Art and baseball

September 22, 2016 at 9:55 am (Art) (baseball)

This week’s New Yorker Magazine arrived on Tuesday and was in its usual place on the kitchen table when I unwrapped the Washington Post yesterday morning. I was somewhat bemused by the juxtaposition of these two images:

The New Yorker cover, entitled “Late Innings,” is by Mark Ulriksen. The photo, which appeared on the front of the Sports section, is of Zach Britton, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.