Chris Davis Whiffs Piñata at Daughter’s Birthday Party
In a truly sad turn of events, Chris Davis’s batting woes have extended to his daughter’s birthday party. After several of the children failed to break open the festive piñata, the parents cheered for Davis to take a swing. The slumping slugger was initially hesitant. However, that all changed when the birthday girl asked her father to “smash the piñata open for me.” The Orioles player donned the tradition blindfold and stepped up to take a swing. After several major league whiffs, Davis pulled off his blindfold to realize he was facing the wrong way. The children cackled with laughter at the mix-up, while the parents laughed nervously. Once again, Davis pulled down his blindfold and stepped up to the plate. One miss. Two misses. Three misses. The frustrated athlete ripped off his blindfold and took three more earthshattering swings at the piñata. All of them failed to connect with the Mexican candy container.
At this point, the children began to taunt the MLB player by chanting, “Three strikes, you’re out! Better, not see ya pout!”
Davis allegedly called a timeout at this point to “quiet the crowd.” None of the parents objected. The professional baseball player used the timeout to find a batting donut for the piñata stick. He timidly cranked out a couple of practice swings. Chris was exceptionally sweaty at this point.
After three missed swings, Davis put the stick down in defeat. One of the parents offered to put the piñata on a tee, but the Orioles player refused. One of his daughter’s friends, Sally, cracked it open on the next swing. Inside the container was an assortment of candy and a handwritten note signed by his family that said, “You did it, Dad!”
The other parents were reportedly shocked. Here is what some them had to say about the party:
“We just wanted to give him a little confidence y ’know? Show him he still knows how to crush one. We really never thought things would turn out like this and we feel just terrible.”
“When lined up facing the wrong way, I thought he was just messing with us. But now that I think about it, I think he was for real. It’s not every day that you get to see a grown man get fanned by a piñata.”
“I could’ve shit my pants and Chris Davis still would’ve stunk more.”
Chris Davis holds the MLB record for lowest batting average among eligible players against Mexican party favors.
