Cubs May Break Strikeout Record Again in 2004
Rooftop Report links to this Aaron Gleeman post discussing the Cubs pitching staff and their proclivity for striking out the opposition. The 2003 Cubs set the all-time record for strikeouts with 1404, breaking the record the 2001 Cubs set with 1344. Gleeman notes the 2004 Cubs have a good shot at being around 1400 again, and concludes: “And who knows, maybe someone will actually notice the Cubs trying to break a major league record this time.” Clearly, he wasn’t reading The Clark & Addison Chronicle last season (see here, here, here, and here). Though I did fail to note it when the record was actually broken.