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Reactions to the Putz Affair

Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:04 a.m.

The fallout from J.J. Putz’s comments about his injured elbow has been substantial — seemingly everyone has an opinion on who was right, wrong, negligent, distrustful, unbecoming, irresponsible, and so forth.Two reactions in particular struck a chord with me — one by Newsday’s David Lennon and another by former Mets trainer Bob Sikes.Lennon’s take was [ ... ] ...

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Former New York Met Putz pitcher blames team for arm woes, poor treatment

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 9:50 p.m.

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On the heels of the recent controversial Carlos Beltran knee surgery, J.J. Putz is now publicly questioning the way the Mets handled his elbow injury. "It was a mess from the beginning," Putz said ...

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Mets Will Pay Hefty Price for Their Spin

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 5:50 p.m.

It should have been a positive day for the New York Mets. Jose Reyes appears to be healthy and ready to regain his status among the elite leadoff hitters in the game. Instead, a former Met, J.J. Putz, exposed the franchise for their continued incompetence with handling injuries. You probably know by now Putz’s claim [ ... ] ...

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Putz Never Took A Physical?!?!

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 1:38 p.m.

News out of Chicago today has J.J. Putz saying he never took a physical with the Mets before being traded from the Mariners ... In fact the first physical he took was the spring training physical that even a dead person could pass.In an article Putz says “I had the bone spur (in the right [ ... ] ...

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The Mets never gave J.J. Putz a physical

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.

J.J. Putz signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Chicago White Sox this offseason. His stint with the Mets will not go down as being particularly memorable. He did not pitch particularly well when he was on the field, and spent the majority of the season on the disabled list. It was speculated going [ ... ] ...

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No Physical for JJ Putz

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 1:26 p.m.

While being interviewed by Chuck Garfien on Comcast Chicago (hat tip to MetsBlog), J.J. Putz admitted that he had bone spur in his elbow long before his trade from the Mariners to the Mets, the Mets were aware of it, and the Mets didn’t put him through a physical prior to making the deal official.Skimmed [ ... ] ...

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Kendall goes to Royals, Putz to White Sox (AP)

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Published Dec. 11, 2009 at 7:57 p.m.

Jason Kendall got a $6 million, two-year contract from the Kansas City Royals and J.J. Putz agreed to a $3 million, one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox on Friday. The Tampa Bay Rays finalized their trade with the Atlanta Braves, acquiring pitcher Rafael Soriano and agreeing to a $7.25 million, one-year contract with the reliever ...

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Kendall to Royals, Putz to White Sox as teams makes moves after winter meetings (The Canadian Press)

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Published Dec. 11, 2009 at 8:58 p.m.

NEW YORK - Jason Kendall got a US$6-million, two-year contract from the Kansas City Royals and J.J. Putz agreed to a $3-million, one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox on Friday as players and teams kept making moves following the winter meetings ...

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Putz and Kendall Sign

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Published Dec. 12, 2009 at 5:07 a.m.

J.J. Putz agreed to terms with the White Sox on a one-year, $3M contract plus incentives. Heck, at that price I would’ve liked to have seen him return to the Mets, who paid for his surgery and rehab. Oh well. But hey, the Mets won’t miss the 7 players they sent to Seattle and Cleveland [ ... ] ...

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