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Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

Sportsman of the Year (Sports Illustrated)

7 votes

The Straw That Stirs The Mets (Sports Illustrated)

9 votes

The Dead End Kids (Sports Illustrated)

1 votes

The Dark Knight Rises (Alexa)

1 votes

Benjamin Grimm Apr 04 2019 05:25 AM

http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/MCD.png> Vote for the cover that you like the best. Voting will run for seven days. Sportsman of the Year Sports Illustrated, December 22, 1969. http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19691222_SI.jpg> The Straw That Stirs The Mets Sports Illustrated, April 23, 1984. http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19840423_SI.jpg> The Dead End Kids Sports Illustrated, February 27, 1995. http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19950227_SI.jpg> The Dark Knight Rises Alexa, March 23, 2016. http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/20160323_ALEXA.jpg>

Edgy MD Apr 04 2019 05:45 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

How about that Ben Crenshaw?

41Forever Apr 04 2019 05:59 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

I think the Sportsman of the Year cover can go all the way! A Met being named the athlete of the year -- of all sports, not just baseball! Great portrait, nice home plate design. Uplifting story! It's a work of art! The stirring Straw is a great cover, and would win against most others. The Dead End Kids is heartbreaking, and the silly cap pose doesn't help.

Lefty Specialist Apr 04 2019 06:05 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

I'm guessing Tom will run away with this one. lol at Alexa.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 04 2019 06:10 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

This is two polls in a row where the sequence of covers includes Seaver, Strawberry, Gooden, Harvey.

G-Fafif Apr 04 2019 06:26 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

Perhaps it's coming up in a later round, but that Dead End Kids photo appeared to have been culled from a shoot for New York magazine in 1988 when Doc and Darryl appeared on the cover in that pose in advance of the NLCS. I think it's fair to ask WTF is Alexa? Tom is the Sportsman of any epoch, but I'm fondest of that premature Darryl treatment.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 04 2019 09:13 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

Why is Straw wearing a McDonalds wristband?

kcmets Apr 04 2019 09:18 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

Lone vote so far for The Dead End Kids. It's still sad.

HahnSolo Apr 04 2019 09:53 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

I went with Straw. Nice close up. I mean , it's awesome Seaver won Sportsman of the Year, but that's not a very attractive cover. Poorly shaped home plate; dark green; Seaver's hat looks like it just came out from being tumble-dried.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 04 2019 10:46 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

=41Forever post_id=6325 time=1554379166 user_id=69] The Dead End Kids is heartbreaking, and the silly cap pose doesn't help.

The sideways caps are the whole point. It's a visual element that tells the story.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 04 2019 10:47 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

=G-Fafif post_id=6331 time=1554380804 user_id=55] Perhaps it's coming up in a later round, but that Dead End Kids photo appeared to have been culled from a shoot for New York magazine in 1988 when Doc and Darryl appeared on the cover in that pose in advance of the NLCS.

Yes it was. Same photo session.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 04 2019 10:48 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

The Seaver cover is terribly boring, especially for a photography forward title like SI. Young Strawberry and another nickname that didn't stick, wins this round easily

Edgy MD Apr 04 2019 10:48 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

=G-Fafif post_id=6331 time=1554380804 user_id=55]I think it's fair to ask WTF is Alexa?

It's the best of everything. Duh!



I wonder how much Harvey's publicist got for that placement.

Edgy MD Apr 04 2019 10:50 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

=G-Fafif post_id=6331 time=1554380804 user_id=55]Perhaps it's coming up in a later round, but that Dead End Kids photo appeared to have been culled from a shoot for New York magazine in 1988 when Doc and Darryl appeared on the cover in that pose in advance of the NLCS.

I was going to guess 1985, based on the wrap around Straw's hand stretching up to his thumb.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 04 2019 11:41 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Why is Straw wearing a McDonalds wristband? That is a good question.

HahnSolo Apr 04 2019 11:49 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

[url]https://www.scoopnest.com/user/darrenrovell/573502217493344257-in-mid-80s-steve-garvey-amp-darryl-strawberry-used-wristbands-to-pitch-mcdonald-s-players-can-t-sell-space-today It's Rovell, so who knows if it's true. But a semi-explanation of the wristband.

G-Fafif Apr 04 2019 11:55 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

Edgy MD wrote: =G-Fafif post_id=6331 time=1554380804 user_id=55]Perhaps it's coming up in a later round, but that Dead End Kids photo appeared to have been culled from a shoot for New York magazine in 1988 when Doc and Darryl appeared on the cover in that pose in advance of the NLCS. I was going to guess 1985, based on the wrap around Straw's hand stretching up to his thumb.

Those BP jerseys came along in '88.

dgwphotography Apr 05 2019 12:18 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

[url]https://www.scoopnest.com/user/darrenrovell/573502217493344257-in-mid-80s-steve-garvey-amp-darryl-strawberry-used-wristbands-to-pitch-mcdonald-s-players-can-t-sell-space-today It's Rovell, so who knows if it's true. But a semi-explanation of the wristband. I seem to remember that it was for McDonalds House - that a certain amount of $$ was being donated every time he hit a home run.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 11 2019 08:36 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 1.12

http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/1.12w.png> Rankings so far: 1. Casey of the Mets (Sports Illustrated) 2. Mets in the Stretch (Life) 3. The Movin' Mets (Sports Illustrated) 4. You Can Go Home Again (Sports Illustrated) 5. The Straw That Stirs The Mets (Sports Illustrated) 6. Iwo Jima (Jock Magazine) 7. Darryl Strawberry: No Big Apple Hype (Inside Sports) 8. Tom Seaver & The Art Of Pitching (Sport Magazine) 9. Big Gun: Dave Kingman (The Sporting News) 10. Mona Lisa (The New Yorker) 11. Mr. Long Ball (Sports Illustrated) 12. The Baseball Battle for New York (Sports Illustrated)