More Fodder For The A-Rod Haters
He's the slowest Yankee in home run trots.
about 2 years ago
Al Yellon
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According to the Web site that tracks this stuff
http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/april/the-home-run-trot-tracker.html
A-Rod isn’t in the Top 10 for slowest trots this year. Nor is any other Yankee in the Top 10 for fastest trots this year.
Nothing to see here.
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According to the list...
… it’s Alex Gonzalez, not Rodriguez. It took me a minute to recognize that as well. The write-up says that Gonzalez tripped over 1B and had to go back to touch it.
"It's Spring Training. You know how many home runs Barry Bonds hit off me? One - in Spring Training." - Big Z
He's above the average time, but not all the way to 29 seconds.
A-Rod’s average is definitely the slowest and he averages about 3 seconds longer to trot than MLB average. But according to the WSJ totals from 2009 and the write-up on one of A-Rod’s 2010 HRs, he’s consistently around 25 seconds.
"It's Spring Training. You know how many home runs Barry Bonds hit off me? One - in Spring Training." - Big Z
No, I realized it's Alex Gonzalez.
A-Gon appeared more than once on that list, right?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Just my mistake then.
The write-up for these are pretty cool. I like getting the situational details (with a few interjected opinions for good measure). The list I see has Gonzalez, three Miguel Cabreras, a couple of Jose Guillens, two different Molinas, a Manny and an Abreu. The writer gives a few reasons for the slow times: Abreu’s was a GW granny, Manny’s was a PH 2-run HR in the eighth to give LA a 1 run lead, and the Molinas are catchers (but they’re not really THAT slow).
It looks like the writer’s early favorite for showboating in Jose Guillen. I think it could be close given Cabrera’s slightly higher entry total.
"It's Spring Training. You know how many home runs Barry Bonds hit off me? One - in Spring Training." - Big Z
Whoops! (more misreading by yours truly)
Abreu’s granny didn’t win the game. It brought the Angels within 2 runs in the 9th. Mo Rivera came in for NY and that was the end of that comeback.
"It's Spring Training. You know how many home runs Barry Bonds hit off me? One - in Spring Training." - Big Z
I think I'd agree with Guillen as a top "showboat".
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
He gives me the trots hearing him act innocent after doing yet another childish thing.
A-Rod is appropriate.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Apr 26, 2010 11:52 AM CDT reply actions
I was suprised to see Byrd not on the quickest list.
Searching through the archives, he has two mentions of Byrd going around the bases in a brisk 19 seconds.
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
I got a kick out of this Arod story as well
Some rooking pitcher for the A’s takes Arod to task for cutting across the pitchers mound. Supposedly a no-no. I don’t think it’s the biggest deal in the world, but I like the guy’s line about how he should “watch his Captain” more often.
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
That story got a fair amount of attention in the local media
I agree it is not a huge deal, but I like how Braden handled it.
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by lookingdeadred on Apr 27, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
The all-time owner of the slowest HR trot was..
Duane Kuiper. Just ask Steve Stone..
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small sample size
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by lookingdeadred on Apr 27, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions






















