majors. Known for years as a 'Quadruple-A' player - someone who could crush AAA pitching, but whiffed in the show - Cust destroyed Triple-A last year with an OPS well over a thousand.
Now, getting a chance with his 5th major-league team, he has homered seven times in his first six games for the offense-challenged A's. Not only does he crush the ball, but he also knows how to draw a walk. He can't play the field worth a darn, which makes him a purrrfect fit for those Moneyballers in Oak-town. My only question is: What took the A's so long to call him up from AAA? He's been there a week and he already leads the team in dingers.
Cust is on pace for about 150 home runs this year, and in four more years he will have made Barry Bonds chase of Hammerin' Hank's immortal record a moot point. In fact, if he plays ten years, Cust will have put up almost two thousand homers. The A's will win the World Series every year as long as Mr. Cust is around to knock the cover off the ball.
Greatest ever...bar none.
2 comments:
Roberto Petagine is rolling over in his grave.
touche!
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