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2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul 31

"U" DA MAN! (Daily News)

13 votes

U-REKA! (New York Post)

1 votes

CLIP & SAVE (Newsday)

5 votes

TWO TIMER (Newsday)

0 votes

ONE & DONE (New York Post)

1 votes

CRYING SHAME (Newsday)

5 votes

CRYING SHAME (Daily News)

3 votes

CRYING SHAME (New York Post)

3 votes

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS (Newsday)

4 votes

BLUNDER STORM (Daily News)

3 votes

THIS IS WORTH CRYING ABOUT (New York Post)

7 votes

Benjamin Grimm Nov 18 2015 11:26 AM

. Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. New Met Juan Uribe delivers a walk-off win against the Dodgers. Mets acquire reliever Tyler Clippard from Oakland. Jenrry Mejia is suspended again. A win by Noah Syndergaard puts the Mets one game behind Washington. Thinking he was traded to Milwaukee, Wilmer Flores is seen crying on the field. A crushing loss on a rainy night at Citi Field.

Lefty Specialist Nov 18 2015 01:01 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

'Clip & Save' is pretty good, but 'Blunder Storm' sums up the Mets at that point. Isn't it amazing to look at these with the benefit of hindsight? Wilmer crying and the fiasco of the Gomez non-deal and an epic collapse in the rain, it looked like we'd bought tickets on the Hindenburg. But then........

d'Kong76 Nov 18 2015 01:06 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

U Da, Clip, and Crying (Newsday) to round out July.

Ceetar Nov 18 2015 02:40 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

I'm not sure accuracy is on a list of priorities for the Post, but does someone want to explain to them what exactly "one and done" means, and maybe "blockbuster" too?

Centerfield Nov 18 2015 02:49 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Lots of great stuff in hear. Went with U Da man, When it Rains in Pours, and the DN version of Crying Shame. Two-Time and One and Done are also great, but don't make the cut here. I want to know what this Pedro Party was all about and why we weren't invited.

Ceetar Nov 18 2015 02:51 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Centerfield wrote: I want to know what this Pedro Party was all about and why we weren't invited. I think we probably were? Hall of Fame induction?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 18 2015 02:55 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Ceetar wrote: I'm not sure accuracy is on a list of priorities for the Post, but does someone want to explain to them what exactly "one and done" means, and maybe "blockbuster" too? ONE AND DONE: The "one" refers to the Mets being one game out of first place and the "done" refers to Mejia's suspension for the remainder of the season.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 18 2015 03:02 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Lefty Specialist wrote: Isn't it amazing to look at these with the benefit of hindsight? Wilmer crying and the fiasco of the Gomez non-deal and an epic collapse in the rain, it looked like we'd bought tickets on the Hindenburg. But then........ I think this is a fun way to recap the season, with these pages serving as quick snapshots. I don't yet know if I'll do this again in 2016, but I think it's working well this year because 2015 had a particularly dramatic arc.

Centerfield Nov 18 2015 03:06 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: Isn't it amazing to look at these with the benefit of hindsight? Wilmer crying and the fiasco of the Gomez non-deal and an epic collapse in the rain, it looked like we'd bought tickets on the Hindenburg. But then........ I think this is a fun way to recap the season, with these pages serving as quick snapshots. I don't yet know if I'll do this again in 2016, but I think it's working well this year because 2015 had a particularly dramatic arc. Yes, but somehow you had the foresight to do this before the season. That's the great part. For me, this idea would have occurred to me around mid-August, and it would have been just another "You know what would have been great? If we had...." ideas.

d'Kong76 Nov 18 2015 03:11 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

I'm particularly enjoying them because it's my first time seeing them. I don't visit the tabloid sites and only get the local-cat-box-liner paper delivered. I'm reminded that one thing I miss about working at an of- fice full time was the receptionist always had The Snooze and Post and I'd stop and look at the front and back pages every day.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 18 2015 03:18 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Centerfield wrote: Yes, but somehow you had the foresight to do this before the season. That's the great part. Well, no, not really. I thought of this in September, and then I decided to backtrack to August, and then July and then said, what the hell, let's go all the way back to February. I probably will start capturing 2016 pages in February, but the question is whether or not I stick with it throughout the season. If I do, then we'll do this again next year.

Lefty Specialist Nov 18 2015 09:23 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

2015 was unusually dramatic. If you'd done this in 2014 (or 2009-13) it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun.

Zvon Nov 19 2015 12:53 AM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Usually when they double up it cancels each other out. Crying Shame was a triple! Had to pick one of those though, it was such a pivotal event. I like the Post layout best.

Lefty Specialist Nov 19 2015 01:12 AM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Zvon wrote: Usually when they double up it cancels each other out. Crying Shame was a triple! Had to pick one of those though, it was such a pivotal event. I like the Post layout best. Yes, with Gomez smiling demonically from the wings. Plus the Daily News had that whole Loose Dentures thing going on.

cooby classic Nov 20 2015 07:49 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Lol, I noticed the Loose Dentures thing too. I like the Clip & Save, though Clippard didn't impress me none

cooby classic Nov 20 2015 07:51 PM Re: 2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.8 Jul 27 through Jul

Centerfield wrote: I want to know what this Pedro Party was all about and why we weren't invited. You weren't? No wonder I didn't see you