Mauer and the SI Cover Curse

by SDTwinsFan on Jun 24, 2009 1:49 PM EDT

After last night's 0-5, Joe is now 3 for his last 21 at-bats. Just a rough patch that he'll work through or something more? Perhaps Joe is the newest athlete to fall victim to the curse. I don't know if any of you saw the article published in SI a few years back that they devoted to the history of the curse - it was actually pretty creepy. You can see the cover to the issue here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/coverlarge012102.html

For those with a little more time... I strongly recommend you read the full article here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/magazine/08/27/jinx/

At the end of the day, Joe will probably be fine. I'm sure he'll make me look like an idiot tonight with a 3-3 and pair of walks kind of night, but its still fun to think about.

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Forgot to add this quote from the article:

“Perhaps, verily, IT CAN BE DONE ~~- “it” being hitting .400 for a season~~-but not by the Colorado Rockies’ Todd Helton in 2000, not after his cover, which marked the beginning of a 25-point plunge in his average over the following month."

by SDTwinsFan on Jun 24, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

We’ll have to see tonight.

"He didn’t call me or anything. It was an accident, but a lot of people would have called to see how someone is doing after they got hit in the head. Especially if they had to go on the DL." — Morneau on pitcher Ron Villone after an April 2005 beaning.

by Gonzo2 on Jun 24, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

... same as the "sophomore slump"

Its always been the case of reporting on things that happened last year or last week. To avoid the “curse” the person has to play well enough to make the cover both before and after the cover appears. If its just after, then no cover, if its just before, then people will claim its the “curse”. The “curse” is basically just regression towards the mean.

Most covers in SI history are Jordan, Ali, Tiger, Kareem, Magic, Nicklaus… don’t see a curse there!

by DavidRF on Jun 25, 2009 9:15 AM EDT reply actions