More Chris Shelton

Geoff Baker's got a fluff piece on Chris Shelton saying that he's regained his form.  It's quite a read.

What particularly stood out for me is this:

Driving balls over the fence was routine for Shelton when he broke camp with the Tigers in 2006 after spending the final four months of 2005 with them as a rookie. He gained national attention with nine home runs in his first 13 games and finished the first month with 19 extra-base hits and 72 total bases — the most in April by a Detroit player in 45 years.

But it ended just as quickly. After 10 homers in his first 23 games, he managed just six over the final 92. Detroit shipped him to the minors July 31 following a trade for Sean Casey.

"If anybody thought I was going to stay on that pace, they're crazy," Shelton said. "I knew myself that nothing was going to stay like that. I just had to continue to go out there and put quality at-bats together. The power numbers went down, and I had a bad month after that. The average was still pretty high. But unfortunately the Tigers decided Sean Casey was going to come in and help them."

Shelton admits that first part of 2006 was "a little overwhelming." He wanted to be the guy who came in the clubhouse and left without being bothered.

A guy who's self-aware of his abilities and wants to come in and just do his job?  Sounds good to me.