Should ESPN Magazine have done a better job

[sports-rings]

I recently saw this ESPN Magazine cover.

In my opinion, ESPN blew it! They could have made a historic magazine cover, showing authentic amazing championship rings, but instead photographed 4 incredibly cheap and inaccurate knockoffs championship rings.

Do you think ESPN should have done a better job or am I being too harsh?

Your thoughts?

[Econteachert205]

Totally agree also don't like the tag line.

[bn2cardz]

I was in the graphic design and printing business (out now) and when I would be out with my wife I would get very irritated by things in the signs that were "flaws". She, as a layman, didn't see anything wrong with the prints. The prints were good enough for the layman, but they didn't pass my critical eye that was trained to catch such flaws.

This is how it is for you. The photo is meant to be illustrative of Boston's dominance in sports, not to be a factual representation about championship rings. You dedicate your time to rings and knowing all about them. That magazine cover is designed for the casual sports fan not a ring enthusiast. I see that cover and don't notice any flaws with the rings because I am not a ring collector.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

I was in the graphic design and printing business (out now) and when I would be out with my wife I would get very irritated by things in the signs that were "flaws". She, as a layman, didn't see anything wrong with the prints. The prints were good enough for the layman, but they didn't pass my critical eye that was trained to catch such flaws.

This is how it is for you. The photo is meant to be illustrative of Boston's dominance in sports, not to be a factual representation about championship rings. You dedicate your time to rings and knowing all about them. That magazine cover is designed for the casual sports fan not a ring enthusiast. I see that cover and don't notice any flaws with the rings because I am not a ring collector.

I totally agree with you Andy. Even the sophisticated sports collector probably would not give the cover a second look unless his specialty was collecting rings.

Jeff

[sports-rings]

Interesting couple of posts.

I see your points. Maybe I should stick to decaffeinated coffee moving forward LOL.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

Interesting couple of posts.

I see your points. Maybe I should stick to decaffeinated coffee moving forward LOL.

Well as I pointed out I can find myself doing the same thing. When you become an "expert" of something it is hard to see it through the layman's eyes. I don't think you were out of place for being frustrated as I am sure I would be the same way if they showed a bunch of reprint t206 cards when doing an article about Baseball History.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

I recently saw this ESPN Magazine cover.

In my opinion, ESPN blew it! They could have made a historic magazine cover, showing authentic amazing championship rings, but instead photographed 4 incredibly cheap and inaccurate knockoffs championship rings.

Do you think ESPN should have done a better job or am I being too harsh?

Your thoughts?

I appreciate your passion, Michael.

[Econteachert205]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

I appreciate your passion, Michael.

I agree, I mean you're telling me espn could not find a player to borrow each ring from or better yet, have one player from each franchise to model the rings. This would have made a much better cover.


To those who criticized michael, if the espn cover story had been about boston and used a bunch of repro baseball cards the gnashing and hand wringing would have been epic.