The first eight games of the year were a struggle for Shed Long in Daytona. In those first 36 plate appearances of the year he had just four singles and no extra-base hits. His line was .143/.278/.143.
When players slump to begin the year, or even when they start out on fire, the natural reaction if to overreact in one fashion or another, even though we all tend to know better. Shed Long, too, knows better. But he didn’t let the slow start come into play in his mind according to the excellent podcast Great American Dream that’s all about Shed Long and his journey to the Major Leagues that’s being put together by C.