New Record!

Please tell me someone gets this besides me.

Well, this one isn't very good, but Jack Cust broke the strikeout record with his 187th last night. Too bad he's not a pitcher. In a season (really more of a half) that the A's would like to forget, Cust added another forgettable outcome. Most people think of him as a "Three True Outcomes" player (strikes out, walks, or hits a home run), and this season he has 29 HR, 103 BB, and 187 K. That's pretty much by the book. Are 3TO players helpful? I guess if you consider a guy like Adam Dunn helpful. I do, so I think they are. Cust's .369 OBP is pretty good, and you gotta like the power. However, you hate it when he comes up in the 9th with a couple guys on. You're just waiting for him to strikeout because you know it happens six times more often than a homer. They aren't guys you can depend on in crucial situations (although they'll help a few times), but they can still give quite a bit of production. His close-and-late stats? .242/.413/.565 with 6 HR and 32 K.