I do not understand, why he did not go there. They have more talent.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

His turn in the rotation is being skipped. TBA tomorrow, Sale Tueaday. I hope this is the beginning of the end.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

His turn in the rotation is being skipped. TBA tomorrow, Sale Tueaday. I hope this is the beginning of the end.

Fuck "Losing Pitcher" John Danks. In one of the White Sox groups I belong to on Facebook guys were actually cheering on his last effort and lamenting his "lack of run support". The motherfucker is 25 games under .500, he has a career ERA of 4.35, he hasn't had an ERA lower than 4.70 in five years at a time when it's more difficult to score than the deadball era, he allows more hits than innings pitched, and he gives up about 25 home runs a year. Plus he's a horrible person who refused to get medical help for his best friend. Fuck "Losing Pitcher" John Danks.

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

Fuck "Losing Pitcher" John Danks. In one of the White Sox groups I belong to on Facebook guys were actually cheering on his last effort and lamenting his "lack of run support". The motherfucker is 25 games under .500, he has a career ERA of 4.35, he hasn't had an ERA lower than 4.70 in five years at a time when it's more difficult to score than the deadball era, he allows more hits than innings pitched, and he gives up about 25 home runs a year. Plus he's a horrible person who refused to get medical help for his best friend. Fuck "Losing Pitcher" John Danks.

Fuck "Losing Pitcher" John Danks. In one of the White Sox groups I belong to on Facebook guys were actually cheering on his last effort and lamenting his "lack of run support". The motherfucker is 25 games under .500, he has a career ERA of 4.35, he hasn't had an ERA lower than 4.70 in five years at a time when it's more difficult to score than the deadball era, he allows more hits than innings pitched, and he gives up about 25 home runs a year. Plus he's a horrible person who refused to get medical help for his best friend. Fuck "Losing Pitcher" John Danks.

It's the last year of his contract and nobody is going to trade anything worthwhile for him, nor take on more than a small portion of the money owed if they were to deal for him in a desperate situation. So wouldn't the Sox be better off giving his starts to another pitcher who has more upside and perhaps a real future and waiving Danks?

It's the last year of his contract and nobody is going to trade anything worthwhile for him, nor take on more than a small portion of the money owed if they were to deal for him in a desperate situation. So wouldn't the Sox be better off giving his starts to another pitcher who has more upside and perhaps a real future and waiving Danks?

You like him because he's a horrible person, don't you?

I wish they would use Erik Johnson or Jacob Turner instead of Danks but whatever... sometimes you have to punt a game.

It seemed premature to bring Gonzalez up. Now what do you do with two questionable starters in this rotation?

The logical move to me was to start Johnson then send him down the next day. Now Gonzalez is here to stay as he has no options

Levine: John Danks Done Tipping Pitches, Thanks To Dioner Navarro
March 23, 2016 6:49 PM By Bruce Levine


GLENDALE, Ariz. (CBS) — A tip from catcher Dioner Navarro to left-hander John Danks three outings ago has turned the veteran pitcher around.

During Danks’ start on March 13, he was getting shelled and not understanding what he was doing wrong. That’s when his recent luck changed.

“Dioner has been around awhile,” Danks said. “He has seen me and faced me. If he says something, I don’t need to look at it on video. He told me exactly what I was doing. We fixed it, and it has not been an issue since.”

Danks was holding his glove in different positions for grips on fastball and breaking balls, tipping his pitches to hitters, sources said.

The improved results continued Wednesday, as Danks threw six shutout innings against the Padres in a 6-1 victory against the White Sox. Danks is in line to be the team’s fifth starter when the season opens.

“I don’t care what number I am labeled,” Danks said.” By the time you get to the second week of April, it is all mixed up anyway. I just want to be a guy that every time out helps us win a ballgame.”

In 2015, Danks posted a 7-15 record with a 4.71 ERA, following a 4.74 ERA in 2014 and 4.75 ERA in 2013. In Cactus League play, Danks had allowed 13 earned runs in 9 2/3 innings during his first three starts, including giving up eight runs in that March 13 start. He’s since pitched 11 shutout innings, earning the victory in both outings.

Danks will be happy if he can throw 200 innings in his role this season.

“If you’re good enough to be out there and pitch 200 innings, then I will live with whatever the other numbers are,” he said. “You must be doing something right if you’re out there that much.”

Navarro was matter of fact about the tipping incident. Before coming to the White Sox this offseason, he was 9-for-23 against Danks, including three home runs. As a hitter facing Danks, the struggles became apparent.

“I noticed it against the Diamondbacks,” Navarro said. “That is my job as a catcher — to see those things. I think his last two outings have been great. I know he will continue to do it the whole season.”

An American League scout offered the following scouting report on Danks:

“He was working the ball around great today. His sinker was good and changeup mostly controlled. He pitches backwards, using his fastball in breaking ball counts. That generates ground balls and surprise punch-outs. He did not throw many curves. I suspect because of the dry air in Arizona, he has put that pitch on the shelf until he heads back north. The guy knows how to pitch. He just has to have good command to get through six decent innings.”

Should Danks make strong outings a regularity in 2015, he will have Navarro to thank in large part for it.

As for the new White Sox catcher, it’s all just part of the job.

“I pick up these things from being around awhile,” Navarro said. “These things happen more than you think. That is what spring training is for. We are all working on something. Now is the time to clean it up. When the season starts and I start putting up numbers, then I will ask for a raise.”