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He might agree to play for Bowie. He just might really want to play ball for another year.

How long did Rickey Henderson keep playing after he could no longer hack it in the majors?

Some people really enjoy playing baseball. Strange, isn't it?

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I'm not immediately opposed to this signing, but I don't completely understand it. I get Cust's nice OBP historically and I get that it's a minor league signing, but the flip side is that he's been out of baseball for almost two years now - probably for a reason.

Also, I see several comments about how we have to fill up Norfolk's roster. Norfolk's roster is basically full, especially for LF/DH like Cust. Let's look at it the probable OF's there: Quintin Berry, Jemile Weeks, Xavier Paul, Julio Borbon not to mention Caleb Joseph taking some of the DH ABs. Plus it's likely someone from Peguero,/Pearce/Urrutia/Young gets sent down in ST. So, which younger player gets bumped for Cust's ABs???

Why assume he's going to Norfolk? There's other levels, and he could very well accept playing at Bowie. Sometimes a player just wants to keep on playing. There are two signs to the agreement, after all.

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Why assume he's going to Norfolk? There's other levels, and he could very well accept playing at Bowie. Sometimes a player just wants to keep on playing. There are two signs to the agreement, after all.

"IF" Cust have a great ST, then he might end up on the roster.

I really do not expect him to get assigned to AAA, if he can't make the club, IMO

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"IF" Cust have a great ST, then he might end up on the roster.

I really do not expect him to get assigned to AAA, if he can't make the club, IMO

Are we forgetting he's not even getting an invite? How can he have a great ST and make the roster if he's not even gonna be there? No, this really seems like a veteran trying to hang on kinda deal. I wouldn't assume he ends up in Norfolk at all. That's why its hard to understand getting up and arms about this. If Cust ever sees an Oriole uniform again, that means a LOT has gone wrong at the ML level for them to need him. It's almost non-news. I could see this being more of a thing were he getting an invite.

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Are we forgetting he's not even getting an invite? How can he have a great ST and make the roster if he's not even gonna be there? No, this really seems like a veteran trying to hang on kinda deal. I wouldn't assume he ends up in Norfolk at all. That's why its hard to understand getting up and arms about this. If Cust ever sees an Oriole uniform again, that means a LOT has gone wrong at the ML level for them to need him. It's almost non-news. I could see this being more of a thing were he getting an invite.

I think the confusion, the first time information came out that he was signed by the Orioles, it was with a ST invite.

Then, later corrected information came out that said otherwise, but like when the Judge tell the jury to disregard what they heard, you know how well that works. :)

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I think the confusion, the first time information came out that he was signed by the Orioles, it was with a ST invite.

Then, later corrected information came out that said otherwise, but like when the Judge tell the jury to disregard what they heard, you know how well that works. :)

Ah, right on. Yeah, that could very well be it. Oh well.

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If the Orioles signed a 47 year old softball player from Podunk' date=' Kentucky, there would be a half dozen posters exclaiming what a wonderful signing it was. Cust hasn't played in a game since July of 2011, a year in which he hit .213. He was cut in spring training of 2012 by the Rays and nothing since. To speculate that he will launching them onto the flag court is beyond fantasy.[/quote']

Can you find one post saying this was a wonderful signing? Seriously, just one. One single post. I will wait here while you find it.

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