The Historic Downfall of Chris Davis

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Chris Davis once upon a time was one of baseball’s best power hitters. A 6 foot 4, left handed hitting first baseman who could hit moonshots, but also produced strikeout numbers that made you wonder if it was all really worth it. Over time, he earned the nickname Crush for his tape measure shots, many of which landed on or close to Eutaw street, the area directly in front of Baltimore’s B&O Warehouse. Davis was one of the most popular players for the O’s, and at one point the team hosted a giveaway night featuring him as a superhero, next to his dog sidekick, Samson. Off the field, Davis is an extremely generous and charitable guy who has been involved with the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital. He and his wife Jill have made it a priority to visit and contribute financially. We’ll delve into this later on.
Players relevant to the video: Tommy Hunter, Koji Uehara, Joe Saunders, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Delmon Young, J.J. Hardy, Zack Britton, Manny Machado, Kevin Gausman, Jonathan Schoop, Adam Jones, Ubaldo Jimenez, Edwin Encarnacion, Bobby Bonilla, Rick Porcello, Yogi Berra
0:00 Intro
1:05 Hometown Kid
2:52 Crush Davis
6:37 Davis’ Downfall
13:37 Crush’s Comeback?
14:32 Davis’ Decision
16:01 Conclusion
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@jolene_songbird76 11 месяцев назад

As an Orioles fan, we have been blessed to watch many great characters come through Baltimore on this team. Crush is still my favorite, as you know! ❤ Nice work, Cam. His charitable contributions are a much better legacy, but man was he fun to watch at one time!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Couldn’t have said it better myself!

@whogivesashitasshole 11 месяцев назад

He aslo saved someone from an overturned car on the freeway while on the way to a game.

@theaminusteam 11 месяцев назад

Hold up fr?

@PaulSmith-fz3qc 11 месяцев назад

@@theaminusteamyeah apparently it’s a true story. You can find the article on bleacher report.

@Mr123Parka 11 месяцев назад

As a former md resident, to my knowledge, very true story. Very popular in the state with anyone that has minimal baseball knowledge of his era

@smittyhimself4673 11 месяцев назад

@@theaminusteam100% true. My mom worked at the stadium from 2015-2017 and was on her way there when it happened. Backed up 295 for miles. She stopped and helped along with several others and had no idea davis was there too until everything had calmed down

@shawnleash4049 11 месяцев назад

Yes, absolutely true. I remember hearing this story. He's a good human being, once upon a time great baseball player and humanitarian. But the overturned car story is 100% true.

@darktalk912 11 месяцев назад

As someone who also struggles with ADHD, I feel his pain. It's so much more than just forgetting things easily. I could list everything we struggle with, but I'd be here all night doing that. The one thing we are able to do is hyper focus on something. When we can do that, we can literally accomplish whatever we set our minds to (just look at Davis crushing any pitch for an example). The downfall is we can't control how long we can focus on something, so we aren't consistent with it. Great video!

@misterknightowlandco 11 месяцев назад

It’s so frustrating. When the hyper focus is going on you feel like you have a super power and you can do anything. Then one day, you wake up and the cool project you were working on or whatever thing you found super cool a week or so ago or maybe even a few months just gets forgotten and interest is completely lost. It just feels like these giant life ruining momentum shifts ebb back n forth out of your control. It’s fucking miserable. I feel ya man I feel ya

@mertonhirsch4734 5 месяцев назад

Do you think Adderall should be considered a PED if people take it without permission? It seems like amphetamine in a way, but I'm not sure it improves fine motor skills in someone who doesn't have ADHD. It might cause jitters and make it harder to perform skills requiring dexterity and also I'd think that it could cause sleep problems and withdrawal. Just wondering about your take.

@darktalk912 5 месяцев назад

@mertonhirsch4734 absolutely. For someone with ADHD, Adderall levels the playing field. Without ADHD, it's essentially the same drug as in the film Limitless. It should be considered a PED if you don't need it. As with any drug, it does come with a risk of side effects such as insomnia and the jitters. But that can happen to anyone, even if you do have ADHD

@mertonhirsch4734 5 месяцев назад

@@darktalk912 Thanks, but regarding off-label use, doesn't it desensitize you pretty quickly so that you have to up your dose, and also it seems it could raise stress hormones like cortisol and even block natural growth hormone and testosterone. I knew athletes who used Ephedra when it was legal. They could work for hours, but the next day it didn't work as well and eventually they either had to take massive doses or take several days off to resensitize. Also, despite being able to train a ton, then tended to lose muscle presumably from the catabolic stress hormone release. I mean, maybe there is a sweet spot where you can get just the right effect timed just right. I've also had ADHD sufferers tell me that if you don't have ADHD and you take it it can hurt your focus rather than improve it.

@youraverageguy7842 11 месяцев назад

I said in the last video that Garett Anderson would be a good player to look at as he was very underrated and is usually mentioned in passing when talking about the Anaheim Angels WS winning team. Edwin Encarnacion would be a great player to look at too as his peak started at 29 and ended when he was 36 which is crazy.

@CharmCityGamer 11 месяцев назад

As a guy that struggles with ADHD, I know exactly what Chris went through. The key here, remember the good times we had with Chris, not the bad. Thanks Cam!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Amen! Glad you enjoyed the vid 🙌🏼

@CharmCityGamer 11 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 Anytime! Gave ya a sub too!

@illusionxmuta 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for making this, seriously. I’m a lifelong Orioles fan Davis is a heluva guy and very genuine. Just unfortunate that he couldn’t put those last few seasons together. But he’s set for life now! He deserves it. Now do Brady Anderson.

@ThatMeansHesMad 9 месяцев назад

There's a name I haven't heard in decades. I remember him having a 50HR(?) season seemingly out of nowhere

@illusionxmuta 9 месяцев назад

@@ThatMeansHesMad Steroids help.

@ThatMeansHesMad 9 месяцев назад

@@illusionxmuta Most likely lol.. And by "most likely," I mean 100% 💉💉

@Walrus1701D 11 месяцев назад

It’s been almost exactly 10 years since I saw Crush mash two bombs at Camden Yards against the Yankees. Man, what a fun night! Ok, now for my video suggestion. Could you consider doing one on Jim Eisenreich? He’s not as well known as the All-Stars of his era, but the dude could flat-out hit, and he overcame his battle with Tourette’s Syndrome that initially ended his career in the mid 80s. At an age when most players were retired, he averaged an .833 OPS during his four seasons with the Phillies. He’s a worthy player to profile, not just for his accomplishments on the field, but the adversity he overcame off of it. Thanks for videos! ⚾️

@wesjones565 11 месяцев назад

He’s a great guy. I really like it when players give back to the community. I love your channel. I would like it if you did one Shawn Green.

@Doyouknowwho 11 месяцев назад

Can you do one on Grady Sizemore?

@uncleice4929 11 месяцев назад

What could have been with Grady. Could have been one of the greatest

@Mr123Parka 11 месяцев назад

Great community guy even when he was struggling in the game. Always got hella respect for him

@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405 11 месяцев назад

Keep uo the good work brotha! Sports today is a lot of drama, hot takes, and yelling. Nice to have someone care about the sport as much as us, and puts out consistently great content. And even better it's baseball, my first sporting love.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

I appreciate that! Glad you’re enjoying the content 🤙🏼

@videogamevalley7523 11 месяцев назад

this was a very positive video (even talking about the hard times he went thru) getting the letter from the red sox fan gave him the confidence he needed at that moment that kid with the W move. You would think an ultimate collapse would have a bad ending but not this one. I believe he found his true calling and thats jus helping others who are less fortunate have more. Cheers Mr Davis you sir are a class act!! 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

That’s a great way of looking at it!

@elreiec1 10 месяцев назад

Newly subbed after finding your channel via the Tony Gwynn vs ATL Big 3 vid. I can tell this vid came from the heart as it reflects your fandom of the O’s. I had zero clue he was this inspirational of a figure off the field. What a story. Thx for the upload.

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

He was someone I grew up watching so you’re absolutely right! He has a great story for being seen in such a negative light for his baseball performance, felt it was only right to paint the full picture

@terrance315 11 месяцев назад

Everyone always talks about the contract but no one really tells the story. THANK YOU!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! That was my goal. The full story hadn’t been told properly in my eyes.

@booradley6832 11 месяцев назад

I'm from about 40 minutes away from the stadium and was born in Baltimore(at Sinai if anyone local is curious.) As a lifelong fan who drifts in and out of paying attention to the orioles, it really makes me sad that people will remember Davis for his historic run of astronomically bad luck. He is an extremely nice guy as far as I can tell, very charitable and was not really a typical "top of the world" type that made you feel vindicated in watching him experience the lows as well. I will have good memories of him for a long time, and hope he continues to be a fixture in charities wherever he lives. As a very Christian man he hopefully will strive to exemplify those values since he has all the means to fulfill them.

@booradley6832 11 месяцев назад

I'm also really happy that Foolish Baseball made an analysis of just how incredibly and mind bendingly absurd that bad luck was. I have a better chance of finding a vein of gold in my backyard than someone does of having that streak.

@channeldirty7 11 месяцев назад

This was beautiful man 😅😂 you got me tearing up…after watching the Os beat the Marlins last night, throwing Sandy…I’m looking back today at what got us BACK to this point of great baseball in Baltimore and I’m so glad I found this video man 😂 😅 seriously you killed this and I know you said your a Baltimore fan so can we get some more videos about this current team or any players? Man we got some cool guys in this organization, guys on the comeback, number 1 picks, college studs high school studs, all stars, dominant relief pitchers everyone else gave up on, Hyder as the coach an his journey, Cedric Mullins turning his career around into a perennial all star basically, all the young pitchers getting a foot hood in the league an learning how to dominate, Adley FREAKIN Rutschmen the list goes on

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Ahh thank you! You already know more Orioles content is coming in the future, lots of players I have interest in making some vids on. A lot of guys in this organization make me think we have a bright future for Baltimore baseball.

@frankieallen0 6 месяцев назад

Davis deserved way better on the field, especially when he looked so great in his early years in Baltimore. He’s a very special human being, and I still support him.

@hudsonwenceslau 10 месяцев назад

thanks for subtitling your videos, i live in brazil and i found out that there is another sport as cool as soccer but I don't know how to speak english, but with subtitled videos I can get the translation on youtube. thanks! (I'm using google translate)

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

That’s awesome, thank you for watching my videos!

@matts82581 11 месяцев назад

There's another Chris Davis video out there on RU-vid and I thought that this was the one I had seen before. I'm glad I clicked it to verify. This video is much better and you did a great job showing how much of a good person he is. Not an Orioles fan but I do appreciate well done videos!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! My goal was to cover his story more in depth than I’d seen in the past.

@Ibhenriksen 10 месяцев назад

The one you saw was more about analytics by foolish baseball and how the shift and a little bit of bad luck amplified his 0-54 hitless streak.

@YondanDrill 11 месяцев назад

Chris Davis was the Ben Simmons of baseball in other words, but with good attitude.

@robertm4050 9 месяцев назад

Uehara may not have been great with Texas but after two seasons there he went to Boston and ranked for the CY and MVP as a reliever and ended up winning a WS with them too.

@LDQBBQ 11 месяцев назад

Cool video and a refreshing breath of positivity. Well done.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@derick-smith 11 месяцев назад

Quality content my guy! Your stuff is in the category of "just watch it" for me. No matter the topic, I know you're going to kill it.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Derick! That really means a lot 🙌🏼

@thejamnasium6447 11 месяцев назад

dude it's kind of mind blowing a lot of other ball players don't do the contract deferral thing. I mean Bobby Bonilla just got that million dollar check like SIX DAYS AGO. it's 2023!

@booradley6832 11 месяцев назад

Financial professionals will advise you against it, though usually its got selfish motivation behind it. It is the smart move for security, yes. You can blow 15 fortunes in a row and still have another one coming next year, which for people who have as little impulse control and money sense as pro-athletes seems like a great idea. But money that sits stable is losing value, since inflation increases steadily. Taking that money upfront and putting it all into bonds or CD's means the money grows while still being untouchable, which is the same difference really. Two players take the same deal. Player A takes that million upfront in 2020 and puts it into a CD until 2035. Player B defers the money. Their contracts and possible financial security are the same, being able to not access money until 2035 either way when it pays out. But it will be worth almost 200k more (@1.25% interest compounding yearly, for example) for player A. That number may be a bit high but the example stands. Taxes heavily complicate this but the principle stands. I would take the deferral thing but understand why not to do it.

@ultimatezing2640 11 месяцев назад

I will continue to campaign that Moises Alou gets covered, given all that happened to him in his career.

@raincntry2657 11 месяцев назад

Hard to hate on such a good dude. Baseball is only part of who he is. Good for him.

@CD_15. 11 месяцев назад

W fuzzy editor, keep up the good work cam!

@jstenger48 11 месяцев назад

So very well done! Thank you!

@SparkyTD11 11 месяцев назад

Hey Cam, I really like your channel! If you feel the inspiration, please make a video for Roy “Doc” Halladay ! He was a legend and had a true rollercoaster career and tragic ending

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! And great suggestion, I’ve wanted to put some pitchers on my radar after all the hitters I’ve been doing

@georgesadler7830 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video.

@timsinkovitz 11 месяцев назад

Great video!! I'm a Jays fan and they were linked to sign him and I wasn't feeling it. Having said that... What a great stand up guy with his charity work. I think overall the sports world ignores what athletes do for charities and communities as a whole. I'm now a Davis fan!!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! You’re justified to feel that way but definitely cool to see the great things he’s done over the years.

@chrisholden615 8 месяцев назад

Another superb well done video good sir! 🎉

@Cam23 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! I appreciate your support of the channel 🙌🏼

@chrisholden615 8 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 you're very welcome! You have great content

@connorkimball3064 10 месяцев назад

Hey man, that slump got us adley rutschman and gunnar henderson. Imo elite tank commander one of which the sports world has never seen before.

@everettfowler11 11 месяцев назад

Good video cam

@jahbandz45 11 месяцев назад

underrated player staying with the baltimore theme is eddie murray

@mattmoore20 10 месяцев назад

The broken bay home run was crazy to watch. I sat for a bit going holy s*** in my head

@DylanSportsNetwork 11 месяцев назад

Beltre video perhaps? This one is great!

@ethanbrooks5931 11 месяцев назад

Babe wake up Chris Davis just downfell

@thejamnasium6447 11 месяцев назад

hahaha babe what's the matter you've barely touched your downfall of Chris Davis

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

🤣

@nobeardthepirate9172 11 месяцев назад

All these videos about Chris Davis' down fall. Where are the Chris Davis won my 2013 fantasy season videos?

@TroutWest 11 месяцев назад

Do Khris Davis Next!!

@hempbox-ec4xq 11 месяцев назад

Can you do a video on Bobby Bonilla?

@bbuildingfan01 11 месяцев назад

Awesome video

@TimothyCorum 8 месяцев назад

I just don't understand why it's so easy for us as "fans" to judge a player. There was no secret to Davis's numbers and his strikeout rating. He was more than just a player he was a person like you said to give back to the community. MLB & all the worries with the steroids era still lingering. They took an approved drug and was on that approved list until yet again they tightened the rains. As a Baltimore Orioles fan I still thank him for all he did and still my favorite player.

@Cam23 8 месяцев назад

Well said! He did a lot of great things for the Baltimore community and deserves our respect for that

@TimothyCorum 8 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 as a fan and still a collector of his sports collection to baseball cards. I would have loved for it to end up differently without question. Sometimes it just doesn't work out like that. I remember the training camp that he was killing again. Training camp yes but you have to find a grove somewhere. Then COVID and Pandemic took effect. I am sure some of the money he has donated with his wife hopefully helped some families during that difficult time. Baltimore Orioles fans we had Cal Ripken Jr. The Ironman. One of the greatest of all-time. Not perfect though. The greatest part about this game. You get 3 to 4 hits out of 10 you are one of the greatest baseball hitters of all-time. Thank you for the response. It was a good piece and respectful I would like to add.

@Cam23 8 месяцев назад

@@TimothyCorum it was tough to see him get in a grove just to have it taken away with the pandemic. In a stretch of bad breaks he sure was able to overcome a lot of adversity. The bottom line was that he cared, and I always admired that about him. Sure, the results weren't there, but he wanted to help in any way he could. Orioles have had some great role models, you're right on about the Iron Man.

@casterscollectibles 11 месяцев назад

Fun fact I randomly chose CD for beat the streak the day he broke his streak 😂 not 5 days in a row guessing but literally just that day 1x 😅

@samhunter7619 10 месяцев назад

You can knock the guy, but 13 years in the MLB is such a great accomplishment. Love than him and his wife are so charitable

@tommyrutherford400 11 месяцев назад

remaining a good person through of all of that is the great thing

@AS-is4dt 11 месяцев назад

didnt expect this vid to make me tear up

@user-hl4mp2pm9b 2 месяца назад

My ex wife was from Baltimore, and her family looooved the o’s. I always felt so bad when they booed him lol

@izaman56 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this baseball was great when he was great

@RC_guy667 2 месяца назад

Idc what anyone says, i loved davis, hes still my favorite player. I will never get rid of my Davis jersey.

@christianwoellenstein991 11 месяцев назад

I always thought that Crush Davis is a reference to Crash Davis

@GeeEm1313 11 месяцев назад

I know most people will remember him for falling off a cliff after signing that monstrous contract. I'll remember him for being traded along with Tommy Hunter for Koji Uehara and leading the league twice in home runs.

@re_wolfing4642 11 месяцев назад

He is my favorite Orioles player

@CodeineAbdulJabbar 11 месяцев назад

Can we get a Jim Thome Video?

@Crow-jg4sj 5 месяцев назад

Well he had the ability for a while. That's better than most of us

@ChubbyCub2 11 месяцев назад

make a video on kenny lofton

@everettfowler11 11 месяцев назад

You should do the prime of Reggie Jackson or Jeff bagwell

@hanzdownsports 11 месяцев назад

This might not be popular but George Bell could be a video you make in the future.

@doctorpresident5681 3 месяца назад

Remember when Fanduel priced him sub-minimum? $500 instead of $2000. Disgraceful!

@TapirBaseball 10 месяцев назад

My second favorite Khris/Chris Davis

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

😂

@anselshort4798 11 месяцев назад

Oh scott ericcson was he anygood?? I member outside of nolan i thought he was the coolest pitcher

@kenyontucker6469 11 месяцев назад

Crush Groove was a bad dude.

@DevonGooding 11 месяцев назад

Victor Martinez ???

@JohnnyBawlz 11 месяцев назад

The rise and fall of Jeff Francoeur

@christophertifre2018 11 месяцев назад

Great start but he became a Rob Deer type player all or nothing

@jedistreaming4006 9 месяцев назад

Have you done a former Yankee named Rickey Henderson?

@SconnerStudios 11 месяцев назад

Zach Britton's jersey isn't up for auction anymore. LIAR! I want my money back. Anyways, at least Chris Davis got a good chunk of change, rather than being screwed by the O's that offseason and had having his downfall without a big contract.

@michaelteret4763 8 месяцев назад

Davis, Belle, the O’s have made many mistakes. Have you done a video on Brooks?

@Cam23 8 месяцев назад

Indeed I have! It’s on both Brooks and Frank: Meet the Robinsons: The Icons of Baltimore's Glory Days (Feat. @MiLBHatbilly) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XK71FV0jPUQ.html

@anselshort4798 11 месяцев назад

Benito santiago, pudge rodriguez, harolyd reyonlds gary sheffield videos please any mariner is appreciated tho

@robertmason7553 11 месяцев назад

As long as hes getting paid, what does he care Orioles still getting crushed by his contract

@Insertquartertocontinue Месяц назад

It’s funny how he adhd only hurt him once he got the contract.

@mertonhirsch4734 5 месяцев назад

@Cam23 5 месяцев назад

I think if someone's taking it without medical permission that's different than taking it without MLB's permission. Davis had been prescribed Adderall by medical professionals, but did not receive proper authorization from MLB to take it during the season. I don't see any problem with a baseball player using the medication, but Davis should have asked for permission as he'd always done in order to avoid the suspension.

@braheme1260 11 месяцев назад

How did he get so terrible?

@kylemorrison5644 11 месяцев назад

first

@bobs8005 Месяц назад

Great person. Horrible player.

@joshsmith4512 11 месяцев назад

dude was always overatted. 🙄 he is a nice guy, but that cintract? was horrible.... always always overatted

@frankieallen0 6 месяцев назад

Davis himself was never supposed to be bad, and I don’t know why his production sharply declined after signing a contract that was bad enough to scare the Orioles away from spending in recent years.

@brianfarkas8172 11 месяцев назад

The lowest hanging fruit.

@Cheesefist 11 месяцев назад

I think Davis is more famous for his 0-54 hit less streak

@j.s.friedman9649 11 месяцев назад

Well, I'd say Adoral is the key to this boy's success

@j.s.friedman9649 11 месяцев назад

I guess not having steroids leads to 150 batting average

@marclaporte3710 10 месяцев назад

Even in his " prime" he simply decided to K too much. What good is 45 HR when you literally hit .210 and strikeout 200 times ? Useless.

@scottsharp1763 11 месяцев назад

Chris Davis is no dave kingman that’s for sure…. and he’s definitely no Bobby Bonilla.,. Bless chris Davis and all the beautifully humane things he does for people, truly an absolute legend, HOF person but one of the worst baseball players to ever get paid, ever….awful at baseball in every facet besides power