Tater Trot Tracker: August 28

New York Yankees' Eduardo Nunez (R) is congratulated by teammate Brett Gardner (11) after he hit a two run home run off of the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Chicago, August 28, 2010. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

Home Run of the Day: Dan Johnson, Tampa Bay Rays (Trot Time: 20.47 seconds) [video]

One of two walkoff home runs from Saturday, Dan Johnson clearly deserves Home Run of the Day over Cleveland’s Asdrubal Cabrera because, unlike the Indians-Royals tilt, the Rays-Red Sox game had serious postseason implications. Both players managed to do the deed in the tenth inning, but that just wasn’t enough for Cabrera.

 

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Slowest Trot: Carlos Lee, Houston Astros – 26.61 seconds [video]

Surprisingly, there were four 26-plus second home run trots yesterday. Unsurprisingly, the slowest trot belong to Houston’s Carlos Lee. The other contenders were Adam LaRoche (26.43 secs), Victor Martinez (26.29 secs), and Mark Reynolds (26.18 secs). No one ever said the Diamondbacks were a fast bunch.

 

Quickest Trot: Roger Bernadina, Washington Nationals – 17.88 seconds [video]

One of only three sub-twenty second trots, Bernadina smoked his competition. The second fastest trot belonged to Tampa Bay’s B.J. Upton, who came in at a terrific 18.15 seconds.

About Larry Granillo

Larry Granillo has been writing Wezen Ball since 2008 and has dealt with such touchy topics as Charlie Brown's baseball stats and Ferris Bueller's day off. In 2010, he got the bright idea to time every home run trot in baseball; he has been missing ever since.

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