Chris Davis’ walk-off home run wakes up sleeping fan at Orioles Park
The Baltimore Orioles were in a season-altering slump coming in to Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
After losing 12 out of 13, the defending American League East champions have all but officially removed themselves from playoffs contention.
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It’s a disappointing reality to be sure, especially considering there were realistic expectations that they could repeat in a wide open division. With that in mind, it would be difficult to blame fans in Baltimore if they were feeling apathetic. In some cases, it might even render them sluggish or outright bored, to the point that they’d fall asleep in the bleachers at Orioles Park at Camden Yards.
At least that appeared to be the case for one fan during Wednesday’s game. He was spotted sprawled out over several seats in right-center during the 11th inning, but he received the ultimate wake up call from Chris Davis.
Hey bro, it’s time to get up and celebrate. The Orioles just won a baseball game!
The distance was a good thing for our sleeping fan. Had it traveled 428 feet — like Davis’ home run in the third inning — and landed a few feet to the left, it may have been in his lap. That would have hurt. As it was, it cleared him and the bleachers all together.
The home run also happened to be Davis’ longest home this season, which is saying something for a guy nicknamed “Crush.” He has 38 overall, which is one behind former teammate Nelson Cruz for the MLB lead. Unfortunately for the Orioles, it just hasn’t been enough in the big picture.
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