Chris Davis’s Streak Was a One in a Million Life Lesson | Baseball Bits
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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
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
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
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
As a born and raised Baltimorian, the "it probably sounded more like Boh, Boh" line had me laughing hard!
As someone who loves dark souls and baseball, I can't appreciate enough that you insert the YOU DIED screen.
14:08 Good to know that like the Mets with Bobby Bonilla, we will have a Chris Davis day with the Orioles until 2037. Gonna put that on my calendar.
6:30 an astros fan at a Red Sox Baltimore game holding a sign about Chris Davis.
He asked for the ball. 😂 This dude just gained some favorite player points from me.
I'm a little behind on this channel, but I'm loving the edit style, storytelling and artwork! keep up the work my dude!
honestly the way he swings the bat it makes sense
As a orioles fan, watching this man go from the most dangerous bat in baseball to a joke was truly sad 😔
This is the most incredible video because Chris Davis is the best baseball player ever, objectively
Chris Davis is a standup guy and has taken the criticism in stride. As an O's fan, I'll always have respect for him as a person and a baseball player.
I absolutely LOVE this channel....The research you do, analytically speaking, is fantastic and the subject you picked to highlight in each episode is outstanding....I especially love it when you deep dive into obscure baseball subject that fans don't know anything about like, "The Accidental HOF" episode, my personal favourite btw....Aaaaanyway, just wanna say keep up the good work, dude, love this channel.....
Can you do a video on Frank Thomas in 1994? He was on pace to have over 150 walks, 150 runs, 200 hits, and 50 home runs. He was having a slugging percentage and an OPS not seen since Ted Williams when the season ended. He also missed a chance at having a 50 double 50 home run season, winning a Triple Crown, and winning a World Series. I think it’s a cool idea because no one talks about it. They only really talk about Tony Gwynn and the Expos (though those would be great videos too if you want to do either of those).
Bagwell was also having an absurd year in ‘94.
"The streak could've ended right there!" The sentence of the video
As a Red Sox fan, that kid’s letter brought a tear to my eye. If I go 0-5 with 3 strikeouts in a game in my Rec league I feel like shit. I can’t imagine how Chris Davis felt for that streak.
Also, “Chris Davis is a corporeal being.” Cracked me up, well done
He asked for the ball! Now i love Chris Davis.
That 55th was hope for us all. Blind squirrels can indeed find nuts.
This is a really well made video props
This was an easy watch, I didn't expect some of the humor here and there but you had me laughing
Just another reason why contact hitting is so important. If you're going to hit up, it better go out of the park. Hit down and get balls in play, you'll get more bases. The most important skill a batter can have is to be able to hit down with control
The lefty shift was the worst thing for baseball over several years
That penpal thing made me LOL. Just because you suck at baseball doesn't mean youre a sucky person
i already knew bailey was goated but after he put in the dark souls clip i realized that if i ever see him in person im proposing on the spot
I think the fact that he seems like a very slow runner definitely played a huge part.
Man this dude was soo good and then all the sudden shit
So glad the shift is no longer. No more 0 for 54 streaks
Seemed weird at first, but you're right.
You somehow found my specific niche, baseball and dark souls
Very good sir. Great narration funny little jokes and very accurate facts. You got a sub from me hope RUclips spreads good content like this !!!!
I feel very offended that you butchered the Bol-ma accent (In case you can't tell, Bol-ma is baltimore with the accent. I can use it because I'm baltimorean).
“You know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? It’s 25 hits. Twenty-five hits in 500 at-bats is 50 points, OK? There’s six months in a season. That’s about 25 weeks. That means if you get just one extra flare a week, just one, a gork, a ground ball - a ground ball with eyes! - you get a dying quail, just one more dying quail a week and you’re in Yankee Stadium. You still don’t know what I’m talking about, do you?”
Upload time threw me off, I’m here though! Great as always
6:27 I hope he knows that’s an astros hat
I forgot Gleyber Torres and Luke Voit used to be athletic.
Me facing 99 degrom on legend in the show
Jacob DeGrom could strike me out 54 times in 53 plate appearances irl.
Why is the default font for ads behind the plate at orioles stadium the yakuza font lmao
Your content is superb.
The dark souls meme hit deep
a "tightrope" player, also known as a "Min/Maxer"... very clever...
As an orioles fan, i don't want to talk about it :(
The math on 23 balls in play with 23 outs is:
1 in 3654 for .300 babip (this is league average in 2017) and
1 in 11,223 for a .333 babip (this is what a very fast or very heavy hitter might average)
Its nowhere near 1 in 1,000,000
Chris Davis could probably buy the winning lottery ticket then sell it
Better than a 1 in 7.5 Trillion Life Lesson
The craziest appearance in this video might be Greg Bird.
Great video
I was at the game he broke it, I thought it was a guaranteed out and we were gonna get out of the inning clean.
"...revealing that Davis does in fact have a solid, corporeal form. He is not some sort of spirit, unable to physically interact with the world." That killed me. 😂😂It's hard to sympathize for someone who will make over $100 million but, as a human being, I empathize with his struggle. Pretty cool he wanted the ball that broke his hitless streak.
Also, your content is some of the best on RUclips, dude. Thank you for creating it!
Having watched this streak as it was happening, it unfortunately didn't even feel all that different to having Chris Davis in the lineup normally had been feeling for the year or so leading up to it. The only difference was he didn't surprise you and actually get a hit every now and then anymore. It's a shame that his career is ending on such a dour note, because he has done good for the team and the community, but I'd be lying if I said I've missed him being there this year.
“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.
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.
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.
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?
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
“if the baseball can hit him, he can hit the baseball”
- foolish baseball (1886)
That was fucked up. And I laughed so hard.
m.ruclips.net/video/0nLDDw6i45g/видео.html
People watch my channel for these insights.
@@FoolishBaseball that was cold 😂
That is an absolute gem.
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
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
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
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.
“if the baseball can hit him he can hit the baseball” excellent analysis
I mean, he’s not wrong
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.
@@unkledoda420 plus davis isn't the fastest runner making him an easy double play.
@@unkledoda420 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 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.
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
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.
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.
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
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…
"The streak could've ended right there, but it didn't" -Sun Tzu
The art of war
niice
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.
Not to mention, Davis had a streak of 1-71 because of his slump before the actual streak
There is a new Foolish Baseball Video!!! Where is the popcorn!
Such Excitement! I had Bacon to early for Popcorn
I'm glad you found the skinny pop
“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.
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 RUclips.
@@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
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.
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.
The contrast of his 2013 to 2014 seasons is insane: .286/.370/.634 with 7.1 WAR to .196/.300/.404 with .9 WAR
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)
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.
This feels like a life lesson. Baseball is full of peaks and valleys just like our lives.
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.
Davis’ swing looks effortless, but not in a good way…
Yeah he looks like a pitcher batting
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
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
Well, there he goes.
Chris Davis announced his retirement following hip surgery prior to the 2021 season.
Thank you, Chris Davis.
Damn foolish sent Chris Davis to the retirement home
I remember MLB network doing live look ins to see if he'd get a hit😂 pure violation
Foolish baseball made Chris Davis retire
The Orioles were getting a head start on this whole “reduced capacity” buisness
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.
"The streak could have ended right there, but it didnt." -Genghis Khan, probably
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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.
@@unkledoda420 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.
Now that you’ve made a Chris Davis video, I think you should make a Khris Davis video