Chris Shelton
Chris Shelton
Christopher Bob Sheltonis a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners over his 5-year major league career. Shelton is the cousin of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1980
ball either hitting striking
I'm striking out way too much. I'm either hitting the ball out of the park, getting an extra-base hit - or I'm striking out.
learn listen
To learn and listen to him was something I'll never forget.
mind
Yeah, that was in the back of my mind a little bit.
biggest
You know what he's done. That's the biggest thing.
ball expect hit home park week weeks whether
I don't expect to hit home runs. I expect to hit the ball hard. They're just going out of the park right now. Whether they will a week from now, two weeks from now, who knows?
ball explain hard hitting
I don't feel like I'm doing anything differently. I couldn't explain what's going on other than I'm hitting the ball hard and they're going out of the ballpark. That's all I can tell you.
chew drink pop red tasted
I don't drink Red Bull. I don't drink red pop. I do chew Big Red gum. I've tasted red pop and it wasn't for me.
maybe realize season start
Maybe when the season is over, I can realize what I did to start the season and that I did something special. Right now, it's about getting some wins.
bit defense hurt
My defense is every bit as important as my offense, because I don't want to hurt the team.
field goal middle stay
My goal is never to go pole-to-pole. My goal is to stay in the middle of the field.
help pace
You have to pace yourself. If you have a day off, take it as a whole day off. Just relax. That'll help in the long run.
cut looking mean pitch threw took
The pitch before cut a little bit. With the way I took it, I don't know if he took that to mean I wasn't really looking for something in there, but he threw another one.
attention compared deserve mentioned paying people players trust
Trust me, I've been paying attention to all of the people that I've been compared to. I don't deserve to even be mentioned with players like that.
amazing mentioned players
It's pretty amazing to me to even be mentioned with players like that.