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I think that KK used 2004 as an example b/c Phil Pepe used them in his article as follows:
The Yankees, as an example, range from a high of 123 complete games in 1904, when they were still the Highlanders, to a low of one complete game exactly 100 years later. It’s interesting to note that the number of saves recorded by the Highlanders in 1904 is the same as the number of complete games recorded by the 2004 Yankees, 1.
Also interesting is that even with their staggering total of 123, the Highlanders were eighth in an eight-team American League in complete games. That season, of the 1,252 games played, the AL recorded 1,097 complete games, or 88 percent of games started, and only 12 saves.
Therefore, it seems unfair to accuse KK of using 1904 to create a strawman argument.
