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2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul 20

STARS & STRIFE (Newsday)

3 votes

BE LIKE BART (New York Daily News)

10 votes

SKIPPED OVER (New York Post)

4 votes

SAVE OUR SUMMER! (New York Post)

0 votes

NO TIME TO LOSE (Newsday)

2 votes

ON THE ROPES! (New York Daily News)

6 votes

IN COMPLETE CONTROL (Newsday)

11 votes

NO-WIN SITUATION (Newsday)

0 votes

ESCAPE ARTIST (Newsday)

4 votes

HOLY COW! (New York Daily News)

0 votes

SAVING LUNATIC (New York Post)

1 votes

Benjamin Grimm Nov 22 2016 11:18 AM

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. STARS & STRIFE Newsday, July 12, 2016. BE LIKE BART New York Daily News, July 12, 2016. SKIPPED OVER New York Post, July 13, 2016. SAVE OUR SUMMER! New York Post, July 14, 2016. NO TIME TO LOSE Newsday, July 15, 2016. ON THE ROPES! New York Daily News, July 15, 2016. IN COMPLETE CONTROL Newsday, July 18, 2016. NO-WIN SITUATION Newsday, July 19, 2016. ESCAPE ARTIST Newsday, July 20, 2016. HOLY COW! New York Daily News, July 20, 2016. SAVING LUNATIC New York Post, July 20, 2016.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 22 2016 12:19 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Don't usually go for these composed covers and Mr. Met's head looks out of proportion but Terry The Trainer is great.

Centerfield Nov 22 2016 02:35 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Thoughts on the Covers! I don't remember if it was ever confirmed that Familia and Colon were pissed at Terry. I feel like that was more of a fan/media thing. Voted for "In Complete Control". It's hard to vote for any Familia covers right now. The timing on those charges couldn't have been worse for his prospects in the Tabloid Cover Derby. It's too bad because that Cubs game was a thrilling moment in the season. The pic used by both Newsday and the News sucks. It looks like he's trying to mount the reader.

d'Kong76 Nov 22 2016 03:06 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Strife, Ropes, Control

Benjamin Grimm Nov 22 2016 03:54 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

I get the feeling that this cover, which I think is great, is making some kind of pop-culture reference that I'm not picking up on. Was there a movie called Men in Salmon or something that I'm not aware of?

d'Kong76 Nov 22 2016 03:58 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

The movie Twins! [fimg=500]http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/11311/p11311_p_v8_af.jpg[/fimg]

Benjamin Grimm Nov 22 2016 04:01 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Rats! I was hoping that there was a movie called Men in Salmon.

Centerfield Nov 22 2016 05:21 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Why did they feel the need to change the color of the suits? I wonder if that was intentional. Danny DeVito's head seems to be photoshopped about as well as Bart's.

Centerfield Nov 22 2016 06:25 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Twins was 1988! You've been not paying attention to pop culture for a long time!

Benjamin Grimm Nov 22 2016 06:37 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Well, some aspects of pop culture anyway.

Frayed Knot Nov 22 2016 06:42 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

I remember the movie TWINS -- and may even have seen it once upon a time -- but there's no way I would have made a connection between that Thor/Bart cover and the nearly three decades old movie poster without prompting from the studio audience.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 22 2016 06:44 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Yeah, I was aware of the movie as well, and could even have named the two stars, but I also (obviously) didn't make the connection between the Daily News cover and the movie poster.

G-Fafif Nov 22 2016 06:52 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

That Houdini act Familia pulled back when we liked him was one of the most Amazin' innings in Mets history. It was, I recall reading at the time, the first and therefore only instance of loading the bases with nobody out while protecting a one-run ninth-inning lead and not allowing anybody to score.

cooby Nov 22 2016 08:12 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Rats! I was hoping that there was a movie called Men in Salmon. Yea me too!

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2016 11:49 AM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

This poll closes on Tuesday. I'm giving it a bump in case there are any tiebreaking votes out there.

MFS62 Nov 26 2016 08:48 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Be like Bart for me Later

Benjamin Grimm Nov 28 2016 11:21 AM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

This poll, which closes tomorrow morning, remains tied. I'm giving this a final bump in case there are any more votes out there. If the voting is still tied tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, I'll kick off a tiebreaker thread.

Centerfield Nov 28 2016 03:02 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Somehow I forgot to vote in this one. Untied. For now anyway.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 28 2016 03:29 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul

Is it possible that if you're voting and commenting at the same time, that you're not clicking the two submit buttons separately? That would prevent your vote from being tallied. You need to click "Submit Vote" to register the votes, and then Submit to submit your comments.