Mark Christopher "Ben" Davis (born March 10, 1977 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. Davis began his career as a promising catcher, but converted to a pitcher in 2008. He currently is the Philadelphia Phillies pre and post game analyst and lives with his wife, son, and two daughters in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
He has played for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox at the Major League level. He was nicknamed Big Ben during his time in Seattle because of his tall stature. Davis was once a highly touted prospect in the Padres' organization but has bounced around the Minor Leagues since 2005.
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“For of fortunes sharp adversitee
The worst kynde of infortune is this,
A man to han ben in prosperitee,
And it remembren, whan it passed is.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340–1400)
“You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them through. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.”
—Charlotte Davis Kasl (20th century)