2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

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Please vote for up to three covers

Poll runs till Wed Nov 27, 2024 7:09 am

SAME FOLD STORY? (Newsday)
3
7%
CRY OF THE STORM (New York Post)
1
2%
IMPERFECT STORM (Newsday)
1
2%
WHAT THE HELENE! (New York Daily News)
4
9%
MEET THE MESS (Newsday)
1
2%
NOT ENOUGH (New York Daily News)
1
2%
THAT'S BREWTAL (New York Post)
6
14%
ONE GETS IT DONE (Newsday)
4
9%
ONE MORE GAME (New York Daily News)
14
33%
JUST ONE, BABY! (New York Post)
8
19%
 
Total votes: 43
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Benjamin Grimm
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2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:09 am

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

SAME FOLD STORY?
Newsday, September 25, 2024.
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CRY OF THE STORM
New York Post, September 25, 2024.
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IMPERFECT STORM
Newsday, September 26, 2024.
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WHAT THE HELENE!
New York Daily News, September 26, 2024.
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MEET THE MESS
Newsday, September 29, 2024.
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NOT ENOUGH
New York Daily News, September 29, 2024.
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THAT'S BREWTAL
New York Post, September 29, 2024.
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ONE GETS IT DONE
Newsday, September 30, 2024.
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ONE MORE GAME
New York Daily News, September 30, 2024.
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JUST ONE, BABY!
New York Post, September 30, 2024.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by bmfc1 » Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:22 am

“Meet the Mess” might be the laziest and most repeated headline in the Derby.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:26 am

bmfc1 wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:22 am “Meet the Mess” might be the laziest and most repeated headline in the Derby.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:01 am

I found six "Meet the Mess" covers, surprisingly only three of them in the TCD era. It does seem like a very common headline, but maybe this is one of those Nelson Mandela things.

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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:17 am

Every tab has multiple "Meet the Mess" covers. What a disgrace. If I was in charge I'd ask that editor to step into my office.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Marshmallowmilkshake » Wed Nov 20, 2024 12:10 pm

The OMG - One More Game one is pretty clever.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Centerfield » Wed Nov 20, 2024 12:16 pm

I would guess there must be more than a few "Amazin' Mess" covers over the years.

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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Nov 20, 2024 12:47 pm

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And then there's this:

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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Centerfield » Wed Nov 20, 2024 2:04 pm

I can't believe how close they came to blowing it that last week of the season. After all that, imagine if we missed the playoffs.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Edgy MD » Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:42 pm

"CRY OF THE STORM"? "THAT'S BREWTAL"?

This slate of candidates has some of the most hamfisted attempts at punning in this contest's history. It's like none of the editors got their staff in shape for September and the post-season at all.

But the worst of the worst has to be "SAME FOLD STORY"? Good God. That and Newsday's color printing process that continually makes African-heritage players look like they are made out of clay or terra cotta makes me want to take back awards they've won in the past.

Also note how badly they screwed up the Jets headline at the bottom of the "ONE GETS IT DONE" page, putting a space after the ampersand, but not before. That's where we should talk about brutal.
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Re: 2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.20 Sep 25 through Sep 30

Post by Fman99 » Fri Nov 22, 2024 5:34 pm

Lol this was a rough week wasn't it
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