2015 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 5.0.1 Semifinal Round 1

[Benjamin Grimm]

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GROUP ONE CHAMPION
Winner of Round 1.1.1
Winner of Round 2.1.4
Winner of Round 3.1.2
Winner of Round 4.1.1

N.Y. CITI
New York Post, February 25, 2015
In spring training, Curtis Granderson says that the Mets are ready to take over the town.





GROUP TWO CHAMPION
Winner of Round 1.2.7
Winner of Round 2.2.4
Winner of Round 3.2.2
Winner of Round 4.2.1

CON4TO!
New York Daily News, July 26, 2015
Michael Conforto goes 4 for 4 and scores 4 runs in a 15-2 Mets win over the Dodgers at Citi Field.

[MFS62]

Again, I go for the hard news/ game report over the "what might be" headline.

Later

[Centerfield]

Conforto. Going away.

[batmagadanleadoff]

If you showed me all the entries at the beginning of the tournament, I would've never guessed that these two would make it to the final four. I hate that NY Citi one, especially. I hate just about all of the word play with "Citi". I can't think of anything more cliche.

[Guest d'Kong76]

¡CON4TO!

[Benjamin Grimm]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you showed me all the entries at the beginning of the tournament, I would've never guessed that these two would make it to the final four.

Me neither. I had a hunch about "TEAM OF DESTINY" but beyond ruling out some obvious duds, I really had no idea which ones would emerge as favorites.

[Ceetar]

the number in name meme is so played out and it's not like the '4' here is really particularly meaningful or that anything in the game swung on his 4th hit. It's not like he hit a grand slam to win it. And there is way too much text on the cover.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ceetar wrote: the number in name meme is so played out and it's not like the '4' here is really particularly meaningful or that anything in the game swung on his 4th hit. It's not like he hit a grand slam to win it. And there is way too much text on the cover.

Well here's something we could agree on this morning. I was thinking the same thing, more or less. I get the "4" thing but to me, it comes off as contrived and forced rather than clever.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ceetar wrote: the number in name meme is so played out and it's not like the '4' here is really particularly meaningful or that anything in the game swung on his 4th hit. It's not like he hit a grand slam to win it. And there is way too much text on the cover. Well here's something we could agree on this morning. I was thinking the same thing, more or less. I get the "4" thing but to me, it comes off as contrived and forced rather than clever.

OE -- Or at least not clever enough to get to the final four.

[Edgy MD]

It also gets lost in the background.

[Zvon]

I approached this vote differently. If I had those 2 newspapers and could only save one for posterity (translated: out in the garage), which would it be? Five years from now I'd want to have the Conforto cover.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't really care at all about "clever". I vote based on the visual appeal of the cover.

I guess that's what helps make this contest so unpredictable; different voters use different criteria.

[Benjamin Grimm]

This poll closes on Monday morning. While you're snowed in for the next 48 hours you can pass the time by pondering these two covers.