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Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Benjamin Grimm Mar 06 2019 01:53 PM

Tom Seaver makes a stealth appearance on Mannix in the fall of '74. [IMG]http://i65.tinypic.com/2z820rd.jpg[/IMG] Speaking of that... COMING THIS SPRING: http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/shelby_and_casey.png>

A Boy Named Seo Mar 06 2019 02:16 PM Re: Mets in the Popular Culture 2019

heck yes!

G-Fafif Mar 06 2019 02:42 PM Re: Mets in the Popular Culture 2019

Best thing to happen to magazines since periodical rate postage.

bmfc1 Mar 06 2019 02:58 PM Re: Mets in the Popular Culture 2019

YES!!!!!!! Just don't fold the edges while getting in the mailbox. I hate that.

kcmets Mar 07 2019 07:42 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby

I have some obscure Mets magazines covers I can contribute images of.

Centerfield Mar 07 2019 08:08 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Psyched for this.

41Forever Mar 07 2019 08:43 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Brilliant!

MFS62 Mar 07 2019 10:16 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Any Commie Pinko bed-wetter who votes against Casey Stengel is obviously an agent of Russia and should be sentenced to having to get all his (or her) baseball coverage from ESPN forever. * Later * = strongly worded post to follow

Benjamin Grimm Mar 07 2019 10:31 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Psyched for this. So is Shelby's daughter Daenerys! (She's the one on the right, soiled by fingerpaint.) Here's how it's going to work. There are (so far) 112 covers. We'll have 32 first-round polls, with each poll offering three or four covers. In the first round, we'll be able to vote for one cover. (Unlike in the Tabloid Cover Derby, where we can vote up to three times.) The 32 covers that advance will be ranked according to the percentage of the vote received and from there we'll have the typical single-elimination bracket. Some of the covers are well-known and iconic, like the one that Shelby is holding. Some are quirky. Some are surprising. There was one that I was almost sure was a gag cover that someone Photoshopped, but I verified that it was real. The winning cover won't be hanging in the lobby in Stockholm; MIDNIGHT BADNESS has been guaranteed twelve months in its prime spot behind the reception desk. But maybe, like last year's Yearbook Cover Derby winner, it will end up on Maja's shower curtain. Or maybe someone else's shower curtain. Maybe YOUR shower curtain! http://ultimatemets.com/covers/yearbooks/showercurtain.jpg> We'll get started in a couple of weeks.

Centerfield Mar 07 2019 11:10 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

It's so funny. I was just thinking about Mets covers this past weekend. When I was a kid, I loved this SI cover of Darryl Strawberry. https://www.sicovers.com/content/images/thumbs/0002793_darryl-strawberry-of-the-mets_415.jpeg> It hung on my wall for years until he later signed with LA. Then I took it down. I was home recently and noted that I never got around to replacing him. You can see the bare spot where it used to hang. https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/services/mediarender/THISLIFE/000056792747/media/124490933740/large/1551981635/enhance> I was 15 years old when he left the Mets, and at that age, still old enough to care who was on my wall. I guess by the time the Mets got someone worthy of replacing him, I had stopped caring. It's funny to go home and look at my childhood wall. It's like this weird time capsule/tribute to the 80's. I thought about taking it down once when I was in my late 20s. Now I just kinda want to keep it there forever. Check out the fake rookie card I made for Gooden. It's not Zvon. But I'm still proud of it.

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 07 2019 11:14 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

that's great!

A Boy Named Seo Mar 07 2019 01:12 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Cool stuff, CF. Amazing it's all still there. I have no idea what happened to 98% of my childhood Mets crap. I had pennants and multiple posters of Straw, Gooden, Keith. Starting Lineup figures of all the dudes. My mom, bless her heart, bought us so much shit we didn't need. I was a teenager living in SoCal when Straw bolted, so it stung even worse with everyone at school celebrating his arrival (defection!). I used to wear this t-shirt all the time and retired it that year. Wish I still had it. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/61/62/0d61627a66b2b5c62567e134e2cabb63.jpg> Even though I was already 17 the next year, I still printed out a long-ass horizontal banner on my dot matrix printer that read "METS SIGN BOBBY BONILLA!" and I strung it across my bedroom wall as some sort of redemption celebration that we got a new, bigger slugger! That thing must have spanned like 30 sheets of paper. Using up all the printer ink to own the Dodger fans at school who would never see my cool banner was a questionable idea in retrospect.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 07 2019 01:25 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

I should also add that we're including only weekly, monthly, or quarterly publications, but not the annual baseball preview issues that come out each spring. And we will only see covers from publications that are not exclusively devoted to the Mets. So no Street & Smith, etc. And no Mets Magazine or Mets Inside Pitch. There are more Sports Illustrated than anything else. KC has contributed some additional covers today, and there may be more to come, but at the moment SI will comprise 38 of 113 covers, and two others will be variants of SI.

Edgy MD Mar 07 2019 01:38 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Piazza was a regular at Baseball Weekly. [TABLE][TR][/TR][TR][/TR][/TABLE] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9ZAAAOSwNuxXXxT8/s-l300.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EW0AAOSwHIlZ1Rrq/s-l300.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/7HwAAOSw44BYb8yH/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/c14AAOSwxN5WaEFV/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/OjUAAOSwnipWaD~X/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/pMkAAOSwW9dZxRZY/s-l225.jpg>[/TD]

Centerfield Mar 07 2019 02:15 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

I always wanted to get this one for my wall. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/57/be/2d/57be2d8fc4432776b2e367bd753a934d.jpg> And to a lesser extent, this one, but I didn't like the picture as much. https://i2.wp.com/www.banishedtothepen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gooden_1.jpg> It's hard to imagine now that a kid could want a magazine cover to hang on his wall but wasn't able to get a physical copy of it.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 07 2019 02:33 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I should also add that we're including only weekly, monthly, or quarterly publications, but not the annual baseball preview issues that come out each spring. And we will only see covers from publications that are not exclusively devoted to the Mets. So no Street & Smith, etc. And no Mets Magazine or Mets Inside Pitch. There are more Sports Illustrated than anything else. KC has contributed some additional covers today, and there may be more to come, but at the moment SI will comprise 38 of 113 covers, and two others will be variants of SI. Good. I was thinking this exact same point to myself when I read this thread. I think that including regional covers, that have proliferated greatly over the last 15 or 20 years, would probably cheapen the derby. I own a ton of Met themed magazine covers that I'd bet you don't have and 'd be really impressed if you did. I'd give you photos but I haven't scanned them, and my scanner broke down about a week ago. I haven't gotten around to getting a new scanner yet so at the moment I'm scannerless. Plus, I'm not really in the mood anyways because it would be a tremendous task for me to gather all those mags from wherever they are so I'll stick with scannerless at the moment.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 07 2019 02:36 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

I always wanted to get this one for my wall. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/57/be/2d/57be2d8fc4432776b2e367bd753a934d.jpg> And to a lesser extent, this one, but I didn't like the picture as much. https://i2.wp.com/www.banishedtothepen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gooden_1.jpg> It's hard to imagine now that a kid could want a magazine cover to hang on his wall but wasn't able to get a physical copy of it. Here's my favorite Gooden cover image. I can't say that the cover, overall, is my favorite Gooden cover, but I like that photo. Gooden's body language really captures his energy being unleashed, I think. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51sXQ7gIUNL.jpg>

Benjamin Grimm Mar 07 2019 02:44 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=3956 time=1551994409 user_id=68]I own a ton of Met themed magazine covers that I'd bet you don't have and 'd be really impressed if you did.

Let me know if any of them come up. There are some offbeat covers in the bunch but I don't want to spoil anything because I think a lot of the fun will be in the discovery as the polls get posted.



I think I've already chosen my favorite, but I won't say which one it is until it comes up for a vote. Last year, in the Yearbook Cover Derby, my favorite cover, 1968 Gil Hodges, lost in the final round.

41Forever Mar 07 2019 03:07 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PcgAAOSwb-1cP6Ny/s-l500.jpg>

Edgy MD Mar 07 2019 03:55 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

July, '76. https://d1w8cc2yygc27j.cloudfront.net/-7325257006572852611/-1643656226094574266.jpg>

batmagadanleadoff Mar 07 2019 04:33 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Edgy MD wrote: July, '76. https://d1w8cc2yygc27j.cloudfront.net/-7325257006572852611/-1643656226094574266.jpg> Wow. The monthly sports magazine. Do any of those even exist anymore?

MFS62 Mar 07 2019 06:21 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Hmmmm, no Baseball Digest covers? Later

Benjamin Grimm Mar 07 2019 06:32 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Oops, forgot to mention Baseball Digest. Actually, we'll see 16 covers from them.

Edgy MD Mar 07 2019 07:13 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Edgy MD wrote: Piazza was a regular at Baseball Weekly. [TABLE][TR][/TR][TR][/TR][/TABLE] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9ZAAAOSwNuxXXxT8/s-l300.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EW0AAOSwHIlZ1Rrq/s-l300.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/7HwAAOSw44BYb8yH/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/c14AAOSwxN5WaEFV/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/OjUAAOSwnipWaD~X/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] [TD]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/pMkAAOSwW9dZxRZY/s-l225.jpg>[/TD] Do I guess correctly that BBWeekly, as a pulp rather than a glossy, won't be participating?

Edgy MD Mar 07 2019 07:22 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Young Tom Seaver, looking over his shoulder like a badass, wearing a batting helmet and still carrying himself like he's the man to beat, even at the plate. A sidebar box on his shoulder, but no header or footer text floating over him. Hard. To. Beat. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/e0/27/0d/e0270d6a2cd3d58796046ddfc7edf357--sports-art-sports-illustrated.jpg>

Benjamin Grimm Mar 07 2019 08:21 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

If you keep sharing these covers you're going to spoil all the fun!

batmagadanleadoff Mar 07 2019 08:46 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Edgy MD wrote: Young Tom Seaver, looking over his shoulder like a badass, wearing a batting helmet and still carrying himself like he's the man to beat, even at the plate. A sidebar box on his shoulder, but no header or footer text floating over him. Hard. To. Beat. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/e0/27/0d/e0270d6a2cd3d58796046ddfc7edf357--sports-art-sports-illustrated.jpg> This terrific cover also annoyed the living shit out of me. It's Seaver's only TSN cover as a Met. Are you kidding me, TSN? TSN, the weekly that featured baseball players on its covers virtually year round. TSN would cover a marginal player over the NBA championship because it was baseball season. I mean, a player, if he was a baseball player, could get on that cover just by having two hot weeks. Ken Reitz was on the cover of TSN. So was Jorge Orta. And Milt Wilcox. And Gary Alexander. I'd bet anything that every one of Tom Seaver's contemporaries that was a first ballot no doubt about it Hall of Famer -- I'm talking guys like Bench and Reggie and Rod Carew and Steve Carlton -- probably made the cover of TSN at least three times. And Seaver, the greatest pitcher of his generation, maybe even the best player of his generation, gets just one Met cover. What a gyp.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 07 2019 10:11 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Edgy MD wrote: Young Tom Seaver, looking over his shoulder like a badass, wearing a batting helmet and still carrying himself like he's the man to beat, even at the plate. A sidebar box on his shoulder, but no header or footer text floating over him. Hard. To. Beat. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/e0/27/0d/e0270d6a2cd3d58796046ddfc7edf357--sports-art-sports-illustrated.jpg> This terrific cover also annoyed the living shit out of me. It's Seaver's only TSN cover as a Met. Are you kidding me, TSN? TSN, the weekly that featured baseball players on its covers virtually year round. TSN would cover a marginal player over the NBA championship because it was baseball season. I mean, a player, if he was a baseball player, could get on that cover just by having two hot weeks. Ken Reitz was on the cover of TSN. So was Jorge Orta. And Milt Wilcox. And Gary Alexander. I'd bet anything that every one of Tom Seaver's contemporaries that was a first ballot no doubt about it Hall of Famer -- I'm talking guys like Bench and Reggie and Rod Carew and Steve Carlton -- probably made the cover of TSN at least three times. And Seaver, the greatest pitcher of his generation, maybe even the best player of his generation, gets just one Met cover. What a gyp. I can't let this one go. In the 70s, Seaver, as a Met, won two more Cy Young awards. He was also Cy Young caliber in 1971 and in his last (half) season as a Met, 1977. He led the NL in strikeouts virtually every single season. He led the Mets to another pennant. He was all-star caliber every single season, including in 1974 when he was 11-11 and would be the first person to tell you that he was extremely disappointed by his production that year -- even though he was, without a doubt, one of the league's best seven or eight pitchers that year despite his W-L record. And how many TSN covers did Seaver appear on in the 1970s as a Met? Zero. None. Even SPORT magazine featured Seaver, as a Met, on its cover three times. And SPORT was a monthly that featured all sports equally. You wouldn't see more than three or four SPORT baseball covers in an entire year, whereas TSN, depending on how the calendar fell out in a given month, might publish five baseball covers in just one single month.

41Forever Mar 09 2019 02:05 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81VUZgfNU6L._SY445_.jpg> I know this won't qualify, but it's always been one of my favorites -- a 1985 cover with Seaver, Ryan and Koosman. It had a two-page photo of Seaver in motion, with an insert of him as a Met, that I laminated and hug above my desk at work for years.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 13 2019 11:24 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

We'll get started on Monday, March 18.

kcmets Mar 13 2019 11:48 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Following up, I'm a little disappointed with was I can come up with to get a few more. Your list is extensive and a couple of ones I would add for consideration are just plain lousy images. But I have a day or two to keep plugging... (Btw, I hate the Seaver in a Sox hat above. Ugly hat and seeing him in that uni just plain hurts to the bone...)

Edgy MD Mar 13 2019 12:09 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

I like how both Seaver's White Sox uniform and Nolan Ryan's Astro's uniform featured uniform numbers on the thigh. It, you know, drew one's attention to the cock area, and helped baseball be that much more zexy.

kcmets Mar 13 2019 12:19 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Some sees tomato, others sees tomatoh... I have a biography by Gene Schoor with him on the cover in Sox garb. Fugly stuff.

Edgy MD Mar 13 2019 12:47 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Oh, I agree. I like the thigh number, but the overall effect of that White Sox uniform is awful. The huge SOX shield on the hat and the jersey are just such a weekend softball look. EVERYBODY looked fat in it, too.

kcmets Mar 13 2019 01:07 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Tom got chubby!

whippoorwill Mar 14 2019 10:49 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Best Infield Ever is my favorite

Fman99 Mar 14 2019 10:57 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Edgy MD wrote: Young Tom Seaver, looking over his shoulder like a badass, wearing a batting helmet and still carrying himself like he's the man to beat, even at the plate. A sidebar box on his shoulder, but no header or footer text floating over him. Hard. To. Beat. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/e0/27/0d/e0270d6a2cd3d58796046ddfc7edf357--sports-art-sports-illustrated.jpg> This terrific cover also annoyed the living shit out of me. It's Seaver's only TSN cover as a Met. Are you kidding me, TSN? TSN, the weekly that featured baseball players on its covers virtually year round. TSN would cover a marginal player over the NBA championship because it was baseball season. I mean, a player, if he was a baseball player, could get on that cover just by having two hot weeks. Ken Reitz was on the cover of TSN. So was Jorge Orta. And Milt Wilcox. And Gary Alexander. I'd bet anything that every one of Tom Seaver's contemporaries that was a first ballot no doubt about it Hall of Famer -- I'm talking guys like Bench and Reggie and Rod Carew and Steve Carlton -- probably made the cover of TSN at least three times. And Seaver, the greatest pitcher of his generation, maybe even the best player of his generation, gets just one Met cover. What a gyp. I'm sure at some point he told someone to fuck off and that's why they never used him again.

Edgy MD Mar 14 2019 11:05 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Maybe, but it didn't stop them from making him their spokesmodel. [YOUTUBE]Hdp_UWbJ5rc[/YOUTUBE]

Benjamin Grimm Mar 19 2019 12:08 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Now that we're underway, here's a little more information on how this is going to work. There are 114 covers.* Imagine that they're in a pile, like a deck of cards, arranged in chronological order. I deal the covers into 32 piles. There are 18 piles with four covers each and 14 piles with three covers each. These are our 32 first-round polls. This is why we're seeing a choice between three or four covers, all from different eras of Mets history. When the first round is complete, the covers will be ranked from 1 to 32 based on the percentage of votes earned in the first round. The leader of Round 1.01, Casey of the Mets, currently has 94.4 per cent of the vote, and is therefore likely to be ranked very highly when the second round starts. Once the rankings are done, we'll have, as we've had in other Cover Derbies, a traditional bracket-based single-elimination tournament, where the #1 cover faces off against #32, #2 against #31, etc. Polls will be posted four days a week, from Monday through Thursday. We'll take Friday and weekends off. Each new poll will be pinned to the top of the forum, but no more than two will be pinned at a time. As each new poll gets pinned, one older poll will be unpinned. *If anyone spots any new eligible covers that get published before the first round ends, let me know and I'll squeeze them in where appropriate. Once the final poll of the first round (1.32) is posted, the competition will be closed to any additional covers.

G-Fafif Mar 19 2019 12:16 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Jake is one of the three regional SI Fantasy covers for 2019, newsstand only. https://www.magazine.store/sports-illustrated/2019/si-presents-2019-fantasy-baseball-preview-jacob-degrom/

Edgy MD Mar 20 2019 10:57 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

After this, we should start doing a thread of fake Mets magazine covers.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 20 2019 03:46 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

That Ellery Queen cover that was presented today is probably my favorite "find" from when I was gathering the material. There may be others that will be equally unknown, but we'll see. Another note, we're now up to 115 covers. Johnny Lunchbucket shared a really obscure 1962 cover with me earlier today. It will be added to Round 1.19, which will be an exception to the chronological sequence I set up, but I figured that would have to happen if any new covers surfaced once we were underway. Round 1.19 was slated to be the first one to include only three covers, but now that will be delayed until Round 1.20. Reminder: no polls on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays, so after tomorrow's poll, we're on hiatus until Monday.

Edgy MD Mar 20 2019 04:08 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Was Johnny's from a physics or engineering magazine?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 20 2019 05:21 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Yeah, something like that.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 20 2019 06:18 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The Sarco Scope.cover, I assume.

G-Fafif Mar 20 2019 08:00 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

[IMG]http://i67.tinypic.com/2eg7lgp.jpg[/IMG]

G-Fafif Mar 29 2019 02:06 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Another recent one in the Parade of covers, in case the organizers in Stockholm didn't see it. https://mobile.twitter.com/TheGarden/status/1018185787412762624/photo/1

G-Fafif Apr 09 2019 05:56 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

1983 cover alert: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOM-SEAVER-NY-Mets-New-York-Sports-Magazine-May-1983-Premier-Edition-No-Label/302386622264?hash=item4667a5af38:g:Tu8AAOSwXJNZbSJ3:sc:USPSPriorityFlatRateEnvelope!42701!US!-1 [IMG]http://i67.tinypic.com/2vj6g4p.jpg[/IMG]

G-Fafif Apr 23 2019 08:45 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The subject of Sunday supplements I didn't save (from Round 1.22) leads me here to recall a magazine called Sports History, which had Tom Seaver in classic pitching form on its cover in 1989 to recall the 1969 Mets at twenty. I bought it at LaGuardia and saved the cover for years...but not enough years to be of any use to the Derby. Tried to find an image online but didn't have any success. I don't know if it will trickle in from somebody else's collection, but this contest has made me search the attic of my mind. Here's the title if not the issue in question: https://www.amazon.com/Sports-History-Magazine-February-Packers/dp/B001ZI9BKQ

G-Fafif May 02 2019 10:56 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

In the inset, evidence of the Lee Mazzilli cover from the Sunday News Magazine, June 10, 1979, yielded by a Google search that led to (subscription-only) newspapers.com. [IMG]http://i64.tinypic.com/2cqegs1.jpg[/IMG]

Johnny Lunchbucket May 02 2019 12:05 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33881712708_43f2981c4e_b.jpg> best Newspapers.com could do. Interestingly this published on my 13th birthday.... Lunchpail's 13th birthday coming in 2 weeks...

Edgy MD May 02 2019 12:19 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Do we get to see covers where the only Met is Shea Stadium? https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/wpimages/images/images1/1/0914/16/1_1e7d74b5448fb2bdef36e325308864db.jpg>

41Forever May 02 2019 03:01 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Really enjoying this! Great job!

Benjamin Grimm May 06 2019 04:43 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

This is the final week of Round One. By Thursday we'll have seen all of the covers in the competition. Next week we'll be on hiatus as we wait for this week's polls to close, and then Round Two will begin the week of May 20.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2019 07:51 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

We have now seen all of the covers in the Magazine Cover Derby. Next week, when the 32nd poll of the first round has completed, I'll post a graphic showing the brackets. Second-round voting will begin on May 20.

Benjamin Grimm May 16 2019 07:53 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The first round of The Magazine Cover Derby is now complete, and we have identified the 32 covers that are advancing to the second round. The covers are ranked by percentage of votes attained during first-round voting. In the few cases where there were ties, the cover that appeared in the earlier round got the higher ranking. Sports Illustrated leads all other publications by far, with 14 of the 32 winning covers. Sport Magazine, The Sporting News, and The New Yorker have two covers each. ESPN, Inside Sports, Jet, Jock, Life, McCalls, New York, New York Sports, New York Sunday News Magazine, New York Times Magazine, SarcoScope, and Time all have one surviving cover. 29 of the 32 covers feature one Met personality, while two feature a group of Mets and one features Mona Lisa. Of the 29 covers that feature one individual, Darryl Strawberry is the leader, with five covers. Tom Seaver has four, Casey Stengel and Dwight Gooden each have three, and Willie Mays has two. There is one remaining cover each for Gary Carter, Frank Cashen, Ron Darling, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Jay Hook, Dave Kingman, Ray Knight, Jerry Koosman, Jose Reyes, Ron Swoboda, and Noah Syndergaard. In Round Two, we'll see a Stengel vs. Stengel matchup, as well as as Seaver vs. Seaver and a Strawberry vs. Strawberry. We'll also see two Strawberry vs. Gooden battles. Voting for the second round will begin on Monday, May 20. Here's the full bracket: http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/mcd001.png>

Edgy MD May 26 2019 10:24 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

https://robafry.typepad.com/.a/6a0115711a3a77970b01bb0904806f970d-320wi> I know. More tabloid than newspaper.

Edgy MD May 26 2019 10:42 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Here's one. https://www.historyforsale.com/productimages/jpeg/252602.jpg>

G-Fafif May 27 2019 08:08 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture) Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jun 17 2019 01:35 PM

Related: Sports Illustrated has been sold to a licensing firm. https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/sports-illustrated-sale-meredith-authentic-brands-1203226481/ Under terms of the deal, Authentic Brands acquires the rights to market, develop and license Sports Illustrated and its kids' edition as well as its swimsuit and “Sportsperson of the Year” franchises, along with the magazine's photo archive. Meredith will pay a licensing fee to operate the editorial operations of Sports Illustrated in print and in digital for a minimum of two years. Editor Chris Stone and Publisher Danny Lee will continue to lead Sports Illustrated at Meredith.

Edgy MD May 29 2019 06:56 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Am I crazy? Did we fail to include the Charlie O'Brien-John Cangelosi ENOUGH ALREADY! cover from Sports Illustrated?

Johnny Lunchbucket May 29 2019 10:19 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

I was expecting we'd see that one but don;t think we did

G-Fafif May 29 2019 10:24 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Stockholm does not wish to tacitly endorse violence.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 06 2019 06:18 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Updated bracket now that we've completed the first half of the second round. Round Three will feature an epic "Doctor K vs. Doctor K" battle. http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/mcd002.png>

bmfc1 Jun 12 2019 05:41 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Marissa and Shelby are spending a lot of time at that newsstand. Have they objected?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 12 2019 05:50 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Ken, the guy who runs the newsstand, enjoys the view! Each day, he gives them each a free Diet 7-Up!

Benjamin Grimm Jun 12 2019 11:17 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Tomorrow (Thursday) will be the final poll of the second round. Next week we'll have finalized our Sweet Sixteen, and I'll post an updated bracket in this thread. Third-round voting will begin on Monday, June 24, with Casey Stengel taking on Darryl Strawberry.

G-Fafif Jun 17 2019 01:35 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Related: Sports Illustrated has been sold to a licensing firm. https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/sports-illustrated-sale-meredith-authentic-brands-1203226481/ Under terms of the deal, Authentic Brands acquires the rights to market, develop and license Sports Illustrated and its kids' edition as well as its swimsuit and “Sportsperson of the Year” franchises, along with the magazine's photo archive. Meredith will pay a licensing fee to operate the editorial operations of Sports Illustrated in print and in digital for a minimum of two years. Editor Chris Stone and Publisher Danny Lee will continue to lead Sports Illustrated at Meredith. Sports Illustrated's editoral operations have been sold to Maven (not to be confused with Stan Fischler).

G-Fafif Jun 17 2019 01:35 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

SI/Maven story here: https://nypost.com/2019/06/17/sports-illustrateds-media-operations-just-got-sold-again/

Benjamin Grimm Jun 20 2019 05:14 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The second round of voting is now complete. Here's a recap of where we are, along with the updated bracket. Publications remaining in the competition Eight Covers: Sports Illustrated Two Covers: The New Yorker One Cover: Jock, Life, New York Sunday News Magazine, SarcoScope, Sport, Time Publications eliminated in the second round ESPN, Inside Sports, Jet, McCalls, New York, New York Sports, The Sporting News Individuals remaining in the competition Three Covers: Dwight Gooden Two Covers: Casey Stengel, Darryl Strawberry One Cover: Ron Darling, Jerry Grote, Jay Hook, Jerry Koosman, Mona Lisa, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Noah Syndergaard Individuals eliminated in the second round Gary Carter, Frank Cashen, Bud Harrelson, Dave Kingman, Ray Knight, Jose Reyes, Ron Swoboda, and the four players pictured on the "Greatest Infield" cover. Third-round voting begins on Monday. Week of June 24: Casey of the Mets vs. The Straw that Stirs the Mets Amaysing Mets vs Casey Stengel Mets in the Stretch vs Iwo Jima Doctor K vs Doctor K Week of July 1: Tom Seaver and the Art of Pitching vs. Mr Long Ball Struggle at the Top vs Jay Hook of the N.Y. Mets Dwight the Great vs Mona Lisa Armed Force vs. Late Innings http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/mcd003.png>

Benjamin Grimm Jul 11 2019 07:08 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The third round of voting is now complete. Here's a recap of where we are, along with the updated bracket. Publications remaining in the competition Six Covers: Sports Illustrated One Cover: Life, Time Publications eliminated in the third round The New Yorker, Jock, New York Sunday News Magazine, SarcoScope, Sport Individuals remaining in the competition Two Covers: Dwight Gooden One Cover: Ron Darling, Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Willie Mays, Casey Stengel, Darryl Strawberry Individuals eliminated in the third round Jay Hook, Mona Lisa, Tom Seaver, Noah Syndergaard. Fourth-round voting begins on Monday. Week of July 15: Casey of the Mets vs. Armed Force The Amaysing Mets vs. Dwight the Great Mets in the Stretch vs. Struggle at the Top Doctor K: Baseball's Hottest Pitcher vs. Mr. Long Ball http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/mcd004.png>

Centerfield Jul 11 2019 11:29 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The top half of that bracket is my four favorite Mets covers of all time. So cool to see them all here in one place.

kcmets Jul 11 2019 12:36 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Best part of the season thus far except for one or two individual 'awesomenesses.'

Benjamin Grimm Jul 29 2019 05:02 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The fourth round of voting is now complete. We have now established our Final Four. Here's a recap of where we are, along with the updated bracket. Publications remaining in the competition Three Covers: Sports Illustrated One Cover: Time Publications eliminated in the fourth round Life Individuals remaining in the competition Two Covers: Dwight Gooden One Cover: Jerry Grote, Casey Stengel Individuals eliminated in the fourth round Ron Darling, Jerry Koosman, Willie Mays, Darryl Strawberry Fifth-round voting began today. July 29: Casey of the Mets vs. Doctor K: Baseball's Hottest Pitcher Dwight the Great vs. Struggle at the Top http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/mcd005.png>

Benjamin Grimm Aug 05 2019 08:35 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

The fifth round of voting is now complete. We now know our two finalists. Publications remaining in the competition Two Covers: Sports Illustrated Publications eliminated in the fourth round Time Individuals remaining in the competition One Cover: Dwight Gooden, Casey Stengel Individuals eliminated in the fourth round Jerry Grote Voting for the final round will begin tomorrow. August 6: Casey of the Mets vs. Dwight the Great

Edgy MD Aug 05 2019 10:49 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Solid work, everybody, and especially Grimmstone. I think the upset of the tournament has to be McCall's losing to Jock.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 05 2019 11:09 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

I was surprised by the early exit of Best Infield Ever

G-Fafif Aug 05 2019 12:34 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Agree on Best Infield. I didn't think the Darryl cover was anything special, but enough of y'all did. Jock is iconic and had a following already. McCall's was a kitschy surprise. Sarco's staying power was the stunner for me.

bmfc1 Aug 07 2019 05:12 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

My Final Four: Mona Lisa, Best Infield, McCalls, Jock.

G-Fafif Aug 19 2019 09:58 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Late entry... https://twitter.com/silveragetv/status/1163478608121344001?s=21

Benjamin Grimm Aug 19 2019 11:00 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby (split from Pop Culture)

Ann Jillian was one hell of a shortstop for the Mets back in the day!