Let’s face it… whether we’re talking about the Atlanta Braves or any other MLB club, dugout rituals have been pretty lame in recent years.
Until recently, the most unusual thing you might have seen following a teammate’s home run was the Silent Treatment – and that typically only after a first homer for a rookie.
3 years ago, Richie Shaffer of the Rays turned that reception on its ear by doing ‘air high-5’s’ when he was given that now-traditional inaugural reception
The next season, the Yankees decided to troll the traveling media circus that accompanies every one of their games by conducting their own mock press conference in the dugout following homers.