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Chris Davis went 0 for 54. It was the longest hitless streak in MLB history. The Baltimore Orioles slugger reached absolute rock bottom in an unforgiving sport, and the Chris Davis streak was an outcome. 0-54. It boggles the mind.
But there is a lesson to learned here. First and foremost, it deals with Statcast and expected batting average. Even though Chris Davis did in fact go 0 for 54, everything isn't quite as it seems. Statcast reveals just how unlucky he was. We'll also talk about the Shift, and how it relates to Davis's struggles. What happened to Chris Davis? You may ask. I'll do my best to answer.
In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, I'll also talk about the good aspects of this unique streak. Even though he went through the worst slump in MLB history, he had the security of the Chris Davis contract. The Orioles themselves weren't competitive. And Davis handled the whole thing with class and poise. It really is a one in a million life lesson, and I intend to showcase that.
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@@FoolishBaseball no thank you
@@FoolishBaseball lol
Hi
@@FoolishBaseball i cannot believe you
Baltimore resident here. Some of the local bars in Baltimore had a free shot and beer for everyone in the bar if Davis got a hit. Everyone was cheering him in after that.
Did they give a free shot and beer for all three hits in that game, or just the first?
All 3 for that game. Then they stopped
This is why baseball will never truly die, no matter how bad the commissioner is. The heart of the people keep it alive. We can root for the good, the bad, and the ugly. So long as it’s real.
I remember when they sold natty lights for the price of Davis' batting average
@@ryanhoran681 LMFAO
You gotta love that one little gesture Davis made when he finally broke that 0-54 streak. Cracking a smile and asking for the ball. Even he was able to find joy in his own hardships.
it may be that, but i think it was just a sense of catharsis. finally getting a hit after what must've felt like eons in the sa-hitless desert had to have been a glorious feeling
Chris Davis was just giving everyone else a headstart on the season, he didn't want to make everyone else look bad
Everyone talks about his giant contract, but nobody talks about how charitable it was to help opposing pitchers get giant contracts.
@@FoolishBaseball 3.5mil until 2037. Genius. My man sleeps great at night
@@FoolishBaseball Chris Davis: The Anti-Astro
He’s not one to disappoint the club
@@Sherwodblack1992 like the Orioles really needed their own Bobby Bonilla debacle. NEVER. DEFER. EARNINGS.
The story of the kid who wrote the letter of encouragement to Chris gave me physical tears to my eyes, what a great young man
It was sweet.. the innocent compassion kids have before the corruption of the real world gets to them is amazing
Same. Wasn't expecting that.
I’m still nice
“He didn’t fail to get a hit 54 times, he just discovered 54 ways not to hit a baseball” -Thomas Edison
I don't think Thomas Edison said that. Benjamin Franklin is usually who I go to for baseball knowledge.
Who did Edison steal that from?
@@LudaChez me
@@jonah3120 nice.
@@LudaChez soulja boy
The sentence "fielded cleanly by Greg Bird" tells you just how unlucky Davis was
lmao
"Caught by Gleyber Torres" god damn it how unlucky can this man be?
@@galil_6863 and a diving catch by vogelbach!
that's not a sentence
@@psell8628 yes it is lol.
Fielded (verb) cleanly (adjective-descriptive) by Greg Bird (Proper Noun)
The word “ball” is outside of the sentence, but it is inferred. The ball is the subject. We learn this stuff in middle school, cmon. When speaking, words must be inferred if not directly spoken. It’s part of being a healthy speaker and listener.
That’s absolutely nothing on my 0 for 124 streak in my road to the show!
With 64 perfect-perfect ground balls
Hah! That's absolutely nothing to MY 0 for 125 streak on rtts!
wtf
The next Baseball Bits is about you.
On the other end of the spectrum. My rtts player had a 431 hit streak with 394 Homer's and a .749 batting average. Dont you just love rookie difficulty?
Soo am I weird that I am 0-1000 or no?
It's a shame he will mostly be remembered for this and not for his 53 and 47 home run seasons.
I only remember him for his bombs
He was a menace for a short while
I remember him for the bombs , every story has peaks and lows,
53 home runs stopping miggy cabrera winning back to back triple crowns was huge to me as a young kid. remember watching those 2 seasons thinking miggy was the best thing ever. him and verlander.
Never forget prime Chris Davis
“if the baseball can hit him, he can hit the baseball”
- foolish baseball (1886)
That was fucked up. And I laughed so hard.
m.th-cam.com/video/0nLDDw6i45g/w-d-xo.html
People watch my channel for these insights.
@@FoolishBaseball that was cold 😂
That is an absolute gem.
Have to say, he won me over with that sheepish call for the ball after he finally broke it.
For me, it was after the flyout to LF against the A's where he waved his hand and turned back to the dugout in a very "lol fuck this shit" manner.
Chris Davis Penpal is a true legend
Bien
The real MVP of this video
His parents wrote the letter
bro that letter brought a tear to my eye
Facts
“if the baseball can hit him he can hit the baseball” excellent analysis
I mean, he’s not wrong
Looks like me my first time playing on legend difficulty
Looks like me playing on dynamic difficulty 😂
Lol
pain
@MasonGeo damn it I wanted to say that
I was at the game where he broke his streak. I've never heard Fenway erupt quite like that. Sounded like we just won the World Series, not an opposing player getting a single. A-Rod's return to Fenway after his roid suspension, and a random brawl that Papi started (also against the Orioles) are the only two other games I can recall with a similar visceral reaction.
Lmao at my Jay's intentionally walking the guy after he just came off a season batting .168
built different
Maybe they thought he was due.
There was 1 out with a guy on 2nd, even if Davis made an out there was a chance he'd advance the runner to third. Then if the next guy up gets a hit its a guaranteed run. However if you put Davis on the next guy may hit into a DP but if he gets a hit you may still hold the guy at third and still have a chance at a DP for the following guy too.
@@Trumpisscum-420 plus davis isn't the fastest runner making him an easy double play.
@@Trumpisscum-420 You're overlooking that they had a 2 run lead in the 9th inning. It's almost never a good idea to purposely bring the go ahead or winning run to the plate in the 9th, especially when you're walking a terrible hitter to bring up a better hitter. The increased chance of a double play isn't worth it.
Besides, your argument of Davis moving the runner to 3rd followed by a hit is pointless, since that first run doesn't matter anyway with that 2 run lead.
Chris Davis' career being compared to the Anor Londo catwalk section is god tier
Oh hey- ummmm CORROSION!... did I do it right?
That's knowing your audience right there.
I have more troubles with the Archers, personally.
Hey oboe
@@FoolishBaseball What about the skeleton dogs in tomb of the giants though?
I’m honestly very happy you made this video, it might be one of my favorite videos you’ve ever made. Simply because, i’ve always had a soft spot for Chris Davis. He’s a great guy who used to hit tanks left & right. Then the whole baseball world hated him so hard and i just felt bad. Just glad you’ve made a video showing that horrid stretch in a different light.
The contrast of his 2013 to 2014 seasons is insane: .286/.370/.634 with 7.1 WAR to .196/.300/.404 with .9 WAR
How can one man be so smart, so entertaining, AND own a $300 million Jeff Mathis rookie card. Foolish baseball will never cease to amaze me.
The first two help pay for the third.
This feels like a life lesson. Baseball is full of peaks and valleys just like our lives.
waiting for all the “I could strike out 54 times easy” comments
I could strike out 54 times easy
I could strike out 54 times easy
I could strike out 54 times easy
Thats the ONE thing I am positive I could do at the plate in the MLB. That and cause fielding and throwing errors
54 is amateur numbers. I could make Bartolo look like Ted Williams.
Not to mention, Davis had a streak of 1-71 because of his slump before the actual streak
Me when I played the Moments extreme on The Show 19 times 5
Lol those are impossible!
Dude the Albert pujols one was impossible cuz I sucked back then and I couldn’t get any doubles cuz he has 0 speed 😩
I knew I wasn't the only one who would understand the pain
Eventually you just got to turn it on directional
Another annoying thing about moments is the absolutely insane amount of diving catches made by the cpu
"The streak could've ended right there, but it didn't" -Sun Tzu
The art of war
niice
As a Chris Davis fan, this hurts my soul. Thanks Bailey for biting the bullet that I couldn't dare to.
I think the title and thumbnail of the video are a lot harder to deal with than the content itself. I tried to be fair rather than just dump on the guy.
@@FoolishBaseball Yeah because you know the guy is trying his damndest to return to form, he just has no luck at all.
Red Sox fan and I was rooting for him to turn around, I really liked him alot.
@@0wn1nwc I think we all were buddy. At least now he can go into retirement in peace. We'll always have that run!
Never forget when he returned a field goal attempt for a game winning touchdown in the Iron Bowl.
Chris was a lot of fun to watch at his peak. In 2013 he set the Orioles single season HR record(53). The lows were low and the highs were high. Tightrope is a good description.
Chris Davis would be Barry Bonds if he had Tim Anderson’s BABIP skill
"if" doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence
Plate discipline?
No
And if he ate a balanced breakfast every morning.
Chris Davis would be a better hitter if he were a better hitter
As a born and raised Baltimorian, the "it probably sounded more like Boh, Boh" line had me laughing hard!
Phrase of the day: "the streak could've ended right there, but it didn't"
This comment could've ended right here, and I guess it did.
@@FoolishBaseball Foolish Baseball stopped uploading for a month, but he did.
Chris Davis has a nice beard and I like his smile, thank you for showing us this man, Bailey.
and even after so many hitless atbats he's still able to smile after a flyout. he truly has grace and a sense of humor
Feel bad for my man Chris Davis, seems like a nice guy. Then again I feel more bad for the O's fans.
They already have to root for the O's who are notoriously terrible, and this guy is still on payroll.
What a *TERRIBLE* contract.
It's a bad deal for the Orioles, but at least it's not dragging them down. They'd be bad with or without it.
With or without it, my O's would still suck.
We're sadly pretty used to it. The early 2010s were a nice reprieve, but the O's have been awful as a whole since the end of the 90s. I'll still root for them and hope for the best, but I don't realistically expect much.
@@AzureRaven2 We'll always have 2012 and 2014 to look fondly on my brotha.
I think they have the second best farm system right now, so that could change soon…
Chris Davis' streak really brought me back to the times when I would play RTTS and just couldn't buy a quality AB. Every well hit ball only has warning track power, every liner right at someone, every borderline pitch going against you, and the only times you get on base are dribblers that barely get through. Those downbad times have forever cemented for me that that shit is programmed into your character in some way and it became so frustrating that I have never picked the mode up again in a few years.
I feel like it makes it more realistic, because all baseball players have slumps and rough patches
If Chris Davis can overcome his troubles, so can the rest of the world. Stay positive, folks!
Yeah but he hasn’t lol
If...
but im a nats fan
It's just like the Cleveland Browns in the NFL, if they can somehow make the playoffs and crush their division rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, then anything is possible.
@Channel Name bruh the fucking evergreen can’t carry the orioles
I was a reliever, didn't even get BP for years and still went 1-4 during the career
Imagine being Chris Davis. Imagine getting paid 20 million dollars a year to play baseball so poorly it would normally get you cut from a junior college team.
It's easy to imagine, seeing as I get paid 30 million dollars a year to make baseball videos on TH-cam.
@@FoolishBaseball You do not care
You know damn well he'd mop the floor with any college team he was raking in spring training too
I bet he would rake against a junior college team
Some guys don’t care, I think most, especially Davis, care. That shit is embarrassing, you know what you’re capable of and expected to do, yet can’t find a way. By his on field reactions you could tell he cared
You’re a god for using the Anor Londo death to illustrate Tightrope Players by the way
Imagine someone in Brasilia just casually opening a Baseball bits to see a VPN pointing right into their address
I hope it's not Yan Gomes. He's my nemesis.
So you can prepare yourself, cuz his gonna be throwing Tim Locastro out more times
And he just might take a Glasnow curve ball deep, too.
Dude, landed a block from my house. No joke.
@@FoolishBaseball You’ve reminded of the sad fate that we traded Yan Gomes and some other dudes at the deadline. The Nats suck now because of this.
Never gonna get over seeing dark souls footage with baseball videos and how truly happy that intersection of my two favorite things makes me
Good to see a Baseball Bit coming out during the week. And great to see one on Chris Davis. As somebody that lived in his hometown of Longview, Texas for several years I was always rooting for his success. It was hard watching him struggle like that, but thanks for putting things into perspective.
As an Orioles fan I knew the day would come FB was going to do a video on Chris Davis … I am sad, yet very hopeful for the future. Can’t wait to look back at this video and see how far we’ve made it. Love your videos! Keep at it, us baseball fans are grateful to have you!
As an orioles fan, the pain never ends
Your pepe really adds to your comment
As a Brewers fan, at least the Os won a WS.
At least Adley's looking sharp.
I love that ending comments about the "human condition." Even if it was slightly tongue-in-cheek, it resonated with me. Sometimes life just gets you down, and you go through a particularly bad streak. But, like Chris Davis, we have to just keep chugging along, keep trying, and something will eventually go right. And it seems like Chris didn't take it so seriously -- he asked for the ball when he finally got that hit. Another wonderful analysis Bailey. Love this stuff.
It's still sad how MLB took away his exemption for taking aderrall to treat his ADHD.
They really screwed him hard
8 year olds take Adderall for adhd. I seriously doubt he had adhd and needed Adderall. I know what kind of advantage that kind of drug gives a person in baseball. I've witnessed it personally. Seeing how bad he was without it tells me all I need to know. He used it as a legal advantage since it was prescribed to him and he could get a waiver for it. Just like kids in college. Wouldn't doubt that's where he picked it up.
@@J.C...that's not how Adderall works
@@J.C... im an adult that takes adderall daily for ADHD, and when you're not able to have a medication that your body is used to, all of the symptoms come back but even worse. for people with ADHD, Adderall is like contact lenses for our brains.
@@J.C...man it’s been awhile since I’ve seen a comment so factually incorrect yet said with so much arrogance 😂
As someone who loves dark souls and baseball, I can't appreciate enough that you insert the YOU DIED screen.
This feels appropriate on a day when I realized that a job offer I've been talking about for a month was a scam. I didn't give them any money or anything, but what a gut punch realization first thing in the morning.
The letter from the kid actually got me choked up. Props to that little dude.
“Chris Davis’s hitless streak was one in a million”
Me, an intellectual: *1 in 55*
😂
bIg BrAiN
That's like saying flipping heads 25 times in a row is 50/50.
@@laartwork it is...
@@TimJohnJones Try again.
I was at the game he ended the slump. Fenway gave him a standing ovation. It was hilarious.
1:57 Davis in a braille jersey really defines his hitless streak
Just the fact that he asked for the ball at the end makes me a fan of this man. Back in the day he was hitting home runs like crazy too so I like for that also
Well, there he goes.
Chris Davis announced his retirement following hip surgery prior to the 2021 season.
Thank you, Chris Davis.
the empathy and cheering resonates even more after seeing how that sort of empathy and encouragement can help after the trea turner august standing ovation last year
Is it too soon to call Sabathia nostalgic? Dude was one of the best big bois to toss. Him and Bartolo Colon. You should do a video on the least athletic extremely successful athletes in baseball history.
I just wanted to come back to this video and say this might be the new video I send to people to show what this channel is all about. It really encapsulates a lot of what I feel like you try to do with Baseball Bits and it's very very good.
All Chris Davis needed is a balanced breakfast 🤷🏻♂️
Balance all the PEDs
I don't really think strength is the issue here haha
Cut to him breaking an entire baseball bat over his human knee
@@FoolishBaseball I mean if he could hit it a dozen feet further it could have ended the streak there. (But it didn't)
This really puts into perspective what fans see and what the player is actually going through during a rough stretch. We simply see zero and don't think about whether or not Davis is actually having good plate appearances. It can't be possible that he is if he's 0 for everything. Dope video as always.
As a fan, This was the only BB I could accept when it comes to covering the Orioles
The Earl Weaver Moneyball episode is another vid I'm proud of. Definitely check it out if you want to relive some of the franchise's better days.
I'd been avoiding this video for *checks date* 6 months because I love Chris Davis and I'm not a masochistic O's fan. But then I watched it and enjoyed every second of it. I especially enjoyed the home run you showed at 13:19, which was his first of three that night in 2012, because I am in the video racing after the homer on the flag court. Thanks for making this!
4:21 - I can't believe you would say something like that, Bailey. I'm so mad at _yaou_ right now.
One of my best friends is from that area, so I tried my best.
@@FoolishBaseball *Edits post for emphasis*
@@FoolishBaseball bæu, bæu
This video had the best introduction of all the baseball bits videos so far, in my humble opinion
As a orioles fan, watching this man go from the most dangerous bat in baseball to a joke was truly sad 😔
When you add he was 0-16 before the double, it meant he went 2-72 at bat at a point in his career
Alternate title: "The streak could've ended right there" compilation
MLB "Streak Not Ending Moments" HD 1080p 2021 mix
@@FoolishBaseball you throwing shade at a certain youtube channel?
My favorite part of rewatching this video is knowing Chris Davis has rewatched more times than I have
I remember MLB network doing live look ins to see if he'd get a hit😂 pure violation
"The streak could have ended right there, but it didn't" This could have easily been a Dr. Seuss book.
This is a really well made video props
Out of all those clips I'm most impressed with just how he handled it. He could've went nuts but instead took it on the chin. Good for him for getting back on track
It's missing the clips of him breaking bats over his knee
People dog on his contract but if any baseball team was told they could pay 17,000,000 a year for the guy who led the league in HR’s 2 out of the last 3 years they would be tripping over each other to sign the damn contract.
when i was younger (11/12, now 19) i used to idolize Chris Davis, mainly because i had his jersey, and when we went to the game, he was the closest to our seats. i never realized how bad he was 😅
Me as a mariners fan laughing because Jared Kelenic almost had as long of a streak. He's still going to be amazing.
Wait that was so wholesome when he asked for the ball
“Oh hey, Foolish Baseball uploaded an O’s video!”
*checks title*
“sigh”
Has anyone else mentioned Khris Davis's streak of 4 seasons hitting .247? Video has been out for 9 months, there has to be another comment saying this, right? I initially thought that is what this video was going to be about lol
14:45 I’m not going to lie there’s no way I could keep going to the ball park with my head that high going 0-54, even if I understood that I was striking the ball well
I'm a little behind on this channel, but I'm loving the edit style, storytelling and artwork! keep up the work my dude!
You ripping on the Baltimore accent has been the highlight of my day 💀
The letter from the kid was so sweet. That made my day.
The Orioles were getting a head start on this whole “reduced capacity” buisness
My boy Chris Davis is playing mlb the show 22 with all those lineouts
"The streak could have ended right there, but it didnt." -Genghis Khan, probably
The fact that it was literally one in a million still blows my mind
Chris Davis should send a portion of his check to Nelson Cruz every year. The Baltimore Orioles did not want to give Nelson Cruz a fourth year on his contract so he went to Seattle and exploded and when Chris Davis time came up they did not want to lose another home run champion and have him go somewhere and do the same thing. They bid against themselves when nobody else in baseball was offerering him a contract anywhere near that and when it was time to pay Manny Machado they didn't have the money. So in point they did not pay Nelson Cruz they could not play Manny Machado and they overpaid for Chris Davis that's the reason why the Orioles were such a crappy team for so long
bro who are that kid's parents because they're doing an incredible job
Words of the day: "The streak could've ended right there, but it didn't".
This dude went from having a historic hot streak to a historic cold streak in the matter of like 3-4 years
Drinking game: Take a shot for every time he says “the streak could have ended right there.”
The part about him not being a ghost had me sincerely laughing out loud. That was top shelf
I feel like a Lance Lynn video is due, especially with how he's pitching currently....dude has had a ridiculously good career, throwing mostly some sort of fastball.....that isn't even that fast.....but how?
That would be awesome. Jomboy loves to talk about Lance Lynn and how he should teach pitchers how to throw fastballs.
Between September 15, 2018 and April 12, 2019, the following American League pitchers collected at least one hit:
Heath Fillmyer
Brad Keller
Mike Minor
David Price
And Chris Davis, a position player, couldn't manage a single one, despite having almost four times as many at bats as those four pitchers combined. (Also Zack Greinke hit 2 homers in an 8-5 win over the Padres on April 2nd. God, I love Zack Greinke so much.)
His swing looked like it had no effort
It always looked like that. You'd think he'd be itching to swing hard, being amped up on amphetamines and all. Dude swings sooooo slowly. Smh. He was literally putting out the minimum effort possible. He wasn't playing because he loved baseball. He was playing because he had to. He obviously didn't wanna be there. Whether the speed had anything to do with that is anyone's guess.
Another thing one in a million is stark raving sports and foolish baseball uploading on the same day
From what i've heard Chris has ADHD. He wasn't allowed to take his medication at some point, because it "might" have improved his performance. Essentially they considered it a PED from then on. It hurts to watch a great player fall like this.
If this is true that's so wild
Pretty sure if you test positive for stimulants you get suspended cause that stuff was so common in baseball back in the day
@@jeffshepherd1342 He did get suspended for it a few years ago, 50 games i believe. He was taking Adderall for ADHD.
@@Trumpisscum-420 yes, he got suspended because he didn't have a prescription. He got a prescription and was given an exemption. If his exemption was rescinded that may have contributed to his sudden decline.
He switched his medication yeah.
i respect him for hustling every play and not giving up
Damn foolish sent Chris Davis to the retirement home
Fun fact, in Rob Deer's 1991 season where he hit .179 he had 25 HRs a .700 OPS and a 92 OPS+. He finished with a WAR of 1.1, which is pretty good for any season in the top ten worst of anything.
Mark McGwire's 1991 season was pretty similar: .201 AVG, 22 HRs, .714 OPS
"You can't get a hit if you don't hit a ball"
Me: *Suprised Pikachu Face*
Pika
I went to the game he got the hit to end the streak, even some sox fans cheered him on. Its the only thing i remember from the game.
Chris Davis can say he has a record in the MLB, I’d say 99% of us couldn’t say that. It may be a bad record, but a record nonetheless. As the great Michael Jordan once said, “Some people want it to happen, others wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
Lol you tried to sound too deep there, bud