Nats: In case you haven’t read the Bryce Harper Sports Illustrated cover story yet…

I finally found the Sports Illustrated cover story on Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper by Tom Verducci. Here it is:

Washington’s Monument
“O.K., BRYCE HARPER, AS A ROOKIE YOU PUT UP THE BEST SEASON BY A TEENAGER IN HISTORY. GUESS WHAT? IT’S TIME FOR YOU—AND THE REST OF LAST YEAR’S SMASHING ROOKIE CLASS—TO DO IT AGAIN. NOW ABOUT THAT SOPHOMORE JINX …”

Your Cover This Week: What does @nationals OF @bharper3407 have in mind for his encore? bit.ly/139AvuW // twitter.com/SInow/status/3…

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 19, 2013

Sophomore jinx? More like SI cover jinx.

Speaking of the cover, D.C. Sports Bog interviewed the photographer who took the Harper cover photo at the Lincoln Memorial. In short — it was really cold and Harper didn’t complain.