August 19, 2012

Tater Trot Tracker

Trot Times for August 18

by Larry Granillo

Forty-four home runs were hit on Saturday across the league. Clearly, ballplayers don't take the weekend off.

Let's go to the trots!

Home Run of the Day: Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins - 22.64 seconds [video]
No, it wasn't another 494-foot blast. What it was was the sixth straight game at Coors Field Stanton has hit a home run. The number of games Stanton has ever played in at Coors Field? Six.

Slowest Trot: Adam Dunn, Chicago White Sox - 25.91 seconds [video]
The other candidate for Home Run of the Day. This was the 35th home run of the year for Dunn (who had only 11 last year) and the 400th of his career. It was also a shot into the fountains at Kauffman Stadium. Not a bad way to celebrate a milestone.

Quickest Trot: Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees - 17.76 seconds [video]
An impressive sprint from Granderson on his 32nd home run of the season. The next quickest trot of the day was only 19.25 seconds, from Chicago's David DeJesus.

 

All of Today's Trots

Adam Dunn..........25.91  Carlos Santana.....21.82
Alfonso Soriano....24.97  Mike Moustakas.....21.64
Paul Konerko.......24.95  Luis Cruz..........21.6
Chris Snyder.......24.58  James Loney........21.47
Carlos Pena........23.88  Tyler Greene.......21.09
Nelson Cruz........23.76  Ike Davis..........21.04
Albert Pujols......23.61  Todd Frazier.......21.03
Ryan Braun.........23.61  Ryan Ludwick #1....21.01
Chris Young........23.55  Justin Smoak.......20.81*
Hanley Ramirez #2..23.48  Ryan Wheeler.......20.75
Erik Kratz.........23.42  Joaquin Arias......20.63*
Hanley Ramirez #1..23.04  Carlos Quentin.....20.6
Adrian Gonzalez....22.78  Brent Lillibridge..20.58
Giancarlo Stanton..22.64  Aaron Hill.........20.34
Evan Longoria......22.55  Ryan Ludwick #2....20.31*
Aramis Ramirez.....22.38  Martin Prado.......20.22
Eric Hosmer........22.28  Mike Trout.........19.95
Shin-Soo Choo......22.26  Yoenis Cespedes....19.83
Chase Headley......22.24  Miguel Cairo.......19.58
Xavier Paul........22.21* Brett Jackson......19.5
John Mayberry......21.94  David DeJesus......19.25
Chris Davis........21.84  Curtis Granderson..17.76

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