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
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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.
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I've never been the guy who had all the talent and could take a day off here and there. I've had to work and prepare myself every single day. All this attention is new to me. I'm gonna have to get used to it, if I keep this up.
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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.
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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.
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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.
clubhouse last playing problems thinks trouble
Everyone thinks the clubhouse had problems last year. We didn't have problems. It was just frustration because we weren't playing well. That's when trouble starts.
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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.
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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.
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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.
blown name seeing
Yes, I would be blown away. I'm blown away seeing my name there right now.
catch expecting grass skip
I was expecting it to skip off the grass faster. If I catch it, the inning is over.