Patience is no longer a virtue when it comes to the marathon slump that has turned Chris Davis into a strikeout/groundout machine. Manager Buck Showalter needs to do something dramatic to change the subject and alter Davis' mindset at the plate.
First of all, he needs to sit tonight against Oakland A's left-hander Ross Detwiler, even if Detwiler would seem to be the perfect guy to cure everyone in the Orioles lineup of what ails them at the plate.
Thursday, Showalter needs to move Adam Jones back into the cleanup spot and -- believe it or not -- put Davis at the top of the batting order.