John Danks

  John Danks, had only given up 2 runs all season and had held Ichiro to 1 hit in 8 previous at-bats. This sounded like a good situation for the Sox and chance to sweep the Mariners in Tuesday's doubleheader.

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Only youngsters Gavin Floyd and John Danks are even adequate, with Floyd winning half of his last ten, and Danks winning four of them.

The Twins, on the other hand, seem to be peaking at just the right time. After losing four straight, including a sweep by the Yanks, after the break, they've won seven of nine, including three of four against Chicago last week. Their upcoming schedule is mighty soft, too. Nine of their next twelve are against last-place Seattle and Kansas City, and only fourteen of their remaining games this season are against teams not named Seattle, Kansas City, Toronto, Baltimore, Detroit, or Cleveland. Chicago's remaining games, on the other hand, have twenty-one games not featuring this same pack of teams, and three of those twenty-one are against the Twins. 

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I’ve gone from no way to well let’s just see what happens with John Danks. I’m thinking I like the way he looks up there right now. By the end of March maybe I’ll be willing to use my pen instead of pencil to put him in that 4th spot of the rotation. So I’ve bought in, shoot me.

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Juan Uribe is a liar. He claims he’ll do whatever the Sox want as far as his position goes. I’m gonna go head and call him a liar. Did I already say that? He has apparently dropped a few pounds which is good; he was beginning to look a little like a Molina. That’s not going to stop him from swinging at everything thrown in the general direction of the plate. I think his attitude adjustment will only last as long as it takes Ozzie to award a starting spot to someone else (Ramirez).

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Like I said though, John Danks. John Danks.

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