Read the material here at BP.com for any length of time and you’ll notice certain themes running through the writing. One of the ones we’re known to pound incessantly is the idea that pitchers, especially young ones, need to be handled carefully. Rany Jazayerli’s Pitcher Abuse Points system is an outgrowth of that belief and…
THOSE WACKY CUBS FANS “A fan came down and hit one of our guys [Chad Kreuter] in the back of the head. Literally punched him in the back of the head when he wasn’t looking. And he took his hat. That’s how the whole thing started.” — Todd Hundley, Dodgers catcher “I was worried. I’m…