Reminder: Rickey Henderson had some of the best home-run trots ever
MLB Network aired "School of Rickey" on Tuesday night -- a documentary showcasing the once-in-a-liftime personality and talent that Rickey Henderson was during his 25-year, Hall of Fame career. Along with recounting some of his record 1,406 career steals and unprecedented 81 leadoff home runs, there was also a video of Rickey talking about how Rickey aimed to entertain every time he stepped onto a baseball diamond. He embraced the hot dog role. It made the game more fun for everyone. You can check it out in the main slot above.
And one of the ways he did this was through his home-run trots. He flipped his bat, he popped his non-existent collar and he took REALLY slow and wide turns around the basepaths. Harold Reynolds talks about one in which Henderson nearly ran into him while the second baseman was at double-play depth and then, there was this one, where he probably could've high-fived his teammates in the first-base dugout:
Come back to us, Rickey. We know you can still play.