Finally, baseball is the cover story as the teams head into the final week of the season.
Red Sox reliever Johnathan Papelbon is the cover boy and the lead in Tom Verducii’s “Late and Great.”
“Summer’s over, but the heat’s being turned up on some of the game’s biggest stars as they take the October stage. Jonathan Papelbon’s reply: Bring it.”
The article features photographs of an intense looking Papelbon as well as Cleveland’s
C.C. Sabathia; the Mets’ David Wright and Jose Reyes; Francisco Rodriguez of the Angels; Brandon Webb of the Diamondbacks; and the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez. Taken by Walter Iooss Jr. they are reminiscent of a set of cards Fleer produced in the 1990s known as Studio.
Other baseball items this week:
- “Barry’s next move” after he finished the season with the Giants
- “The Cuddly Confines,” about mama and papa Fields who named their son Wrigley
- A brief profile of the Brewers’ Vinny Rottino, a home-grown product
- An update on Rick Ankiel, who received HGH while recuperating in the off season
- The SI Players MLB Poll: “Which individual hitting statistic is the most meaningful ?” Runs batted in received 41 percent of the vote, followed by OBP (19%), Batting average (13%), OBSP (on-base plus slugging, 11%) and runs scored (9%).
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