Putzing It All Into Perspective

It's hard to write walk-off related stories about closers who don't drop throws back from the mound (see the piece below) to lose games, and I don't want to write just any old story about J.J. Putz. Needless to say, I like the acquisition, and here's why, in it's simplest form...

Alex Rodriguez career vs J.J. Putz
0-for-7, 2 K

David Ortiz career vs J.J. Putz
0-for-7, 5 K

Derek Jeter career vs J.J. Putz
1-for-8, 4 K

Manny Ramirez vs J.J. Putz
2-for-11, 7 K

That's a combined 3-for-33 with 18 strikeouts against four elite hitters with whom we've become quite familiar.

I have a feeling Mr. Putz is going to handle New York just fine.