Indy Neidell's Baseball History Time Machine
Oct 25, 2026 · 45 min · 12 segments
The 1968 Winter Meetings saw a lot of changes happening to baseball, a lot of them made to somehow get more bodies into the ever emptier stadia, as the lack of offensive was driving away casual fans…
Indy NeidellHostBernsHostwhat are we going to talk about today?
So you're going to yank the carpet from underneath some people, that's what I'm hearing?
And what may that be?
Every school child knows the Gibson rule.
Well, for those of our listeners who are not school children, can you remind them what the Gibson rule is?
Sorry, I'm laughing so much.
So after his 1968 season, they lowered the mound.
Why
Because I guess he was so dominant that it wasn't fair to everybody else.
Well, he went, what was it, 22-9? That's not
it's pretty good.
There
right? Well, sure, but he also had 13 shutouts with a 1.12 ERA.
what are we going to talk about today?
So you're going to yank the carpet from underneath some people, that's what I'm hearing?
And what may that be?
Every school child knows the Gibson rule.
Well, for those of our listeners who are not school children, can you remind them what the Gibson rule is?
Sorry, I'm laughing so much.
So after his 1968 season, they lowered the mound.
Why
Because I guess he was so dominant that it wasn't fair to everybody else.
Well, he went, what was it, 22-9? That's not
it's pretty good.
There
right? Well, sure, but he also had 13 shutouts with a 1.12 ERA.
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