The Chris Davis Effect

[scOtt]

4 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Where the lead guitarist looks all confused when the show begins and just stands around frozen not doing anything. 

pssst! That's the bass player!

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, scOtt said:

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter!

My newsletter went out of circulation when porn became more readily available on the internet.

[OFFNY]

2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

 

I alluded to this in another thread.

 

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There's another thread about Chris Davis ???  

 

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[OsFanSinceThe80s]

5 minutes ago, scOtt said:

pssst! That's the bass player!

 

[scOtt]

2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

 

 

[milbest77]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

I remember when we got him, kinda disappointed.  But then he really came into his own in 2012, a big part of a very fun team.  

I remember September 6th, 2012 because I was headed to Philly for an appointment, the girl I was with at the time was along with me.  As we drove through Baltimore it dawned on me that...hey, the Yankees are in town tonight and...I should cancel the appointment, we should spend the day in Baltimore and get tickets for the game.  Which we did.  

Of course Sept 6th is a special day in Orioles history as it's the date Cal broke Gehrig's streak.  I remember they had a little ceremony before the game, Cal was there, congratulated Buck on a great season.  The Orioles won that game 10-6, Davis hit a homer and the place went nuts.  That game was one of the most fun experiences I've had at a game in person, Reynolds hit 2 homers, Jones hit one, I think Wieters did, too.  Pretty sure the one that Davis hit was for an insurance run but it didn't matter, it was still awesome.  

This thread isn't a personal attack, and I feel bad for him in some ways, too.  No one likes to be terrible at their job.  No one.  I don't care who you are or what you do or how much money you make... if you're bad at your job, your life is probably miserable.  Add to that the pressure of a giant contract, several thousand people dissecting your every move and beating a very dead horse as to just how TERRIBLE you are...it's gotta suck.  No one is writing articles about some guy in a cube farm at some random company in Iowa about how HISTORICALLY BAD THEY ARE AT THEIR JOB.

"But Moose, I don't feel bad for the guy, he's gonna go cry himself to sleep in his piles of money!  Hard for me to feel bad for that guy, ha ha ha!!"

"But Moose, Palmer said he didn't work hard in the offseason!!!1111 I need to see the effortssssssssaaahhhhhh"

Just STFU.

That said, you are right, this is a business.  Unfortunately, I am not sure how likely they'll be able to get rid of that contract, at the very least he's going to be paid by the Orioles for years to come no matter if he's on the roster or not.  For me, getting him off the team provides the chance for Mancini to be moved to 1B/DH, the possibility of Mountcastle to get called up and platoon him with Mancini at 1B/DH and put one of Hays/Stewart/Diaz/Santander in RF or LF.  

 

That’s cool you got to go to that Yankees game. I was living in Richmond, VA at the time (but I am from Baltimore originally). I was living in a dingy little apartment, watching the game on my old-school non-flatscreen TV, and was screaming at the top of my lungs when we came back with all those bombs after being down. Thank goodness I got MASN down there. Not sure how I wasn’t evicted

Being able to share these stories, though, is what this whole thing is all about. Now, it’s time to build up towards some new ones to share

[atomic]

2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Nah, no worries, wasn't looking for credit or anything.  Just saying, I'm glad someone else noticed this, too  

In regards to the appreciation thread, I will say it's sad that the great moments/years he had here will be inevitably overshadowed by how terrible he's finished.  The Orioles, for a real long time, didn't have a big time masher in their lineup.  You might say that Raffy was the last big time power hitter they had, but even then I still don't think of Raffy as a guy who had big time power for some reason, even though I know that inclination is wrong.  I wish Albert Belle's career wasn't cut short because he was fun to watch, a menacing presence and I think he could have had a few seasons of 40-50 homers here.

But Davis was THAT GUY.  Davis was the guy that could go deep 45-50 times a year.  Those teams aren't as good or as fun without him.

I also think he was criminally underrated at first base, I think he should have had a Gold Glove or two.  Fight me.  I don't know or care what the defensive metrics say.  For a big man, he was very agile around the bag and was able to make good scoops and picks on low throws.  Go to the tape, pull up ANY Manny Machado highlight reel tape you want and you'll see Davis on the other end bailing him out on throws.  I'm not taking away anything from Manny but Davis was on the other end with some remarkable picks and stretches to make the out.

All of this to say is that...no matter how much grief we give him on here (and I'm near the front of the line, I freely admit it), I hope we don't forget the good times.  Because the good times were really good and really fun, fleeting as they were.  

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Chris Davis didnt deserve a Gold Glove.  Watching Texeira during Davis prime years you could see Davis was not up to Gold Glove standards.

[jrobb21613]

I think Davis not playing today had more to do with wanting to get Núñez in the game and not wanting Mancini in the outfield and less to do with the lhp starting. I expect Davis to be in the Lineup tomorrow against a lefty and probably will be more times than not. I will be pleasantly surprised however if he’s not.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 minutes ago, jrobb21613 said:

I think Davis not playing today had more to do with wanting to get Núñez in the game and not wanting Mancini in the outfield and less to do with the lhp starting. I expect Davis to be in the Lineup tomorrow against a lefty and probably will be more times than not. I will be pleasantly surprised however if he’s not.

[NashLumber]

3 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

The Chris Davis Effect, sounds like the title of a horror movie that goes beyond your wildest fears.

The working title of said film was “Whiffers”. 

[scOtt]

38 minutes ago, atomic said:

Chris Davis didnt deserve a Gold Glove.  Watching Texeira during Davis prime years you could see Davis was not up to Gold Glove standards.

I disagree! Davis was adequate to above average in the field, arm like a cannon, and his picks at 1B were amazing. Finished third in GG voting, should have won.

[NashLumber]

2 hours ago, scOtt said:

Or a BAND NAME!

Of course, there was that drink named after him, the Orange Crush at some local bars. The Chris Davis Effect drink is where you pay for the drink and the bartender puts it on a shelf where it can’t be put into play. 

[scOtt]

38 minutes ago, jrobb21613 said:

I think Davis not playing today had more to do with wanting to get Núñez in the game and not wanting Mancini in the outfield and less to do with the lhp starting. I expect Davis to be in the Lineup tomorrow against a lefty and probably will be more times than not. I will be pleasantly surprised however if he’s not.

I'll bet you a million bazillion dollars Davis sits tomorrow too. Or only gets in for an AB late in the game.

[jrobb21613]

1 hour ago, scOtt said:

I'll bet you a million bazillion dollars Davis sits tomorrow too. Or only gets in for an AB late in the game.

If I was still a gambling man I might take up on that bet but for just little less than a bazillion dollars. 

[Bahama O's Fan]

At least this is an improvement as to how he was managed under Buck recently. Buck would have never sat him at the beginning of the season. But two elements were missing from the lineup yesterday: Davis and Trumbo.