2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.24 Oct 12 through Oct 16

[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.



CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

Newsday, October 12, 2024.

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HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT

Newsday, October 13, 2024.

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1 STOP TO GO

New York Daily News, October 13, 2024.

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OUTTA THE WAY!

New York Daily News, October 13, 2024.

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SHO' TIME

New York Post, October 13, 2024.

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KO SENGA

Newsday, October 14, 2024.

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TWO THUMBS DOWN!

New York Daily News, October 14, 2024.

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WEST TOAST

New York Post, October 14, 2024.

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FLIP THE SCRIPT

New York Daily News, October 15, 2024.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITI

New York Daily News, October 16, 2024.

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[Marshmallowmilkshake]

That cover with the split jersey is an abomination.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

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That cover with the split jersey is an abomination.

[whippoorwill]

West Coast Toast is a great headline.



Didn't vote for it though

[whippoorwill]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=179671 time=1732464605 user_id=119] That cover with the split jersey is an abomination.

Agreed 🤢

[bmfc1]

Three covers where the Mets have to share. Nope.

[Benjamin Grimm]

We currently have a tie between HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT and FLIP THE SCRIPT. It looks like there may still be a few people who haven't voted yet. Would anyone care to break this tie?

[Centerfield]

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Did Pete wear his helmet over his eyes for all of 2024? I think I may know why he struggled.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, now we have a three-way tie, as TWO THUMBS DOWN! has caught up with FLIP THE SCRIPT and HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=179671 time=1732464605 user_id=119] That cover with the split jersey is an abomination. Agreed 🤢

Me three

[whippoorwill]

Edgy!

[Edgy MD]

I mean, nobody was in the car.



FONTS MATTER!

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[whippoorwill]

That's a pretty dress

[Edgy MD]

The covers that I vote for are, almost by definition, failing to advance.



If Newsday wins again, I'm gonna throw stuff.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Daily News will have the most surviving covers when the first round ends tomorrow. Whether they can parlay that into victory, of course, remains to be seen.



Look to the parent thread tomorrow for some statistics and the first look at our 2024 brackets.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I love this contest but wonder if introducing ranked-choice voting and randomizing the preliminary groupings would be better

[Centerfield]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I love this contest but wonder if introducing ranked-choice voting and randomizing the preliminary groupings would be better

I've suggested ranked choice voting before. I think it's difficult for BG to arrange that way.



I think two covers advancing from each round would draw out the contest too long. Maybe if there was a way to collect a few Wild Card entries from strong second place showings.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I love this contest but wonder if introducing ranked-choice voting and randomizing the preliminary groupings would be better I've suggested ranked choice voting before. I think it's difficult for BG to arrange that way. I think two covers advancing from each round would draw out the contest too long. Maybe if there was a way to collect a few Wild Card entries from strong second place showings.

I think its already way too long and I've thought so for years. There. I've finally said it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's easy enough to ignore if you don't like it.



As for ranked choice voting and wild cards, the way I look at it, some covers land in something similar to a tough division. And yes, I don't care to add any levels of complexity to this; we'll leave it as it is.



I'm really surprised that this has made it to its tenth year. Back in 2015 when this started I don't think I would have guessed that we'd still have three tabloids churning out back pages every day.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

wait, let;'s also add a 10-point scale in three categories: Overall Composition, Headline and Artwork

[batmagadanleadoff]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's easy enough to ignore if you don't like it.

Ignoring it wouldn't make it any shorter.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Guiding Light ran for decades but it didn't bother me because I ignored it.