2017 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.1

[Benjamin Grimm]

Winner of Round 1.0.3
Winner of Round 2.4.2
FULL SPEED AHEAD
Newsday, March 15, 2017.
In spring training, Jacob deGrom appears to be recovered from his season-ending 2016 injury.



Winner of Round 1.0.7
Winner of Round 2.4.1
GOD OF BLUNDER
New York Daily News, May 1, 2017.
Perhaps Noah should have had that MRI after all.

[Guest 41Forever]

Staying positive with "Full Steam," but the "blunder" pun is a good one.

[bmfc1]

The deGrom photo could be from any game. "God Of Blunder" is clever and, combined with the photo, captures a decisive moment in a horrible season.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I usually would vote for the good news cover over the bad news cover, but I'm swayed by JCL's argument the other day that a bad news cover is more representative of the 2017 season. Also, FULL SPEED AHEAD is just a spring training cover, so it carries less weight. I voted BLUNDER.

[Zvon]

Ugh, I really have no desire to be reminded of the fall of Thor and have that in my face next time I visit headquarters. But yet, it was something that happened, so I'll have to think about it.
Okay, times up. How dare they accuse Noah of blundering! Okay, he did, but keep that in small print and off the back page.

This was the last game I covered at MFC. That sucks too.
Ray Ramirez is gone, right?

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[Guest cooby]

I keep getting Ray Ramirez and Ray Romano mixed up. Yes, he's gone, Zvon


I voted for Blunder even though I don't like the negativity, I really don't like that pic of DeGrom

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: I keep getting Ray Ramirez and Ray Romano mixed up. Yes, he's gone, Zvon I voted for Blunder even though I don't like the negativity, I really don't like that pic of DeGrom

It's about freakin time.



Yea, deGrom looks like a grouchy old man, lol.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I like both of these, went Blunder.

[Guest d'Kong76]

^ Lol on the horns ^

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: I like both of these, went Blunder.

*Z starts changing this years vacation plans.

[Guest cooby]

d'Kong76 wrote: ^ Lol on the horns ^

ditto. Also love the sideways look LOLOL

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: ^ Lol on the horns ^ ditto. Also love the sideways look LOLOL

The picture is perfect. The expression on all their faces. Look at Warthen! He's like WTF?
Ha, perfect.

[bmfc1]

cooby wrote: I keep getting Ray Ramirez and Ray Romano mixed up.

Nobody Loves Ray (Ramirez).

[Benjamin Grimm]

This is one of two polls that are currently tied. Only twelve votes in so far, so hopefully the remaining voters will tip the balance one way or the other.

[Benjamin Grimm]

GOD OF BLUNDER has defeated FULL SPEED AHEAD and thus completes our Final Four for 2017. GOD OF BLUNDER has made history of sorts, as the first bad-news cover to ever advance this far.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yay!!

[Guest 41Forever]

Pulling for a positive cover. Thinking about Maja.

[Centerfield]

I think I’m on board with “blunder” too.

The whole “cover that best represents the season” is an angle I hadn’t thought of.

2017 was painful. No joy. A joyful cover really doesn’t tell the story.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I agree. I'm committed to voting for GOD OF BLUNDER for as long as it's in this competition.

The people who staged the introductory press conference this year selected GOD OF BLUNDER as one of the three representative covers (one from each publication) for the 2017 season: