Brian McCann Makes an Appearance on Some Sports Illustrated Covers This Week
by gondeee on Mar 31, 2010 9:57 AM EDT
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PrintAtlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann will appear on some covers in the South East region of the US. Roy Halladay will be the cover player nation-wide, but the "masthead" player will change per region. I was a little concerned yesterday when I thought that McCann could get the SI cover jinx, but I think a little appearance like this does not warrant a jinx. Now Halladay on the other hand...
Oh, and SI does pick the Braves to win the NL Wild Card, but then they have us losing in the first round the Rockies. As a side note, the cover story is by Tom Verducci. I met him when I was down in Orlando a couple of weeks ago for spring training; sat near him in the press box. He's a real cool guy, very down to Earth for a big-time national sports writer.
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Ur an allstar, get your show on. Get paid.
MATT DIAZ IS THE F**K*NG MAN.
They made me change my signature...
haha
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Mar 31, 2010 8:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
im so sad i got this
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Big fan of McCann
but he looks kind of goofy. Couldn’t they have found a better picture of him?
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." -Harry Caray. Go Braves, beat the Cubs on opening day!
by Portland_Braves_Fan on Mar 31, 2010 10:09 AM EDT reply actions
Yes, it’s an…exuberant picture, but it’s nice to see him there at all. Any cover with McCann is a good one.
Any cover of any Braves player is great. I think ESPN and SI have a tendency to exclude the braves.
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." -Harry Caray. Go Braves, beat the Cubs on opening day!
by Portland_Braves_Fan on Mar 31, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
The Natural, anyone?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 31, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
KK laughs...
Is that what you call an ace pitcher?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 31, 2010 11:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Fact
A certain Braves rookie batted .351 with an OPS over 1.000 before August 29, 2005, when he was featured on the cover of SI. He finished the remainder of the year batting sub .230, with an OPS in the neighborhood of .600.
I like Verducci, and like John Donovan, it’s nice to see some actual SI writers show a little bias towards the Braves from time to time, but let’s be realistic here – they’re often wrong. That being said, the Braves will win the division, annihilate the Wild Card Rockies, and then probably win the World Series, thanks to SI.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
You really think two teams from the NL West make the playoffs this season??
I don’t discount the Rockies…in fact, they should win that division. I just don’t see the Dodgers starting pitching holding or the Giants lineup doing enough damage to compete with the NL East contenders this season.
-C
by cthabeerman on Mar 31, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually
I was just being facetious in defiance of SI. if I were to think about it, I would agree that the NL West doesn’t seem likely to send two teams to the playoffs, considering between the Phillies, Braves and Marlins, there’s a lot of pitching and offense that should warrant the Wild Card.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
ESPN the magazine
had us winning the Wild Card but losing to the Dodgers in NLDS
by bravesforever16 on Mar 31, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG. That is a fucking sick cover. It kills me to say it, but that is really ill.
MATT DIAZ IS THE F**K*NG MAN.
They made me change my signature...
Tommy will look better on it next season…maybe Heyward will join him…“the Braves dynasty begins again”..
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Mar 31, 2010 8:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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