Reynolds Whiffs Into History For second Straight Year

Another of the milestones we were tracking was passed on Tuesday night. But unlike Ichiro topping Wee Willie Keeler or Derek Jeter taking down Lou Gehrig, Mark Reynolds(notes) broke the record no ballplayer wants to break. And the Arizona third baseman broke it for the second year in a row, no less. With a fourth-inning strikeout against San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner(notes), Reynolds did the walk of shame back to the dugout for the 205th time this season, surpassing the MLB-record 204 whiffs he set in 2008. Reynolds struck out three times on the night to reach 206, but he also recorded his 100th RBI of the season, continuing an offensive output — he also has 43 home runs in 2009 — that make all those misses a lot easier to take. But despite his insistence to our own Tim Brown that he keeps the Ks in a proper perspective, he didn't appear too eager to talk about the new record after the game. From the Arizona Republic: Reynolds said getting 100 RBIs was a g...