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All-Star Haren's five runs are my fault, but Jack Cust is back.
2007-07-02 01:55
by Ryan Armbrust

First, I'd like to take the blame for newly annointed All-Star Dan Haren giving up five runs to the Yankees. His streak of seventeen consecutive games with three or fewer earned runs ( ) came to a grinding halt after I brought up his name and ERA. The last four times I've mentioned pitching performances by an A's hurler, they've abruptly changed their tune.

So, I'm sorry, A's fans. You won't see me picking out pitchers for a while. At least it didn't cause a loss -- thanks to Jack Cust. I fear for Gaudin, though...

Speaking of the Great Cust, perhaps he's made an adjustment lately? He's on a home run tear that, while not quite approaching his burst onto the scene, is in the same zip code. His epic homerless drought ( ) is over, and his strikeouts are down a bit ( ), too.

Oh, and here's a list of the top 10 hitters in baseball sorted by OPS (min: 175 PA)

RK PLAYER TEAM HR BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Barry Bonds SFO 16 84 32 .304 .516 .603 1.119
2 Alex Rodriguez NYY 28 45 64 .327 .425 .680 1.105
3 Magglio Ordonez DET 13 41 36 .369 .444 .617 1.061
4 Jack Cust OAK 14 32 60 .288 .411 .615 1.026
5 Chipper Jones ATL 13 34 35 .327 .416 .595 1.011
6 Vladimir Guerrero LAA 14 46 30 .328 .423 .564 .987
7 David Ortiz BOS 13 54 53 .314 .430 .557 .987
8 Chase Utley PHI 15 31 56 .326 .406 .579 .985
9 Prince Fielder MIL 27 38 67 .281 .371 .614 .985
10 Carlos Pena TAM 18 31 61 .280 .380 .604 .983

Notice any surprises on there? No, not Carlos Pena -- though who'd have guessed that he'd be that high...

Jack Cust has the 4th highest OPS in baseball at the All-Star break. While it isn't "official" since he doesn't have the 250 PA to qualify at this point, it's close enough for me.

It might just be the irrational fan in me, but I'd like to think that Dan Johnson's bat is coming alive, too. His hits ( ) and home runs ( ) have been up lately, though I don't like how many ground ball outs he rolls over on to the right side of the field.

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