He Said What?

Who you crappin’, John Danks?  You’re a starting pitcher whose ERA hasn’t been below 4 since 2010; your spring stats so far are a 1-2 win/loss record with a 12.10 ERA; and you’re going to make a shade over $14 million this year, come hell or high water or early exits.  And you mean to tell me that giving up eight runs in 4-1/3 innings yesterday was OK?

That’s basically what Danks said after yet another stellar performance yesterday. “We had a bigger priority today [than apparently getting batters out].  We got to take revised mechanics out.  We got to work on certain pitches, and it was a good day.”  Sorry to differ, but, No, it wasn’t.  You got rocked, again.  The White Sox will likely run you out every fifth day because of your contract and their unwillingness to admit to a mistake.  “We accomplished what we hoped to accomplish, and we’re going to get on the mound again in a few days and continue to iron things out.”

May I suggest you spend a little time on your pronouns while you’re at it?  Who’s this “we” you keep referring to?  Last time I checked, the only person on the mound delivering the ball is the pitcher.  Maybe he means his bad angel, which would explain the bad advice.