2019 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.24 Sep 27 through Oct 4

[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.



WHAT A WAY TO GO!

Newsday, September 27, 2019.

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HERE YOU GO, BRO!

New York Post, September 27, 2019.

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WHAT A BLAST!

Newsday, September 28, 2019.

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RE-PETE-ING HISTORY!

New York Daily News, September 28, 2019.

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BASH BROTHERS!

New York Post, September 28, 2019.

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53!

Newsday, September 29, 2019.

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OVERRULED!

New York Daily News, September 29, 2019.

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KING OF POP!

New York Post, September 29, 2019.

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ANOTHER HOME RUN

New York Daily News, October 2, 2019.

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SPLIT DECISION

Newsday, October 4, 2019.

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NEW BLOOD

New York Daily News, October 4, 2019.

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[kcmets]

53!, Overruled! and New Blood

[bmfc1]

Other than "Bro", I want to vote for all of them.

[G-Fafif]

I assume the NFL or perhaps MFYs grabbed the back pages on 9/30, which is too bad given how Game 162 ended at Citi.



OVERRULED lost my vote because fuck references to Aaron Judge.

[Lefty Specialist]

I went all-Alonso. And I loved Overruled.

[Centerfield]

Newsday really stepping up. 53 is terrific.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Actually, KING OF POP! is better than 53!



More creative headline goes to the Post.



Picture is the same. Newsday's reproduces better here but on the newsstand they probably look about the same.



Where Newsday falls short is the awkward breaks, lengthy and somewhat exaggerated exposition in the subhed that they doomed themselves to by going with the one-word hed.



Alonso new rookie

Sultan of Swat

after record blast



Post's subhed is much more succinct, doesn't insult memory of Babe Ruth and tells the story.



I will give Newsday the edge for layout, putting the distracting box on top rather than along the right edge. But that's the only area where they beat the Post head to head on this story.



Clear to me the Newsday editors were trying to win the bullshit "most positive news" contest with this cover and not the "tabloid derby."



btw, I also voted for OVERRULED, which was a unique take and a good headline but IMO, not as strong as POP

[whippoorwill]

You're right. Changed my vote

[Benjamin Grimm]

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RANKINGS SO FAR:

1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019)

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

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

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

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

6. 53! (Newsday, September 29, 2019)

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

=#BF0000]8. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018)

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

10. STREAKERS! (Newsday, August 10, 2019)

11. THEY PULL YA BACK IN! (Daily News, September 1, 2019)

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

13. BRING OUT THE MOPS! (Daily News, August 23, 2019)

14. DAVIS ROCKS GOLIATH! (Daily News, September 15, 2019)

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

16. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019)

17. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019)

18. POLAR BARE! (Daily News, September 7, 2019)

19. HOW SWEEP IT IS! (Newsday, August 6, 2019)

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

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

22. LET'S DO THIS! (Daily News, August 20, 2019)

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

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



Covers listed in BLUE have won a bye and will advance directly to the third round.



=#BF0000]Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.