2019 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.13 Jun 10 through Jun 24

[Benjamin Grimm]

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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.



HAPPY RAILS

New York Post, June 10, 2019.

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RAIL SPLITTERS

Newsday, June 12, 2019.

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VARGAS, BABY!

New York Daily News, June 12, 2019.

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PAIN RELIEVERS

Newsday, June 15, 2019.

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TWO-TIME LOSERS

New York Post, June 15, 2019.

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CAN'T LOSE 'EM ALL

New York Post, June 16, 2019.

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ROUGH ROAD AHEAD

Newsday, June 17, 2019.

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REVIVAL MEETING

Newsday, June 19, 2019.

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SHAKE-UP RATTLE & ROLL

New York Post, June 19, 2019.

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PETE OF THE MOMENT

Newsday, June 23, 2019.

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MELTDOWN

Newsday, June 24, 2019.

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MICKEY MOUTH CLUB

New York Daily News, June 24, 2019.

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CHAOS IN THE CLUBHOUSE

New York Post, June 24, 2019.

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[G-Fafif]

The messiness of the CAN'T LOSE 'EM ALL presentation really captures the play, game and Met mood of the moment. In a year whose back page successes figure to be increasingly about home runs, an exciting defensive climax is celebrated, while not losing sight of how everything else is going wrong.



PETE OF THE MOMENT has a Rockwell feel to it — Norman, not the “Somebody's Watching Me” guy. Bonus points for invoking supergroup Asia.



Plethora of impressive wordplay in this round.

[kcmets]

Pete Of The Moment, Meltdown and Mickey Mouth Club!

[MFS62]

I would have voted Vargas Baby, but the ghost of Mariano Rivera appeared on it.

Later

[Centerfield]

We are already through June 24. Wow. Most of 2019 kinda sucked.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Now we're into it. Several excellent covers in this round which would easily trounce nearly every cover we've so far considered:



MICKEY MOUTH CLUB. Brill.

[Guest 41Forever]

I love the nice positive ones this week! Went with "Pete of the Moment," "Rail Splitters" and "Revival Meeting."

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Whatever happened to "If it bleeds, it leads?" I may have to report you to the Journalmalism Guild

[A Boy Named Seo]

Pete of the Moment has some real potential.

[kcmets]

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[G-Fafif]

Mets win, they get good press.



Mets blow leads and threaten reporters, that's the headline.



Play better ball, get better wood.

[seawolf17]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Now we're into it. Several excellent covers in this round which would easily trounce nearly every cover we've so far considered: MICKEY MOUTH CLUB. Brill.

Absolutely. That might be my favorite so far.

[Edgy MD]

I love the nice positive ones this week! Went with "Pete of the Moment," "Rail Splitters" and "Revival Meeting."

Thems were great, and I selected one of those, but I was also beguiled by the play-at-the-plate photo illustration that decorated YOU CAN'T LOSE 'EM ALL.



The goofy Cardinal baby blues only add to the way the photo hearkened back to a day where, if you could get an unobstructed shot of a play at the plate, you knew you had tomorrow's back pate.



I couldn't not click MICKEY MOUTH CLUB also, especially with the vapor coming out of Mickey's mouth.

[Guest 41Forever]

I don't think the headline "Vargas, Baby" is that great, but I think the composition of that page otherwise is really good. It's a solid photo -- wind in the hair, you can see the grip on the ball just coming out of his glove, the concentration in his eyes. It's a great photo.



Likewise, the angle of the Wrigley Alonso photo is one you don't see too often.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

VARGAS BABY is very good imo, got a vote from me. Tells the story, clever enough on the headline, good picture as mentioned, classic NYDN look



PETE OF THE MOMENT doesn't look like a tabloid newspaper; it looks like the New York Times magazine or something. Get that crap outta here

[Edgy MD]

Well, it's Newsday, and that almost never is consistent with the others.



Stupid headline, but I can't argue with that photo, and it got my vote.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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RANKINGS SO FAR:

1. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019)

2. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019)

3. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019)

4. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019)

5. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019)

6. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018)

7. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019)

8. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019)

9. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018)

10. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019)

11. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019)

12. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019)

13. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019)



Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.