2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.2.4 TIEBREAKER

[Benjamin Grimm]

I know that I had originally said that there would be no first-round tiebreakers, but now that a poll has actually ended in a tie, the big shots in Stockholm are apparently getting jittery, so word came down that there was a change in policy.

This tie-breaker poll will run for three days. Our first tiebreaker pits two Newsday covers against each other. Please vote for the cover you like best.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Toughie.

[Guest cooby classic]

A little help: what does shining star refer to?

[Guest cooby classic]

Oh all star never mind

[Ceetar]

Matz all the way. Shining Star is boring, plus I like how the Yankees is only barely present on the Matz one, like "Oh, right, we should probably stick them on there somewhere"

[Guest d'Kong76]

I went with Matz, but don't find anything boring about Shining.

[Edgy MD]

Agreed.

A lot of distinct choices here: Matz vs. deGrom, blue vs. gray, energy stored vs. energy released, tan glove vs. blackish glove, bleeding layout vs. boxing layout.

The main things they have in common: pursed mouths and indifferent headlines.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I voted for the deGrom cover. It's a more interesting photo (I think) and a better layout. Matz is half obscured by the headline, while with deGrom, only a part of his right leg is covered.

[Edgy MD]

I went deGrommy too.

[Guest cooby classic]

Me too

[Lefty Specialist]

Amazin Matz is going to be a tired headline soon (I hope).

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I voted for the deGrom cover. It's a more interesting photo (I think) and a better layout. Matz is half obscured by the headline, while with deGrom, only a part of his right leg is covered.

Both great covers.
I like the Matz layout. Got him in a classic pose from the chest up and you can see NEW YORK right above the headline. IMO both are good layouts, and deGrom is higher on my Mets totem pole, but Matz gets the vote because they got most of the NEW YORK in there.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The deGrom layout is FAR better, and edges out the slightly-more-pertinent headline on the other.

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe we can judge these by the sports stories that got pushed off the back page by each: US Women's World Cup victory; a NY Giant having his finger amputated.

[Guest cooby classic]

It would be funny if this ended up tied

[Benjamin Grimm]

There is a plan in place in case that happens.

[Benjamin Grimm]

This tiebreaker poll has ended, and the Steven Matz cover has won and will advance to Round 2.

There's another potential tie shaping up in this thread. If you haven't voted yet, please consider doing so!