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Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

Casey of the Mets (Sports Illustrated)

11 votes

Dwight the Great (Sports Illustrated)

7 votes

Benjamin Grimm Aug 06 2019 07:52 AM

http://ultimatemets.com/covers/images/magazines/MCD.png> Vote for the cover that you like the best. Voting will run for seven days. Casey of the Mets Sports Illustrated, March 5, 1962. Winner of Round 1.01 Winner of Round 2.02 Winner of Round 3.01 Winner of Round 4.01 Winner of Round 5.01 http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19620305_SI.jpg> Dwight the Great Sports Illustrated, September 2, 1985. Winner of Round 1.20 Winner of Round 2.14 Winner of Round 3.07 Winner of Round 4.02 Winner of Round 5.02 http://ultimatemets.com/covers/magazines/19850902_SI.jpg>

Centerfield Aug 06 2019 08:06 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

Can't go wrong here. Two amazing covers.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 06 2019 08:13 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

As iconic as Casey is, I had to go with the action shot of Dwight Gooden.

Edgy MD Aug 06 2019 08:28 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

It feels like 49 degrees vs. 105.

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 06 2019 09:14 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

I guess I'm a little disappointed its come down to these 2. I thought the whacky paperclip arm Gooden that got trampled in an earlier showdown was a better shot. He doesn't look as electric in this pic as he actually looked irl. \ The craziest thing about the Stengel shot is that in the full length centerfold, you discover he's wearing ROOS

G-Fafif Aug 06 2019 10:21 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

It comes down to the Mets at their birth and a Met at the best any Met has ever been in life. Nobody better to deliver the Mets into existence, though Dr. Stengel looks like he wants us to step outside into the hallway and discuss how difficult a procedure this is gonna be. Dr. K, on the other hand, is operating free of stress. His action shot is ideal. Dwight Gooden is a Met on the cover of Sports Illustrated doing great things in a great Met era. You want to watch him throw that pitch and all the pitches to follow. It can be argued that individual performances never got better than Doc Gooden in 1985. It can also be argued that the Mets never got better at fronting magazines than the first time one of them tried it. The 1962 Mets achieving immediate perfection — who'da thunk it? Casey doesn't need action to create excitement. Nor did he require much of a baseball team. God knows they needed him.

Double Switch Aug 06 2019 10:53 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

For me it's more that from childhood, Casey Stengel meant baseball to me. It's a sort of DNA thing.

A Boy Named Seo Aug 06 2019 01:42 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

I'm bummed and a little surprised it came down to two SI covers. I give Dwight the slight edge despite the McDonald's colors on DWIGHT THE GREAT.

dgwphotography Aug 06 2019 07:32 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

This isn't even the best Doc cover

Benjamin Grimm Aug 06 2019 08:14 PM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

I really thought the Time cover would knock Casey out of the competition. It came fairly close.

dgwphotography Aug 07 2019 07:07 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I really thought the Time cover would knock Casey out of the competition. It came fairly close. Agreed. That time cover is iconic

Benjamin Grimm Aug 13 2019 08:01 AM Re: Magazine Cover Derby Round 6.01 "Casey of the Mets" vs. "Dwight the Great" (FINAL ROUND)

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