2022 TABLOID COVER DERBY: YEAR EIGHT

[kcmets]

TCD runs a tight, well-oiled vessel!



Lotsa fun so far, and thanks.

[G-Fafif]

What most of these back pages have looked like:



STRAINED IF

CLEVER PUN

Tortured explanation of play on words

added on assumption readers are dense

[Benjamin Grimm]

Twenty-four of the 275 covers this year included the word MAX in the headline. (That's 8.73 percent.) As promised a week or so ago, now that we've seen all of the covers in the competition, it's time to present the GALLERY OF MAX:



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[Benjamin Grimm]

All first-round polls have now closed, and we have 26 covers remaining. They have been ranked based on their vote percentage in the first round. The top six (listed in bold) will receive a bye in the second round, which will begin tomorrow.



Our list of winners includes eighteen from the Daily News, six from Newsday, and two from the New York Post.



1 IT'S A MIRACLE! (New York Daily News)

2 CATCH OF de YEAR! (New York Daily News)

3 BLAST FROM THE PAST! (New York Daily News)

4 BATY GOES BATTY! (New York Daily News)

5 PETE TAKES 'EM HOME (New York Daily News)

6 HELLO, ATLANTA! (New York Daily News)

7 BACH IN THE NY GROOVE! (New York Daily News)

8 ACE BANDAGE (New York Daily News)

9 MISERY (Newsday)

10 LATE SHOW (New York Post)

11 GLAD MAX (Newsday)

12 LET'S DO LAUNCH! (New York Daily News)

13 FALLING FLAT (New York Daily News)

14 STAR POWERED (New York Post)

15 NICK AT NIGHT (Newsday)

16 GOOD OLD TIMES (New York Daily News)

17 RALLY RAT! (New York Daily News)

18 BABY HOLD ON! (New York Daily News)

19 HOW NUTS IS THAT! (New York Daily News)

20 A NINTH TO REMEMBER (Newsday)

21 MOOD SWING (Newsday)

22 CITI OF LIGHT (New York Daily News)

23 COLD SNAP! (Newsday)

24 THIS MAY HURT A BIT (New York Daily News)

25 FRANCISCO TREAT (New York Daily News)

26 MAXWELL'S SMART (New York Daily News)





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[kcmets]

I don't get the love for Hello, Atlanta!... what am I missing?

[Edgy MD]

Fie on byes!

[bmfc1]

For all the "de" and "MAX" covers only one of each made the second round (and the "de" was superfluous to he cover").

Six covers did not feature active players: 2 of CitiField, 2 of Mr. Mets, 1 of Doc, and 1 of Gil.

[Benjamin Grimm]

First-Round Wins

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[th]Year[/th]	[th]Daily News[/th]	[th]New York Post[/th]	[th]Newsday[/th]	[th]Total[/th]
	2015		13		12		7		32
	2016		17		7		8		32
	2017		6		4		6		16
	2018		14		2		6		22
	2019		15		2		8		25
	2020		6		7		3		16
	2021		12		1		11		24
	2022		18		2		6		26

[Benjamin Grimm]

All second-round polls have now been posted, and we're waiting for the last few to close. At that point, our Sweet Sixteen will have been established. We'll then take a hiatus over Christmas and begin the third round on or around January 1.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The second round is now complete, and the Tabloid Cover Derby will take a holiday hiatus, with voting resuming in early January.



The Daily News holds a commanding position, with twelve of the remaining sixteen covers, the highest total ever for a single publication at this stage of the competition.

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[th]Year[/th]	[th]Daily News[/th]	[th]New York Post[/th]	[th]Newsday[/th]	[th]Total[/th]
	2015		5		8		3		16
	2016		9		2		5		16
	2017		6		4		6		16
	2018		10		2		4		16
	2019		10		1		5		16
	2020		6		7		3		16
	2021		6		1		9		16
	2022		12		1		3		16

Round Three, beginning on or around January 1, will feature the following matchups:



ACE BANDAGE (Daily News) vs MISERY (Newsday)

BACH IN THE NY GROOVE! (Daily News) vs LATE SHOW (New York Post)

HELLO, ATLANTA! (Daily News) vs CITI OF LIGHT (Daily News)

PETE TAKES 'EM HOME (Daily News) vs MOOD SWING (Newsday)

BATY GOES BATTY! (Daily News) vs A NINTH TO REMEMBER (Newsday)

BLAST FROM THE PAST! (Daily News) vs HOW NUTS IS THAT! (Daily News)

CATCH OF de YEAR! (Daily News) vs BABY HOLD ON! (Daily News)

IT'S A MIRACLE! (Daily News) vs RALLY RAT! (Daily News)



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[bmfc1]

Are cameras allowed at the Derby HQ Holiday Party?

[Benjamin Grimm]

No, but you're allowed to bring your favorite courtroom artist.

[bmfc1]

Ugh... my two favorites, Catch and 'Bach, are in the same corner of the bracket.

[Benjamin Grimm]

We'll be starting up again on Sunday, January 1, with the third round.



Please be sure to go to bed early and get a good night's sleep the night before so you can be properly prepared. On the morning of January 1, please consume no solid foods. You may have coffee or tea with no milk, as well as Jell-O or clear chicken broth.

[bmfc1]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: We'll be starting up again on Sunday, January 1, with the third round. Please be sure to go to bed early and get a good night's sleep the night before so you can be properly prepared. On the morning of January 1, please consume no solid foods. You may have coffee or tea with no milk, as well as Jell-O or clear chicken broth.

Are we voting or having a colonoscopy?

[kcmets]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: On the morning of January 1, please consume no solid foods. You may have coffee or tea with no milk...

Is coffee with spiced rum kosher, or should we wait until after voting?

[Benjamin Grimm]

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Are we voting or having a colonoscopy?

[Benjamin Grimm]

All third round polls have now been posted. Two of them have been completed, and as noted in the 3.02 thread, the New York Post has been eliminated from the competition. The Daily News retains its commanding position; they may have as many as seven of the covers that advance to the Elite Eight.



Voting for the fourth round will begin next week.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Among Newsday covers, MISERY no longer has any company. With today's elimination of A NINTH TO REMEMBER, following yesterday's elimination of MOOD SWING, the cover featuring the anguished photo of Francisco Lindor in an inverted V posture is Newsday's last hope for a fourth consecutive championship. There are still three polls open from the third round, but they all feature clashes between Daily News covers. Our Elite Eight, therefore, will consist of seven Daily News covers and one from Newsday, an unprecedented imbalance.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[Benjamin Grimm]

We now have our Final Four. From the Daily News: PETE TAKES 'EM HOME, CITI OF LIGHT, and 'BACH IN THE NY GROOVE! And from Newsday: MISERY.



Our semi-final polls will be posted next week.



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