Magazine Cover Derby Round 3.08 "Late Innings" vs. "Armed Force"

[Benjamin Grimm]

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Vote for the cover that you like the best. Voting will run for seven days.



Late Innings

The New Yorker, September 26, 2016.

Winner of http://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28221Round 1.17

Winner of http://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28461Round 2.15

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Armed Force

Sports Illustrated, August 25, 1986.

Winner of http://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28286Round 1.26

Winner of http://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28465Round 2.16

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[kcmets]

Went with bizzaro New Yorker cover again.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Another tie that needs to be broken!

[bmfc1]

If both New Yorker covers lose in this round I might throw a chair or curse out Tim Healy. Vote for Noah!

Edited July 6, 2019 by Guest

[seawolf17]

Broke it.

[Guest 41Forever]

I like the Darling cover better. I think everything about its composition -- color, pose, background, Ron's expression, the headline. Glad it's not cluttered with subheads, like many other SI covers.

[HahnSolo]

I'll be that guy and say I really don't get how the New Yorker covers do so well in this contest.

[Edgy MD]

Well, I went for the Darling cover, but as exciting as it is to see your team worthy of the work of some great photographers, it's an even rarer treat to see the best illustrators tackle the subject.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I said this in an earlier round but the illustration looks like deGrom's hair and delivery, with Syndergaard's body. Is it supposed to be both of them? Like, I don;t get it.



The Darling cover is probably one of SI's only to feature an athlete wearing ROOS

[Edgy MD]

Sweetness, too:



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You can barely make out the kangaroo silhouette from that version, but here's a slightly larger crop:



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[Benjamin Grimm]

=seawolf17 post_id=15331 time=1562590047 user_id=91]Broke it.

[Edgy MD]

Ooooh, Ozzie's in the Darling Club too!



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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I stand corrected. Thanks, Loren H Kroll!

[Edgy MD]

Rochester-area lawyer, specializing in litigation.

[Edgy MD]

Ozzie could jump like a kangaroo in his KangaROOS:



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[Benjamin Grimm]

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