Joe Mauer on the June 29 cover of SI? He was batting .407 when the story was published, which according to Baseball-Reference.com, must have been June 21. Since then? Five hits in 25 at bats, dropping his average 21 points to .386. Zack Greinke had a similar drop off shortly after he appeared.
I wonder if any one has ever declined the honor of being the cover story? If I were an athlete on a hot streak and I saw an SI rep coming my way, I’d run screaming in the opposite direction.
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