Sour signings

This story is about the Mariners and the worst players they signed, considering all the factors, including how much money they spent to get them. Essentially, the lemons.

The story was suppose to run last month- but for what ever reason it has been holding. Our lead sports designer had talked to us about how they wanted to illustrate it and was part of the photo shoot with the photographer. In situations like this, I think it is good to collaborate with all the parties to make sure the end result is satisfactory with everyone. So, it was all good and the pictures turned out nicely.

I guess this is what lead to some frustrations on my part---when last minute the designer working on the page wanted to try some fancy headline treatment ---sort of weaving the headline into the glove. So, we had an interesting conversation about the whole thing and talked it out---and this was the compromise, and result. I just don't think we need to "dress up" or "spice up" every photo, every illustration. Sometimes - clean, simple to the point is the better approach.