The Crane Pool Forum

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days.

BLAST FROM THE PAST!
New York Daily News, February 9, 2022.



DARK NIGHTS
New York Daily News, February 16, 2022.



DARK KNIGHT WHITE LINES
New York Post, February 16, 2022.



FIELDER'S CHOICE
Newsday, February 18, 2022.



WAITING GAME
Newsday, February 19, 2022.



CROWN THAT FROWN!
New York Daily News, February 21, 2022.



THE PRICE OF CHANGE
New York Daily News, February 22, 2022.



DOUBLE-TALK
Newsday, February 23, 2022.



METS DIDN'T CARE!
New York Daily News, February 24, 2022.



BASEBALL BUFFOONS BLOW IT BIG TIME
New York Post, March 2, 2022.

What is the context of crying Mr. Met? I don't remember what made them buffoons that week.

This is a lackluster bunch. I only really like Bartolo swinging the bat (I voted for that one and the old school Mr. Met and that's it)

Fman99 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:50 am What is the context of crying Mr. Met? I don't remember what made them buffoons that week.

It was a breakdown in the collective bargaining talks and it was looking like there might not be baseball for a long time.

This is a tough batch. No action shots (except Bartolo) and relentlessly bad news.

Went with Blast, Change and Buffoons.

Someone start an Election Day 2022 thread I'll go with it there as well.

Three days in, much of the subject matter of these back pages, for better or worse…

Max Scherzer is a Met, paid a king’s ransom for being so
Buck Showalter is the Met manager
Gil Hodges is elected to the Hall of Fame
The DH is coming to the National League
Old Timers Day is returning
Matt Harvey is involved in a drug scandal
Spring Training is locked out

…feels like a novel with scattershot Met references weaved throughout. If I were reading such a book maybe three years ago, I’d think, “That wouldn’t happen in real life.”

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:26 am

Fman99 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:50 am What is the context of crying Mr. Met? I don't remember what made them buffoons that week.

It was a breakdown in the collective bargaining talks and it was looking like there might not be baseball for a long time.

Why does that feel like so much longer than 8 months ago

Blast from the past. Mr Mets rules