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Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

Mets in the Stretch (Life)

7 votes

Struggle at the Top (Sports Illustrated)

12 votes

Benjamin Grimm Jul 17 2019 03:11 AM

http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/MCD.png> Vote for the cover that you like the best. Voting will run for seven days. Mets in the Stretch Life, September 26, 1969. Winner of Round 1.07 Winner of Round 2.06 Winner of Round 3.03 http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19690926_LIFE.jpg> Struggle at the Top Sports Illustrated, June 21, 1971. Winner of Round 1.24 Winner of Round 2.12 Winner of Round 3.06 http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19710621_SI.jpg>

Edgy MD Jul 17 2019 08:19 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

It's again a question of composition here. Putting aside the much-talked-about-and-deeply-controversial issues with the horizon on the LIFE cover, the 30% of the shot between Koosman's head and the masthead offer almost nothing but blurs and glare. Combine that with the 20% covered with the deep blue gel behind the masthead and pretty much 50% of the cover is doing nothing more than half-heartedly trying to sell me on astrology. Compare that with SI layout, where all but about 12% of the shot's sectors have meaningful information, and they use that 12% to put a callout box with an effectively contrasting color, giving the title and author of the article the cover photo subject is referring to. If I didn't know Koosman or Grote, and I was walking past a news stand knowing I had time to kill, I'd buy the Sports Illustrated over the LIFE on impulse every time. In fact the glare of the over-exposed whites-in-the-daytime would make me instinctively turn away from the LIFE. And considering LIFE's historically high standard with photography and photo-editing, that's saying something. Koos deserved better.

seawolf17 Jul 17 2019 08:26 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

Koos is throwing uphill. That's a no from me.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 18 2019 08:54 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

September 69. The whole world was freaking out about the Mets when there was plenty of non-sports stuff to freak out about in 69. LIFE mag all the way.

cal sharpie Jul 18 2019 10:10 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

Sick of all these SI covers. Vote LIFE.

MFS62 Jul 18 2019 03:05 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

cal sharpie wrote: Sick of all these SI covers. Vote LIFE. This. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jul 24 2019 04:30 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 4.03 "Mets in the Stretch" vs. "Struggle at the Top"

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