Jack Cust News: Pro Sports Daily

Jack Cust's late homer lifts Athletics over M's 5-3

0 Comment

September 22

Seattle Times

"Jack Cust took good-natured ribbing after the Oakland Athletics' slugger had quite a typical day. This familiar Jack Cust effort featured a walk, a strikeout and a two-run homer. "That's been my whole career for better or worse," Cust said Sunday after his eighth-inning home run helped give the A's a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. "Those are the three big things in my stat book." Oakland completed a three-game sweep and sent the last-place Mariners to their 11th straight loss. Seattle went 0-11 on its final road trip of the season, the third time in franchise history the Mariners have failed to win on a trip of at least 10 games. The Mariners have lost 13 straight on the road. ..."

Cust's 30th HR fuels sweep

0 Comment

September 22

San Francisco Chronicle

"Jack Cust did just about all he could to get a reprieve from talking about strikeouts Sunday. He popped his 30th home run, a two-run shot that completed the A's late-inning comeback and their three-game sweep of Seattle. Then, still glowing from his team's 5-3 win and his personal milestone, the first postgame question was posed. "So, you had a walk, a home run ... and a strikeout," a reporter started. "That's pretty much how my whole career has gone," Cust said. "Walks, strikeouts and home runs are the biggest things in my stat book, for better or worse." Cust's homer came in the eighth inning on a 2-0 pitch that he powered over the left-field fence. The A's rallied for three runs the ..."

Cust sees his problem

0 Comment

September 21

San Francisco Chronicle

columnist John Shea

"Jack Cust sees his future with the A's. He wants to see more than that. He wants to see the ball better. The not-so-proud owner of the American League single-season strikeout record, Cust said one of his goals in 2009 is to reduce his swings and misses. He has 187 strikeouts - none in Saturday's 8-7 victory over the Mariners in which he had one hit, three walks and scored twice. Cust wants to improve his vision, thinking a better trained set of eyes could mean more contact and, therefore, a higher average to accompany his power numbers. Consequently, his winter workouts will include exercises for his eyes along with exercises for his arms and legs. "I'll dedicate part of my offseason to ..."

A's, Cust will take the K's with the homers and walks

0 Comment

September 14

Contra Costa Times

"A's fans again were served the Jack Cust sampler platter Saturday afternoon at McAfee Coliseum, consisting of one-third walk, one-third strikeout and one-third home run. True, he also flied out to center, but we'll set that aside since it screws up the math. Point being, the entire offensive package that Cust offers was on display in the A's 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. There will be no shortage of statistics from which to evaluate Cust's 2008 season, but what conclusions to draw from those numbers is a head-scratcher. His opposite-field, two-run shot off Scott Feldman in the fourth inning put the A's in front for good. That was his team-high 29th homer to go with a team-best 68 ..."

Cust can see clearly now and Ellis' pain eases

0 Comment

August 24

Oakland Tribune

"Jack Cust woke up Saturday morning, and the blurriness in his right eye was gone. Mark Ellis emerged from treatment later that afternoon, and his right shoulder was considerably less sore. Apparently, the A's can have days where the news out of the medical ward isn't all bad. Neither Cust nor Ellis appeared in the lineup Saturday night, and Ellis likely won't return until Monday at the soonest. But good news is a rarity in the second half, and what evolved after both departed early from Friday's game qualified despite their absence Saturday. Start with Ellis, whose career nearly was ended when he suffered a severe separation of the shoulder during a spring training collision with Bobby ..."