2018 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 4.01

[Benjamin Grimm]

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Winner of http://www.thecranepool.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27533Round 1.12

Winner of http://www.thecranepool.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27625Round 3.02

MIDNIGHT BADNESS

New York Daily News, June 3, 2018.

The Cubs score six runs in the 14th inning as another strong outing from Jacob deGrom is wasted.



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Winner of http://www.thecranepool.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27545Round 1.16

Winner of http://www.thecranepool.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27653Round 3.08

GOOD WIL!

New York Daily News, July 10, 2018.

More walk-off heroics for Wilmer Flores, as the Mets defeat the Phillies.



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[MFS62]

Good over bad.

Happy over sad.

Every time.



Later

[Centerfield]

I went with Badness. I typically like positive covers as well, but I just don't like the look of the Wilmer cover. He looks strange. It doesn't capture the moment well. And in many ways, the Badness cover is more symbolic of the Mets' season.

[batmagadanleadoff]

It's 5-3 Badness. I guess the uplifters haven't voted yet.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It was 5-4 for BADNESS but now it's 6-3! Somebody has done the Walter White thing, switching from GOOD to BADNESS.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I didn't like that Wilmer cover in the last round either. His smile is kinda "here's Johnny" creepy.

[cal sharpie]

The MIDNIGHT BADNESS picture is emblematic of so much of last season. The GOOD WIL! picture is emblematic of one nice night.

[G-Fafif]

While the Snooze continues to lead the way in the Derby, the editor who oversaw these contending covers finds himself tied up for recycling. Eric Barrow has been dismissed and, according to a memo he sent around before leaving, the position of sports editor has been eliminated.



Ah, who needs sports in a big city tabloid with multiple teams in every professional sport?

[G-Fafif]

The Pest https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/new-york-daily-news-eliminates-sports-editor-position/covering its decimated rival's travails.

[kcmets]

Riding Wil all the way to Stockholm (er, maybe not)

[seawolf17]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It was 5-4 for BADNESS but now it's 6-3! Somebody has done the Walter White thing, switching from GOOD to BADNESS.

Yeah, that was me. I thought I voted for BADNESS but apparently I clicked the wrong one.

[Centerfield]

The Pest https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/new-york-daily-news-eliminates-sports-editor-position/covering its decimated rival's travails.

I hate to say it but it looks like we might be seeing the last days of the Daily News. I don't think I will miss any of their writing, but their back covers are iconic. I would hate to lose them.



Also would totally fuck up our yearly derby.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

The Pest https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/new-york-daily-news-eliminates-sports-editor-position/covering its decimated rival's travails.

Damn what a travesty, I liked when the 2 tabs were infused with the energy of fighting one another, now it's no contest.



ROLL OUT THE BARROW

News whacks sports editor

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Pest https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/new-york-daily-news-eliminates-sports-editor-position/covering its decimated rival's travails. I hate to say it but it looks like we might be seeing the last days of the Daily News. I don't think I will miss any of their writing, but their back covers are iconic. I would hate to lose them. Also would totally fuck up our yearly derby.

I like the old school DN back covers better than the new ones even though the old ones were b&w.

[G-Fafif]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ROLL OUT THE BARROW News whacks sports editor

Good one. We also would have accepted



ERIC THE DEAD



NO 'NEWS' IS SPORTS NEWS



NOTHING TO SEE HERE



HEADLINE TK

[Benjamin Grimm]

My guess is that the "sports editing" is going to come out of Chicago and the Tribune headquarters.



Meanwhile, I'm pretty surprised at how this poll is turning out. I wouldn't have thought that the cover that defeated SUCCESS would lose to MIDNIGHT BADNESS.





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[G-Fafif]

Who are these mystery voters who are automatically presumed to be choosing one cover or another? It's just the same bunch of us over and over.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: My guess is that the "sports editing" is going to come out of Chicago and the Tribune headquarters.

"Too much deGrom. Use a picture of Ditka instead."

[Benjamin Grimm]

The disappointment and disbelief are palpable at GOOD WIL! headquarters as the returns are coming in.



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[Centerfield]

I remember that feeling all too well.

[kcmets]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The disappointment and disbelief are palpable at GOOD WIL! headquarters as the returns are coming in.

I'm outraged, and suspect Swedish meddling. I demand a

full investigation at once!

[Piggiestomatoes]

Because the judge has sentenced boys younger than Danny to the gas chamber, I chose goodness.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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In perhaps the most surprising upset of this competition, bad-news cover MIDNIGHT BADNESS has defeated the celebratory GOOD WIL! featuring the much-loved Wilmer Flores.



So GOOD WIL! won't, while MIDNIGHT BADNESS becomes the first cover this year to punch its ticket to the Final Four.

[Centerfield]

How does Maja feel about all these new Barker Beauties? I can't imagine this is sitting well.

[Benjamin Grimm]

She's rarely around the office anymore because she's so busy with her TV show. (Her title is now Receptionist Emeritus.) I'd like to think she's okay with Marissa and Shelby. I asked about it and Stockholm replied, "Maja säger att hon föraktar de smutsiga horarna." So it sounds like all is good!

[Centerfield]

I didn't realize Maja referred to herself in the third person in her native Swedish as well.

[seawolf17]

My kids learned all the best Swedish curse words from Maja when they used to visit the office.