February 01, 2006
Shelton From the Cold
The Detroit Free Press details Chris Shelton's winter workout.
Shelton, a Salt Lake City native, began weight training in November. In December, when many college teams began their preseasons, Shelton joined in with the Utes.
It's a symbiotic relationship: The college guys learn from a major league player, and Shelton gets access to Eccles Field House, an indoor football building converted into a state-of-the-art baseball facility in the winter, complete with full infields and batting cages.
"He comes in and takes ground balls with our infielders," Utes coach Bill Kinneberg said. "We don't have to coach him, we just let him participate. He interacts with the team. They gravitate to him and want to be around him. We want our alumni to come back and share their passion for baseball with our guys."
Nice to see Chris giving back to his college.
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When I was the varsity baseball coach at Porterville (CA) High School in the late 90s, Brant Brown (Cubs) and Steve Cox (A's and D-Rays) used to work out with us during the winter and early spring before they left for Arizona. The kids loved it, Brownie and Coxy got their reps, and the symbiosis was INVALUABLE.
I'm sure there are many coaches around the country that have big leaguers, and probably minor leaguers, too, that come back and work out with the team. Nice story. It really is good to see that going on.