BaconOnAStick Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Not all of our times together were bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 September 30, 2008 was fun. Good luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 fWAR for Danks: 2008 - 4.8 2009 - 2.7 2010 - 4.4 2011 - 3.0 Then he got hurt. He was maybe the best starter on a couple very good (and a couple disappointing) White Sox teams. His contract and injury came to be unfairly associated with the stink of failure that hovered over this team the last 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I cherish the Blackout Game. What if Danks doesn't get hurt in 2012 and makes all his starts, instead of Phylan Humbelrod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 QUOTE (daggins @ May 3, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) fWAR for Danks: 2008 - 4.8 2009 - 2.7 2010 - 4.4 2011 - 3.0 Then he got hurt. He was maybe the best starter on a couple very good (and a couple disappointing) White Sox teams. His contract and injury came to be unfairly associated with the stink of failure that hovered over this team the last 3 years. Danks was a top 5 left handed starter in the AL for a few years. That's why he got the contract he got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Jack29 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I appreciate what Danks did for the Sox, especially in the first half of his career. It's too bad that he wasn't the same guy after the shoulder injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 The hate for the Twins has faded a bit since 2010, but in 2008 there wasn't a team in sports I hated more than them. That made beating them in the Blackout game that much sweeter, and Danks was a huge part of that. Despite the poor results over the past few years, I never stopped liking the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Thanks for everything John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 3, 2016 -> 03:59 PM) The hate for the Twins has faded a bit since 2010, but in 2008 there wasn't a team in sports I hated more than them. That made beating them in the Blackout game that much sweeter, and Danks was a huge part of that. Despite the poor results over the past few years, I never stopped liking the guy. Totally agreed. I hated the Twins more than the Packers, Cubs, Tigers, Indians, and Royals combined. The worst part of it was that those Twins teams would beat our built-to-win-in-the-playoffs teams in the regular season and then just suck horribly in the playoffs. They were basically a waste of space in the postseason. Meanwhile we were sitting at home with 3 top of the line starting pitchers (especially in 2003 and 2010) and good offenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 QUOTE (South Sider @ May 3, 2016 -> 02:07 PM) Thanks for everything John! Mr. Danks you were a warrior who ran out of ammo long ago but still fought the good fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonnydanks Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 don't stop get it get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Jack29 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 3, 2016 -> 03:10 PM) Mr. Danks you were a warrior who ran out of ammo long ago but still fought the good fight. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconOnAStick Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Ive found it hard to hate the Twins since they tore down that horrible building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glangon Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 What has happened is a huge shame. Injury killed a great Sox pitcher, Danks will always be remembered for 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Shoulder injuries suck. We have had such incredible luck, but this one hurt pretty bad in terms of 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Dank you bery much. Danks for all the memories. Hope you're at home watching the Sox win a World Series. Biter sweet. Happy grasshopper. Sad panda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Was probably gonna be one of the best #2 pitchers in the league, hell he could have been an ace. Then his shoulder happened. He earned his contract with the Sox. Then his shoulder fell apart. Then he battled and always gave everything he got. It's a shame that it came to this, but I won't miss his terrible starts. I will miss the starts where he suddenly could reach back and battle his way through a great start. It was easy to want him to succeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ May 3, 2016 -> 04:44 PM) Shoulder injuries suck. We have had such incredible luck, but this one hurt pretty bad in terms of 2012. Yep. Plus I guess ill need a new sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knackattack Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Danks was my favorite player for a long time, always seemed like a good dude who tried hard but... when you're throwing 86-88 with no control and no breaking ball.. he gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Blackout game was money...was money early in his career. Unfortunate injury that he battled through. Thanks Danks for always battling (and for being really really good pre-injury). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 "Don't you take it so hard now And please don't take it so bad I'll still be thinkin' of you And the times we had" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I am still sad to see him go, because he is the ultimate teammate. He never once tried to blame anyone else or anything else for his problems. He always mentored pitchers as they came in, even with the real possibility is that he could have been training his replacement. At one point he was one of the steals of the century coming over here in the Brandon McCarthy deal, and providing the White Sox with some big years. The Blackout game goes without question as the high mark of his time here. Hopefully he enjoys the fruits of his labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 It's sad when an athlete's career ends on such a low note. If the team was sub .500 he keeps on pitching and chucking it up there and getting toasted like a pop tart. I'm sorry to see the Danks that was trotting out there this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 QUOTE (daggins @ May 3, 2016 -> 09:47 PM) His contract and injury came to be unfairly associated with the stink of failure that hovered over this team the last 3 years. Excellent line. Thank you for that. The nice posts in this thread are starting to lessen the sting of all the vicious, classless things said about Danks in game threads the last two seasons. I hated reading the word bum in game threads about Danks. It'd be nice if somebody in the NL picked up Danks and allowed him to continue his comeback, but I assume they'd have to pay him. So he must be done. That said ... one of my favorite Sox ever. It's not his fault he got hurt. I think some haters thought he should give the money back. It doesn't work that way. Danks is a class act. It'd be great if he could continue his career. In conclusion, I loved Johnny Danks and we've had a lot worse pitchers stand on the mound at the Cell in White sox uniforms than Johnny Danks! Go Danks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 QUOTE (greg775 @ May 3, 2016 -> 09:05 PM) Excellent line. Thank you for that. The nice posts in this thread are starting to lessen the sting of all the vicious, classless things said about Danks in game threads the last two seasons. I hated reading the word bum in game threads about Danks. It'd be nice if somebody in the NL picked up Danks and allowed him to continue his comeback, but I assume they'd have to pay him. So he must be done. That said ... one of my favorite Sox ever. It's not his fault he got hurt. I think some haters thought he should give the money back. It doesn't work that way. Danks is a class act. It'd be great if he could continue his career. In conclusion, I loved Johnny Danks and we've had a lot worse pitchers stand on the mound at the Cell in White sox uniforms than Johnny Danks! Go Danks! He wouldn't even survive in the NL at this point sadly. His one hope is reinventing himself as a pitcher, possibly learning a knuckle ball. I don't know. Kinda wish he would have gone to Charlotte to work on things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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