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
area far good hit pitch quite spot swing
He didn't get it in as far as the first one. I just put a good swing on it. I can't quite tell you why it went out of the ballpark, but the pitch was in a good spot for me. It was in an area where I could hit it hard.
care less
Today, it was frustrating, and I really (couldn't) care less about what I did today.
good hit home swing trying
I just put a good swing on it. I can't really tell you why it went out of the ballpark, but it did. I wasn't trying to go up there and hit a home run, I was just trying to hit it hard.
tells
I just think that if we play the way he tells us to play, we'll win.
ask batting close eventually extra learning physically prepared season sharp stay taking tried watch year
I really used that season as a learning experience. I tried to stay as sharp as I could physically by taking extra batting practice. It was a really big year mentally, though. I was able to watch major-leaguers play up close and ask a lot of questions. It really prepared me to eventually play at the big-league level.
keeps love playing
I love playing first base. It keeps me in the game.
heard hit silent soon
I heard that. As soon as he hit it, the place went silent so you could hear it for a little while.
advantage detroit felt full given opportunity plans taking
They just felt like I wasn't in their plans at that time. Detroit has given me an opportunity, and I'm taking full advantage of it.
ball beats good hit hits needed pitching third
The thing is, good pitching always beats good hitting. Unfortunately, Dmitri (Young) stole third and we had one out, all I had to do was hit the ball to the outfield. I couldn't get it done. We just didn't get the big hits when we needed to.
good hit matter season
If you can hit .300, it's something. It doesn't matter if it's your first season or your 15th, .300 is a good year. If I can get that done, that would be great.
dreams shows wildest
I didn't think in my wildest dreams I'd be on any of these shows or be doing any of this like I am. I mean, it's fun, but it's kind of overwhelming and kind of shocking.
chip hearing time
Hearing all the time I couldn't do this and couldn't do that put a chip on my shoulder.
played says
If he says we played bad, we played bad. He's the boss.
actions against definitely speak wants whether
I feel like my actions speak for themselves, whether I play well against them or not. But there is a part of me that definitely wants to play well against them.