2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.06 YEAH, WELL YOU'RE NO BRAD PITT! vs FRANTASTIC!

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Please vote for the cover that you prefer

Poll ended at Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:59 am

YEAH, WELL YOU'RE NO BRAD PITT! (New York Daily News)
4
25%
FRANTASTIC! (Newsday)
12
75%
 
Total votes: 16
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2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.06 YEAH, WELL YOU'RE NO BRAD PITT! vs FRANTASTIC!

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:59 am

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YEAH, WELL YOU'RE NO BRAD PITT!
New York Daily News, October 19, 2021.
Winner of Round 1.23

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FRANTASTIC!
Newsday, January 8, 2021.
Winner of Round 1.02

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Post by Fman99 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:00 am

These both suck
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:45 am

I gotta say, Newsday has the best fastball on the staff. It may need work on its secondary pitches, like exploiting scandals, cashing in on LOLMets moments, and making use of Mr Met with a variety of facial expressions and such.
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Post by Centerfield » Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:21 am

I'm having a hard time believing the Brad Pitt cover won its pool. I'm guessing the other covers must have featured Chase Utley, Donald Trump and Mickey Calloway's genitalia.
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Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:26 am

There's a link to the original poll right above the picture of the cover.
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Re: 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.06 YEAH, WELL YOU'RE NO BRAD PITT! vs FRANTASTIC!

Post by Willets Point » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:19 am

That was a bad round.
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Post by Edgy MD » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:18 pm

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:45 am I gotta say, Newsday has the best fastball on the staff. It may need work on its secondary pitches, like exploiting scandals, cashing in on LOLMets moments, and making use of Mr Met with a variety of facial expressions and such.
What do you consider to be Newsday's heater?
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Post by kcmets » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:54 pm

Is there a point to the Brad Pitt thing or is it just dumb on it's own?
#lgm #ygb #ymdyf
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:55 pm

Edgy MD wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:18 pm
Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:45 am I gotta say, Newsday has the best fastball on the staff. It may need work on its secondary pitches, like exploiting scandals, cashing in on LOLMets moments, and making use of Mr Met with a variety of facial expressions and such.
What do you consider to be Newsday's heater?
I mean it's their typical pitch. They pretty much fire their covers down the middle and dare the offense to hit it, but they have a weak secondary repetroire. No screwballs like the Snooze and Post often spring on us.
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Post by Willets Point » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:58 pm

kcmets wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:54 pm Is there a point to the Brad Pitt thing or is it just dumb on it's own?
Brad Pitt played Billy Beane in the Moneyball movie adaptation
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Post by kcmets » Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:13 pm

Ah! Never saw it (obviously).
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Re: 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.06 YEAH, WELL YOU'RE NO BRAD PITT! vs FRANTASTIC!

Post by Edgy MD » Wed Dec 15, 2021 9:48 am

I'm picking a lot of loozas this round.

Is it a matter of perspective or are those models 25 feet tall?
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Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Dec 15, 2021 9:52 am

They adjust their height as necessary.
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Post by Frayed Knot » Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:47 pm

If they continue to stand in the middle of the L.I.E. they're not going to be tall for long.
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Post by Fman99 » Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:16 pm

I just watched Moneyball on a flight this week. I was bored out of my skull. This won Oscar nominations? It's a turkey. Watching Brad Pitt smash things in a locker room and make that scrunched up constipated face is just not getting it done for me.
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:51 pm

I thought it was a good movie. Good performances, a little heavy on the melodrama. but not nearly as good a movie as the book was a book.

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Post by Edgy MD » Wed Dec 15, 2021 5:07 pm

Call me soft, but I have trouble being objective about any movie with a Jeff Tam element.
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