Posts Tagged ‘cover jinx’

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:
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“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 [...]

Nats, Bryce Harper now jinxed by Sports Illustrated cover

Oh Q@#$%&!
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

This we didn’t need.

Bryce Harper has become the second Washington Nationals Sports Illustrated cover boy; Stephen Strasburg was the first. When that happened, DC Sports Bog noted that DC sports coverboys [...]

Strasburg and the lesser-known USA Weekend cover jinx

We all know about the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Less well-known is the USA Weekend cover jinx. Looking at last week’s edition, it is pretty clear why Stephen Strasburg gave up 6 runs in less than 5 innings in last night’s loss to the Florida Marlins:

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SI Strasburg cover jinx is real & Chicago gets its revenge

Strasburg is awesome, but the Nats offense was not, so they lost.

Oh no, Stephen Strasburg is on the SI cover

Strasburg gets on the cover, so I fear the jinx.

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