There is no easy measurable, statistic or analytic gauge that allows us to reach across the sports and weigh the relative importance of touchdowns thrown, home runs hit, hockey shots rattling a net or magic made on a hardwood floor.
So we ask the question even knowing it defies an agreeable answer: What has been the greatest individual season in South Florida sports history by an athlete on one of our Big Four teams?
How do you comb through 130 combined seasons of Dolphins, Heat, Marlins and Panthers and compare apples, oranges, loquats and pears?
Well, we give it a shot today, inspired by Giancarlo Stanton’s phenomenal power surge that gives him a chance to reach 60 home runs – or even to break the all-time record for most in a season by a player untainted by the shame of performance-enhancing drugs.