MLB's Worst Hitting Season Ever Was a Tragedy Like None Other 

Geniune question: Is there a reason you emphasize the last word of every sentence? Is it normal speech or is it to retain attention? A psychology thing? I probably sound dumb but really noticed it this video. Great video by the way!❤

Rob Manfred really is a massive clown for suspending him for taking a prescription for his mental well-being. Add it to his list.

“He cannot field. He can’t make contact. When he does, it’s mostly harmless ground balls. He fails with runners on base. He fails with nobody on base. He’s a power hitter being outslugged by pitchers. His only proficiency is in whiffing.” -UrinatingTree, 2018

Its a shame because not only he handled this entire situation so well, but he is a great guy off the field.

Gotta admit, he handled himself well. I'm not sure everyone would.

I'm not even an Orioles fan and it was still rough watching him struggle that badly. Obviously he tried as best as he could, actually cared, and probably handled it better than most...but can't feel too bad for a guy who made $160+million.

Man never met an upward inflection he didn't like

0 for 54 is crazy

The video was pretty good. The analysis was good. The upward inflection at the end of every single sentence was Chris Davis' 2018. I had to mute and do cc

Say what you want, he had one of the sweetest swings you'll see.

I've always wondered this as well, but it looked like he always swung his hardest on every pitch instead of just trying to make contact when the situation called for it. That and the hitting philosophy did change a lot during this time as well, which showed a lot of holes in his swing as a lot of people were starting to incorporate that uppercut in their swings that he was known for at the time.

It's really just insane that the MLB can dictate you're not allowed to take necessary medication and then treat you like a junkie/addict and discipline you. I can't say that I'm surprised but I'm definitely pissed off about it. People will say "oh he's rich, so what?" Welp, people not on their meds can spiral their life out of control quick, fast, and ina hurry.

I think a lot of guys would have sat to avoid having the worst batting average. I commend him for sticking with it and not being afraid of the record.

Was it not the fact that he lost his adderall script that killed him?

All the Angelos photos you used are of John, Peter’s son. John didn’t take over until 2018. Peter signed Davis to the contract.

My pick for worst ever has always been George Scott. in 1967 he hit .303 with 19 home runs as a young player.. but then in 1968 in 124 games he .171 with 3 home runs and drew only 26 walks. He only had 387 plate appearances though. His OPS was 40 compared to Davis's 49. in 1969 Scott improved to 16 home runs hitting .253. Davis though other than two or three seasons wasn't all that consistent, struck out an immense amount of times and his .233. Scott was a consistent .270-.280 20-30 home run kind of player for 10-12 years. It was just that one weird year. Then there's Andruw Jones in 2008. The one where in the prime of his career he just decided to stop trying. 238 plate appearances 3 home runs, .158 BA with a 35 OPS. He did a little better the next year but underperformed for the next few years and was out of the league at 35.

The owner is Peter Angelos but the photos you keep showing is his son John who is running the team now. While they are both awful at running a franchise it is in drastically different ways it was the father that made the terrible decision to sign Davis when no other team was bidding for him.

Today I learned Chris Davis and Khris Davis are two separate people 😅 This whole time I thought people were using alternative spellings

Dont care what anyone says, BJ Upton's years with the braves were the worst hitting seasons. Absolute shitshow

Has he ever been a bad dude? He's always been a stand up guy as far as I know. But that's rare so not expecting from any pro athletes

I love your videos I have been watching you since 2018

His hands were so slow, and his whole swing was a mechanical mess. Couldn't catch up to good pitching, and always seemed to be lunging at everything. A very easy swing to exploit, and one a hitting coach should have fixed early on.

i remember seeing him seemingly tap a ball and it launching .450 insane power

as an orioles fan, i will still love this guy forever

If he had more plate discipline, perhaps he could of pulled a Kyle Schwarber?

In a hitter’s park at that 😮‍💨

I will say the mlb did him dirty on his prescription. People not dealing with adhd don’t understand the difference it can make to have the proper medication, that’s just to be normal for a lot of people. But telling him he can’t take it even with a legit prescription is crap.

To Chris's credit, he does have a win as a pitcher 🙃

He had a massive hole in his swing. The pitchers noticed.

In a discussion such as this, I always think about George Scott. His 3rd year was truly miserable. And out of the blue. He did not get enough plate appearances in 1968 to qualify for the list of really bad seasons mentioned here, batting .171, however he still won a Gold Glove at first base. But he was able to bounce back and have a pretty decent career (and 6 more GGs). But Davis is the one I have the most sympathy for.

Why can’t you talk in complete sentences? Why do you pause after every statement, there is no flow to it

Have you ever said a sentence without asking a question?

I remember Cardinals fans being irate because St. Louis didn’t sign this guy when he became a free agent.

interesting now to think about that this season led to the drafting of adley rutschman who can easily be considered the savior of the orioles

I wouldn't call him the worst hitting season, it was more horrendously awful luck. Thanks for the video!

It is disgusting that the league stopped him from taking his medicine for ADHD. As someone with ADHD, those meds make a MASSIVE difference and the league should be ashamed of itself for blocking medicine from those who need it

His swing is so smooth

What were his outs like that year ? Aside from the strikeouts of course

I would say one of the unluckiest hitting seasons of all times

I know this video is about Chris Davis but my god I forgot how MASSIVE adam dunn was at the plate. 7:58 what a freak!!

Dude was hot cause he was on addies bro. Not since then been caught 2014, his numbers have declined.

when he came up in Texas i was in my little league years and met him at a card shop on Collins in Arlington with some of my teammates, he was a very cool guy. Crush Davis

I remember this season all too well and I always wondered why they didn't put Davis in yhe bullpen. He already batted like a pitcher and he did pitch in college. He could throw over 90mph so it seemed like a perfect solution to me. That or have him bat right handed. Couldn't have been any worse, right?

Damn. Kinda harsh title

Interesting that he had AD-HD and couldn’t continue with his medication. I am curious if we could ever know the extent of the impact of something like that on his performance. Anyway Thanks for the video!

So cruel. 60M for doing nothing on the field for fifteen years. To be fair if MLB told me I couldn’t take my ADHD meds I would stop taking it and let them pay me for being lousy.

Great player

Simple answer, dude made it. Whatever drove him was gone and replaced by the "need" to justify the contract, which is nearly impossible to do in a sport like baseball. Shame but this happens all the time, paying for past performance.

You know that’s not Peter Anglos in your pictures talking about how Anglos overspent?

They should of made him into a relief pitcher if he was open to it. He couldn't hit a ball this season to save his life but he did look good on the mound. Might have been a 1 time oddity but at least he could of played and helped the team that year. Pretty sure they had a bad bullpen so he would of fit in regardless lol.

This is the nightmare of steroids, a guy who can't get his drugs, His bad season was what he would have had if hadn't been on roids.

At the time most Oriole fans were glad the resigned him. Including myself. Most fans that the O’s were cheap and would not pay players. So it was a big deal that they did, at the time.

Wait, so he can have a medical diagnosis and be prescribed a drug by his doctor and it's still banned? That's messed up.

Also.. Any season with extreme shifts should have their own category.

He was hyped up with Texas then just petered out. Then did steroids and robbed Cabrera of a back to back triple crown. Then got caught doing roids and just tanked.

His mechanics changed somewhere.

my favorite player of all time gets a MTC video yay

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WUIT ACCENTUATING THE LAST WORD OF EVERY SENTENCE. You make good videos but many people cannot watch them to due to the way you talk.

Yin and Yang, not ying lol

Chris Davis did a lot more for the O’s than Albert Belle did, just sayin’…

i wouldve been mad, but you will always eventually pull through

How do you not mention a key component to chris's decline....Amphetamine. aka Adderall. Not giving that chemical all the credit for his big years in Bmore, but just his fire what certainly out almost on Que after he was not allowed to be on that substance any longer for his Adhd (which i partially disagree on) but then you get into the wuestions of how fair is it to hv a hitter getting such an obvious edge from a substance....

He got into his own head. For sure.

So, does this count as a "There Will Never Be Another" video? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Must be something about being named Chris/Khris Davis

It amazes me that NO one wants to address the 400lb. Gorilla in the room. What happened to Chris is what happens to players that get BIG money, life style changing contracts. Their Bats all seem to shrivel up. Still do not want to admit the cause? These players were JUICED up to the Hilt!!! And when they landed the BIG money deal. They dropped the Juice to avoid from getting caught. So when they became JUICELESS, they became USELESS! This is Human nature at work, when there is a brass ring to get, people will do WHATEVER it takes to get it. So the ROID Era was never over, it has just become a down-low affair. Still don't want to believe it, I have Five little words for you to remember: ROBINSON CANO, DON'T YOU KNOW!!!! By the way, the constant Non-Contact connective tissue injuries are cause by OVER use of weight training and not allowing the body to heal properly between training sessions. EGO lifting plays a major role in these injuries. All due the being Juiced up.

I've seen this time after time after time. Nobody hits 50+ home runs in the MLB unless it's driven by chemicals. These players get those HUGE contracts and immediately get off the chemicals to avoid losing any of the guaranteed money.

Video doesn’t even show Peter Angelos.

They made him stop taking Adderall and it ruined his focus

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Around 2015, I quit watching most sports-ball. I was tired of the National Felons League becoming flag football, or the MLB lecturing me on politics. However, Mr. Davis' poor play was a great story that I was happy to share with my young children. For starters, he leaned on his family for support. As I tell my wife, "I will make a lot of mistakes in our relationship. But we have to defend each offer". Mr. Davis always hustled and played hard. He remained a good teammate, and he took the boos in stride. While he might be considered a failure and an embarrassment, I tell my children that I hope all of them grow up to embarrass me like this.

2023 Austin Barnes ☹

Davis was allowed to use Vyvanse for his ADHD.

He didn't have his amphetamines so he couldn't hit. You could tell now that it was affecting him by his lack of effort because he was used to being juiced up on amphetamines.

yesser

man the way you END your SENTENCES and EMPHASIZE is really ANNOYING

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Tim Anderson had a worse season this year tbh

You ain’t see shit till you watch Colton Wong 2023 😂😂 absolute trash

Dave Kingman never did worse ?

FIRST VIEWER

The guy was bad. Period.

Ooga booga

Ur late bru

they should of let him use his adderall!! or smoke a blunt or something! 0-54 is actually sad

Shohei Ohtani homerun King 👑🇯🇵

Players tweaking on adderall. Davis was one of them. MLB took it away and he couldn't hit any more.

why do you talk like this, talk normally. please

If anything is proof that Showalter is the most OVERRATED manager in the history of any sport. Just look at the fact that he put a proven worst hitter in the LEADOFF spot.

It was bad but what mlb is pushing out there today is truly Pathetic the mendoza line happens more than. 300 hitters

Did you mention Rob Deer?