woody paige, don't blow that lead you have.member where we were when mark reynolds set the all-time single season record for strikeouts. but he's hit 43 home runs this year, knocked in 100 runs, stole 24 bases. is there any embarrassment in striking out a couple hundred times? >> there really isn't. jack cusp struck out 197 times in oakland last year and nobody really noticed. it would be nice to move runners over occasionally. >> he's not a money ball guy. you're not going to read about him in any book. but the 24 stolen bases sprats him. he's not dave kingman just swinging away. >> if you look at the top strikeout hitters inable in history it's latered with big hitters. it's not such a big deal, swing for the fences. why not? >> babe ruth struck out 1,360 times and we don't remember any of them. i've struck out on this program 989 times, but what do we remember? 301 victories. >> that's a pretty good arguments. >> all right, that was the horn, this is the first cut. bill plaschke, you made the showdown in what, three straight