Tigers Make the Cover of SI: Jinx or Affirmation?

by Ian Casselberry on Sep 22, 2009 4:45 PM EDT in News Comment 29 comments

Mack Avenue Tigers already beat us to this, and I know there's already been some discussion about this in the comments of our last post, but I think it's still worth posting here. Have you seen the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated?

What do you think? Do you believe in The SI Cover Jinx? Is this affirmation for a unexpectedly successful season? Or is this more of the "sports can save a dying city" stuff that we heard during the NCAA Final Four and Stanley Cup Finals?

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Repeat from earlier https://twitter.com/jkbc/status/4295326466

2100 Woodward and Twitter

by john.kmiecik on Sep 22, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If we lose the division

We’re going after SI’s office.

President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Sep 22, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to think it's just a coincidence

From the article that’s cited in the wikipedia link you gave: "in investigating virtually all of SI’s 2,456 covers, we found 913 “jinxes” — a demonstrable misfortune or decline in performance following a cover appearance roughly 37.2 percent of the time."

Motown String Music- SB Nation's Detroit Pistons Blog

by Packey on Sep 22, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That's 37.2% too much.

Come on, you’re a baseball fan. SUPERSTITIONS! I say we hunt down every copy of SI and burn it.

2100 Woodward and Twitter

by john.kmiecik on Sep 22, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you are so funny!!

It’s not as bad as the Maddon NFL curse, is it??

Tammy

by VegasTigers on Sep 22, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A player being injured in football?

Never happens!

by 13194013 on Sep 22, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

unbelievable, i may burn my SI this week

by RudeMood19 on Sep 22, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm excited to show it off to my co-workers

“see, this is where I used to spend my summer vacations”

Tammy

by VegasTigers on Sep 22, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

All joking aside regarding the jinx

that maybe my all-time favorite SI cover. That is a beautiful shot.

I can't believe I ate the whole thing!

by tigerfaninChicago on Sep 22, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agree

Tammy

by VegasTigers on Sep 22, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Sep 22, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

speaking of jinxes

I read somewhere that we’re on mlb network thursday night. i can’t find the link now though.

No Run Support

by allikazoo on Sep 22, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought we do pretty good on the mlb network?

Tammy

by VegasTigers on Sep 22, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not sure, but I wanted to mention it anyway

for those that have the channel

No Run Support

by allikazoo on Sep 22, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This SI cover is responsible for my cold.*

*may or may not be true.

by 13194013 on Sep 22, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reminds me of a Simpsons moment.

Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That’s specious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers* away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn’t work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don’t see any tigers around, do you?
[Homer thinks of this, then pulls out some money]
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
[Lisa refuses at first, then takes the exchange]