In case you missed it, Bob Gibson’s astonishing 1968 campaign, in which he compiled a 1.12 ERA and won the National League Most Valuable Player award as the ace of the St. Louis Cardinals, was proclaimed the “best individual Major League season” in a March Madness-style bracket challenge sponsored by mlb.com.
Good for the 84-year-old Gibby, whose ’68 season topped Babe Ruth’s 1923 season in the final round of voting. The St. Louis Cardinals legend received 55 percent of 22,940 fan votes to beat the Bambino.
Ten observations about the best-season bracket challenge:
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