You hear it, and at first, it sounds like they’re patronizing Chris Davis.
You hear Mike Bordick or Jim Hunter or anyone else on the Orioles broadcast give the slugger credit for his recent games, and you think it’s an almost insulting case of lowered expectations. After all, you look at the average still well below .200, the slugging percentage below .400, and it’s understood if you roll your eyes.
Is this how far he’s fallen? This man is on his way to being paid $161 million. And we’re celebrating because he’s reached base a few times?