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Cust Continued…

I’m not sure what Beane was thinking when he put Cust up for assignment. And I’m not alone…it made the homepage of Yahoo! today. Now I know some people aren’t happy with his batting average. Heck, I’ll admit it, it’s not too great. But first off, you can’t judge his performance based on just 50 at bats in Spring Training! That’s crazy! If you’re going to do that, then who’s to say Sheets shouldn’t have been reassigned. He’s had an ERA of 11.2 this season at Spring Training and he hasn’t played in over a year! I’m not saying Sheets should get put on assignment….I’m just trying to make a point that this is ridiculous!

Now like I said, Cust’s batting average hasn’t been great in past seasons, but I think people are forgetting 2 important things:

1) Cust gets on base! Sure it’s not by hits all the time (which is obviously prefered) but he gets walked (a lot)! I don’t know about you, but I would rather see a guy get on base from a walk then walk back to the dugout with 3 strikes and you’re out!

2) He’s our HOME RUN HITTER!! Being in last place last season was no picnic, but we do have some things going for us. So why would you want to take someone who can hit over 25+ home runs a season away?!?!

I just don’t get it…Cust I’ll miss seeing you in our outfield.

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A Whole Lot of News Today

Wow…news is sure rolling out fast in Oakland today. Scratch “today” I mean tonight…since all of this happened after Fan Appreciation Day & the game. Let’s see, where do I begin…

- First off…Cust is put on ASSIGNMENT!?!?! Are you serious? I just saw him today talk to us fans about this up coming season. This came completely out of the blue. I figured him or Powell would be our DH. But sounds like Beane wants Chavez to take over that spot competely. Well see how this goes.

- In better news, Gonzalez grabbed the 5th spot. I’m happy for him, he seems to really be getting more and more comfortable on the mound. Congrats Gio!

- Next up, Crisp was put on the DL because he dislocated his finger sliding into second during last night’s game against the Giants. Hopefully it’s not too bad, and he can make a quick comeback. Because now that we don’t have Cust (I’m still not over that one yet) I’m not sure who they will put in for the time being. My first pick would be Buck, but I’m not sure how he has been performing lately. We shall see.

- I was originally going to start my blog about Fan Appreciation Day today…but as you can see other news got in the way. I’ll try and post pictures that I took tomorrow.

Please Don’t Jinx Chavez

How long has it been since Chavez played an entire season with the A’s? Too long if you ask me. The poor guy has been on the injured list so many times most of us never thought he would be able to make it back. But we started to get some hope as Spring Training started. Chavez started to play in some games, all seemed well, heck he even hit 2 home runs in one game!! I think my jaw hit the floor a little. But anyways…Spring Training has now come to a close, and one of the first things I read is about Chavez not being injured so far.

I don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch so all I can ask is…please don’t jinx him. I don’t think I’m asking to much am I? This is the last year of his contract, and if he ends up retiring soon, lets see him go out with a great (regular) season, not injured.

5 days left until Opening Day! But first we play the Giants starting Friday in our Battle of the Bay series….Go A’s!!

My Lineup

Alright…Opening day is a week away, so I figured I better sit down and see who I think should start for the A’s. Here’s what I’ve come up with:

 

Catcher: Hands down Suzuki…I think that sums it up

 

1st Base: I’m still going to go with Barton. But I will say that Chavez seems to be doing pretty well over at first, so he will be my backup.

 

2nd Base: Ellis…no explanation needed here either (I hope he gets a Gold Glove this season)

 

SS: Pennington…this guy has an arm that’s worth noting

 

3rd Base: This is probably the one spot where I am still not sure. If I had to pick I would go: Kouz, then Rosales, Fox, Chavez (I only put him last because I have him at first base)

 

Outfield:

- Davis (with out a doubt) but I’m not happy that the A’s are moving him over to left field. I mean we all know Davis can run (and fast)! So put him back in Center Field where he can basically cover the majority of the Outfield.

 

- Sweeney…leave him in right field where he dominates

 

- Crisp…Since I want to see Davis in Center and Sweeney in Right that leaves left field for Crisp. I haven’t heard much on how he’s been playing though, so we shall see. But my back up’s would be Buck and Cust.

 

DH: Powell….I’ve wanted Powell to become our DH for a long time. With his poor knees I don’t see him lasting long as a catcher. And even though the A’s were thinking about putting him over at first or even in the outfield, I just think he would be better as out DH. He can hit the long ball for sure..and we definitely need runs (the more the better).

 

The Starting Rotation doesn’t have much wiggle room this season. The A’s have made it know who 4 out of the 5 will be, so I’ll just name Gonzalez as who I think the 5th spot should go to. I was really pushing for Cahill, but after watching the A’s against the Dodgers last week, I think Gio has really come into his own on the mound. He even stated that he’s learning to control his emotions so the batters won’t see how he feels. And after 2 seasons ago he has improved the most in my opinion.

Spring Training is in the Air

It’s that time of year again!! The boys are back in Arizona, and from what I’ve been reading things are looking pretty good (knock on wood). I’m most excited to hear that Duchscherer, besides undergoing a minor nerve procedure, seems to be looking great and ready to get back on the mound. Go Duchscherer!!

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Next up we have Chavez. Now I’ll be honest, I’m still wanting Barton to stay over at first (sorry Chavez). But any guy that is willing to dive into the splits to get an out is dedicated to our team. And I think Barton can have a really good future with us. Or my next pick would be Tommy Everidge (he can produce some big hits) and he’s a local boy, so I’m going to be kind of bias there.

I also heard they’re thinking about having Chavez become a DH, which I’m going to have to disagree with as well. I’ve been wanting Powell to become our DH for a long time now, and now that there’s a chance he might get that opportunity I really hope it works out for him.

Well see how the rest of training goes, and only 1 more week until the first spring training game…I can’t wait!!

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