MAGAZINE COVER DERBY FINAL RESULTS!

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Magazine Cover Derby has now concluded. In the final round, the competition's oldest and most iconic cover, "Casey of the Mets" prevailed over "Dwight the Great". The represents a rare loss for the 1985 version of Dwight Gooden.





The winning cover was unveiled today in the courtyard at Sweden's Royal Palace in Stockholm. The ceremony was hosted by the Prime Minister of Sweden himself, Stefan Löfven. The proud ghost of Casey Stengel was also present, as was our lovely (and somewhat confused) receptionist and reality show star Maja.



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The winners of our shower curtain contest were Patrick and Cindy Lake of Emerson, Iowa. Pat and Cindy have been awarded a shower curtain featuring the winning cover. Unfortunately, they didn't thoroughly read the contest rules, and were unaware that they would have to receive a surprise visit from one of our staff photographers. It's important to read the fine print!



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And here's the final bracket! Thanks to all who participated! We'll do this again in another 57 years! Mark it down now on your 2076 calendars so you don't forget!



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Oh, one more thing...



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[kcmets]

The bracket looks really cool all filled in. If it were available as a poster I'd

gladly buy one and hang it in the garage.

[Lefty Specialist]

Mark it down now on your 2076 calendars so you don't forget!



Already put it in my Outlook calendar. Right next to 'buy more Metamucil' and 'Continue Breathing'.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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The bracket looks really cool all filled in. If it were available as a poster I'd

gladly buy one and hang it in the garage.

[Centerfield]

Amazing work BG. I'm curious where the winning cover will be displayed. The lobby is already taken. And does the cover hang for 56 years until the next Derby?

[Benjamin Grimm]

It will be hanging in the Swedish Parliament Building for the next year, and then will be moved to a permanent home in the Royal Art Museum.



Thanks for asking! We've been getting a lot of tweets and e-mails asking that same question!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Patrick and Cindy had such a happy marriage till that darn contest

[Double Switch]

Maja looks eerily like Stana Katic.

[Edgy MD]

The bracket looks really cool all filled in. If it were available as a poster I'd gladly buy one and hang it in the garage.

And I'd gladly buy that shower curtain.

Double Switch wrote: Maja looks eerily like Stana Katic.

Back at headquarters, we like to remind folks that, no, it's Stana Katic that looks like Maja.

[G-Fafif]

Well I wanna say that I been fortunate enough ta been voted some honors in my time from playground committees an' writers associations an' commentators from coast ta coast an' even overseas all the ways down ta Australia an' back but this honor here hasta go among the most stupendous a'my career which dates back mosta the century because when ya get a magazine cover like the one that the fellas over at the Sports Illustrious give ya an' ya haven't played a game which means ya haven't lost a game an' yer nothin' an' nothin' which is better than mosta the scores my ballclub put up this year an' they say look at this manager he's got a new team an' he's got a new town but it's not a new town because I been around New York City a long time before I made the mistake a'havin' another birthday an' I won't make that mistake again except all my coaches already brought me out a cake so never mind that but my services was available an' Mrs. Payson sent Mr. Weiss out ta my bank in Glendale an' Edna had enough a'me around the house so I could stop countin' my money for a while an' go back ta the baseball business an' go back ta the city where I had so much success which I couldn'ta had without my players an' I still can't do it without my players even the ones who can't do much but they're out there tryin' ta get better an' some a'that money is gonna go ta gettin' new players an' we're gonna be on more a'them magazine covers not just as a howdy-do welcome back but for maybe winnin' a few games an' next thing ya know they're not gonna hafta put the old manager on the cover but the whole squad an' maybe some a'our amazin' fans who deserve mosta the credit because they bought the tickets an' the magazines an' the newspapers an' all the periodicals an' they listened ta the broadcasts an' purchased the sponsors' lovely products an' a'course they brought the placards an' if ya can put a face like mine on 'em ya might not need a camera but then ya wouldn't have one a'these derbies that Mrs. Payson doesn't enter her thoroughbreds in though in this case it's me with the horseshoe full a'flowers an' I can only hope they don't send me ta the glue factory if I pull up lame or bring home another record like the one we brought home this year but until then I wanna thank everybody who voted for me an' everybody who voted for my opponent because even though it wasn't me on them covers it was still for the ballclub an' I know Mrs. Payson gets a nice percentage an' she passes it ahead an' her bankers every two weeks distribute the paychecks in manila envelopes an' we all do quite nicely here in New York City an' I know the ballclub will start doin' nicer an' the ladies will come out an' bring their hubbies an' the kiddies an' the whole thing will be a family affair an' the Mets will be the kinda team ya can be prouda an' put on next year's cover an' before ya know it it'll say champeens not just ol' Case was here.

Edited August 13, 2019 by Guest

[kcmets]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If you really want a poster of this, I can send you the original unreduced image. It can be printed out at a size of 41 inches wide by 113 inches high!

Might be worth a try! I think I know someone who knows someone with large

printing capabilities. Thanks.

[G-Fafif]

Hurrah for Casey and for Grimm!

[Edgy MD]

Hurrah, indeed.



I thought Casey talked a lot in the flesh, but he flaps his gums even more now that he's dead at the present time.

[Guest 41Forever]

Well I wanna say that I been fortunate enough ta been voted some honors in my time from playground committees an' writers associations an' commentators from coast ta coast an' even overseas all the ways down ta Australia an' back but this honor here hasta go among the most stupendous a'my career which dates back mosta the century because when ya get a magazine cover like the one that the fellas over at the Sports Illustrious give ya an' ya haven't played a game which means ya haven't lost a game an' yer nothin' an' nothin' which is better than mosta the scores my ballclub put up this year an' they say look at this manager he's got a new team an' he's got a new town but it's not a new town because I been around New York City a long time before I made the mistake a'havin' another birthday an' I won't make that mistake again except all my coaches already brought me out a cake so never mind that but my services was available an' Mrs. Payson sent Mr. Weiss out ta my bank in Glendale an' Edna had enough a'me around the house so I could stop countin' my money for a while an' go back ta the baseball business an' go back ta the city where I had so much success which I couldn'ta had without my players an' I still can't do it without my players even the ones who can't do much but they're out there tryin' ta get better an' some a'that money is gonna go ta gettin' new players an' we're gonna be on more a'them magazine covers not just as a howdy-do welcome back but for maybe winnin' a few games an' next thing ya know they're not gonna hafta put the old manager on the cover but the whole squad an' maybe some a'our amazin' fans who deserve mosta the credit because they bought the tickets an' the magazines an' the newspapers an' all the periodicals an' they listened ta the broadcasts an' purchased the sponsors' lovely products an' a'course they brought the placards an' if ya can put a face like mine on 'em ya might not need a camera but then ya wouldn't have one a'these derbies that Mrs. Payson doesn't enter her thoroughbreds in though in this case it's me with the horseshoe full a'flowers an' I can only hope they don't send me ta the glue factory if I pull up lame or bring home another record like the one we brought home this year but until then I wanna thank everybody who voted for me an' everybody who voted for my opponent because even though it wasn't me on them covers it was still for the ballclub an' I know Mrs. Payson gets a nice percentage an' she passes it ahead an' her bankers every two weeks distribute the paychecks in manila envelopes an' we all do quite nicely here in New York City an' I know the ballclub will start doin' nicer an' the ladies will come out an' bring their hubbies an' the kiddies an' the whole thing will be a family affair an' the Mets will be the kinda team ya can be prouda an' put on next year's cover an' before ya know it it'll say champeens not just ol' Case was here.

Perfect!



In a rare instance of quoting Mantle, "I agree with everything Casey just said."

[Benjamin Grimm]

For anyone who wants a poster-size image, suitable for printing and framing, you can download it from here:



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The poster will be over nine-feet in length! Be sure to hang it in a room with a high ceiling.

[Lefty Specialist]

I want the shower curtain, so Casey can stare at me judgmentally while I use too much conditioner.

[kcmets]

Maybe I'll open the image on the TV and enjoy it that way when I want.

[bmfc1]

Maja is wearing a lot of clothing. Is it winter there?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I guess she's in a more modest mood today. She probably had to head back to the reception desk. She wears business clothing when at work.



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[Frayed Knot]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The winners of our shower curtain contest were Patrick and Cindy Lake of Emerson, Iowa.

They don't, by chance, live on Palmer Avenue do they?

[MFS62]

And, in the future, when someone asks who won the contest, I will simply say, "You could look it up".

Great job, again.

Thanks for all the work.



Later

[bmfc1]

My first thought was that one of the Shirtless Michael Conforto covers is an early favorite for the next tournament but that's loser talk and there will be bigger victories and better covers ahead.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Checking in on the Tabloid Cover Derby, which is about two and a half months away.



The covers for 2019 are still accumulating, of course, but we're already guaranteed a lengthier Derby than we had in 2017, and we're closing in on 2018.



If the Mets, as we hope, play deep into October, we can challenge the totals from 2015 and 2016.



(Note: For the first time, the Tabloid Cover Derby will be using a fiscal year. Covers late from late November 2018 and the entire month of December, which missed last year's cutoff, will be eligible for the 2019 competition.)

[th]Year[/th]	[th]Daily News[/th]	[th]New York Post[/th]	[th]Newsday[/th]	[th]Total Covers[/th]	[th]First-Round Polls[/th]
	2015		135		124		110		369		32
	2016		150		117		114		381		32
	2017		83		58		67		208		16
	2018		114		81		84		279		22
	2019		91		90		71		252		20
[th]Totals[/th]	[th]573[/th]	[th]470[/th]	[th]446[/th]	[th]1489[/th]	[th]122[/th]

[kcmets]

There's gonna be a ton of covers next two months the way this team is flying.



And in the meantime, more people need to http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/Schaefer Vote! Stinky team, WAHHH,

it's no fun to vote for losers is not an excuse this year.



#lgm #ygb #ymdyf

[batmagadanleadoff]

Time really flies as you get older. I would've sworn we only did these cover derbies for two years.

[G-Fafif]

Parade magazine notices its archives, shares its baseball covers, includes an awkward caption for Tom & Nancy.



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