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2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

11th HEAVEN (Newsday)

11 votes

WET & WILD! (New York Daily News)

9 votes

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2017 11:55 AM

Winner of Round 1.4.5 Winner of Round 2.4.4 11th HEAVEN Newsday, September 22, 2016. A come-from-behind 11th inning three-run homer by Asdrubal Cabrera gives the Mets an exhilarating win over the Phillies. Winner of Round 1.4.6 Winner of Round 2.4.1 WET & WILD! New York Daily News, October 2, 2016 The Mets clinch a Wild Card spot with a win in Philadelphia.

d'Kong76 Jan 10 2017 03:54 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Heaven!

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2017 04:59 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

11th HEAVEN for me, too.

Edgy MD Jan 10 2017 07:43 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

I went with W&W. That photo is, like, impressionism.

Lefty Specialist Jan 10 2017 10:17 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 10 2017 10:17 PM

11th is arguably the game of the season. Beats Terry getting his Vitalis diluted by Budweiser.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2017 10:17 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

This poll is currently tied. Any more votes out there?

Zvon Jan 11 2017 03:55 AM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

This is the toughest. I have yet to vote. I will after some thought.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 12 2017 01:52 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

A few more votes have come in, but the poll remains tied. There seem to still be a few voters yet to be heard from. These "undecided voters" are in a position of great power and influence! Please be sure to chime in and make your voices heard!

Centerfield Jan 12 2017 03:34 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

This one is closer than I thought it would be. Exit polls had Asdrubal in a landslide beating Terry 3-1. How could they be so wrong? Are people embarrassed to admit they like Wet and Wild?

bmfc1 Jan 12 2017 03:43 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Centerfield wrote: This one is closer than I thought it would be. Exit polls had Asdrubal in a landslide beating Terry 3-1. How could they be so wrong? Are people embarrassed to admit they like Wet and Wild? People didn't want to admit that they would rather vote for a flawed cover of someone who has the same skin color and background over a superior cover of someone with a different color and background.

cooby Jan 12 2017 04:05 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Well I like ke W&W because it obviously signifies a Mets celebration and thus I don't see why anybody would vote against it

Benjamin Grimm Jan 12 2017 04:28 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Both covers are pretty celebratory. And the tie remains... unbroken!

Diamond Dad Jan 12 2017 05:17 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

I have to go with the game rather than the photo.

Centerfield Jan 12 2017 05:27 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

That's what a tiebreaking vote should look like. Swoop in wearing a tux and fix the situation like Winston Wolf.

cooby Jan 12 2017 05:28 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

He does show a certain swagger there

Centerfield Jan 12 2017 05:57 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2 Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jan 12 2017 06:02 PM

You're...Ben Grimm right? This is your poll? Sure is. I'm Diamond Dad. I break ties. Good. We got one. So I've heard. May I come in?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 12 2017 06:00 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

I thought that was James Bond.

Diamond Dad Jan 12 2017 06:22 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Dad. Diamond Dad.

bmfc1 Jan 12 2017 08:01 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Centerfield wrote: That's what a tiebreaking vote should look like. Swoop in wearing a tux and fix the situation like Winston Wolf. The guy who said "Let's go to the videotape!" That Wolf?

themetfairy Jan 12 2017 09:53 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

You're thinking of Warner Wolf. Winston Wolf is out of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

cooby Jan 13 2017 12:11 AM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Uh. Still think the clubhouse celebration is the better cover, but I can't fight D Dad in a tux

Zvon Jan 13 2017 02:12 AM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

I went W&W because it's the crowning moment (as of yet) of TC's career. A Mets celebratory clinch! I like how the cover was laid out to be almost all photo and everything is all Mets. Although the Cabrera game & homer were huge, and the photo fantastic, I have to tip my cap to Mr. Collins. Now if they used the ENTIRE shot of Cabrera I might have been swayed, but probably not. [fimg=400]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2AxMIQ5xT86yctz0IjvG7VHxO27zVf2uyCTxnNLxw7729uyn4BOukgXXWW9_X9Ej4m04cPhwaeNwGEMTEC7K4qNdCMeANT_RQoZgQ8Dza2tb_P1ZcG0cwgvbi-jT23fDETh2KPvEcJQHmR3g6GDHTNWTacNeAaSBiL1h7QzIDXOnd-n4vkSot5oCHYjRS6y5fXpwbEXzR8L65QBIJYNdadRS3Lr8D91qnqlV6-MRinByC3fKWv_0bXVKIONV4gy-lKSiwVBCy67c7Dn_7S9lB5IWwanUxC60eGEQCvB6GihebNmByqGc3g6myWs9Z4D61_ETLYvvP42FPwk4XVZL5XyJRnRsIMiFphEdqhjj8aU5NMYxtCX_yahKz38rUIbD_zBJ3sGHHIlJ0mQm6qYZkFB-4fh9xiwZlApVecf5D3izImhKANAN_izU1DF_HXor7SwX4Eqk4i2PpWoUKG5_IWvJ7kTPIS00vSSxjiSGvhyfFeR_YUO6TUUupIuWP689-qmfpho91KXf7NryA4c0Ie-QVzgELZ3Epd0jFsXhI6IScmpArRkbJFo_abdpmhhd1bANCN47vZmct2kSOYMl3a3tFsyEt81ERivmUoP0EtqQ3AhK8wItEA=w610-h844-no[/fimg] I still get a kick out of this view: [fimg=500]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wHcsIFpmJGc/V-YUTa9rnmI/AAAAAAAAqh8/CGR87rlCiQYC6xZfQJWTlrH6ep3N0Ot5gCPcB/s1600/CabOVERHERE.png[/fimg]

Centerfield Jan 13 2017 03:18 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

That back view is better. The cover makes it look like no one is there. The back view celebrates the moment for what it is.

Zvon Jan 14 2017 04:10 AM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

Centerfield wrote: That back view is better. The cover makes it look like no one is there. The back view celebrates the moment for what it is. I think I agree. It's just so funny how absolutely no one is looking at Cabs yet. But that crowd is into it and that is a fantastic photo. If my info is correct (50/50 shot) that photo was taken by Kathleen Malone.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 17 2017 01:53 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

When this poll was tied at 9, I posted a plea for a tie-breaking vote. Two people came through, Diamond Dad publicly broke the tie and then someone else, some mysterious other, who could have restored the tie, instead reinforced 11th HEAVEN's lead. The Newsday cover, therefore, advances to the Elite Eight and WET & WILD will go somewhere to dry off.

d'Kong76 Jan 17 2017 03:22 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

I read on forawatch that the Stockholm office wants to know why D-Dad recently visited Russia and more specifically his dealings with...

themetfairy Jan 17 2017 07:53 PM Re: 2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.2

FWIW, I simply told him that there was a tie that needed breakin'. I did nothing to influence his vote. He was only in Russia for the blintzes.