All hail the conquering hero.
Chris Davis entered the Orioles’ series in Boston as a national punchline. A running joke. A media punching bag. His MLB record hitless drought was, it seemed, all that anybody could talk about.
Four days later, Davis has emerged from Fenway reborn, bearing a fair resemblance — if you squint just right — to the once-feared slugger who terrorized opposing pitchers for years.
This isn’t a “Chris Davis is officially back!” decree. He is, we must acknowledge, still batting .089 with a .396 OPS. But if nothing else, he’s given us — and himself — something to smile about.