Yearbook Cover Derby Round 1.29 1988 vs 1991 revised

[Benjamin Grimm]

1988



1991 Revised Edition

[stevejrogers]

Sorry Hubie, but the stars of the ‘88 Mets outweigh you!

[Edgy MD]

It's a no-brainer, as the 1991-er looks more like a monthly fan magazine.

But I have to say, on the 1988, Gary Carter looks like he is being stabbed in the back.

[Guest 41Forever]

Went with 1988. I think they would have been better off keeping Darryl the same size as the others because his arm looks odd atop Gary Carter.

I like the idea for the 1991 revised, but not the execution. Vince should be smiling, not looking like a bad ass. Vince, you got run over by a tarp. You are not a bad ass.

[G-Fafif]

41Forever wrote: Vince, you got run over by a tarp. You are not a bad ass.

At one point in 1991, Coleman had to go on the DL with a bad ass.

[Edgy MD]

How much do these two covers signify a team going in two grossly different directions, despite being a mere three years apart?

[Guest d'Kong76]

I'm still excited for '88 this spring and I voted for it's yearbook.

[G-Fafif]

Except for Kid mysteriously pictured in Spring Training garb, the 1988 cover is a worthy successor to the 1972 cover, featuring the main guys doing their thing. The covers hadn't done much with players playing in the interim, and though it would grow stale as a concept, I think it works here. Sadly, it is not a worthy successor to the 1987 cover in that it should've featured two consecutively won World Series trophies. That regret hung over me when I purchased this edition 31 years ago. Not that it still does.

Prior to this tournament, I never saw the revised 1991 edition. It may be, all things considered, the weirdest entrant in our field of 64. First off, they had a classy cover to start 1991 and they didn't make any stunning personnel moves to necessitate wiping it away. Second, it didn't take long for Hubie to show his age and Coleman to show his ass. Third, all this serves to do is remind us who was no longer playing the outfield for the Mets, as this duo essentially replaced one superstar in Darryl Strawberry. Or attempted to. The pile of bags is a clever enough touch for a player whose sole skill was stealing bases (a skill not on display nearly as much as it had been in his previous location), but, seriously, even early in his tenure, who the fuck wants to look at Vince Coleman?

Poor Hubie. I've always been sorry he was sent away just as things were getting good and was brought back just as things were getting awful. All-Star status in Montreal notwithstanding, he deserved better. That said, he's not somebody I ever considered synonymous with slugging, so the bit with him and three bats is a reach.

I might take Biligual Bonilla over 1991 revised. I'll definitely take 1988.

[Lefty Specialist]

41Forever wrote: Vince, you got run over by a tarp. You are not a bad ass.

Awesome.

[Zvon]

Anyone going to ruin the shutout?

This one was easy.