2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.3.4 Jul 12 through Jul 20

[Benjamin Grimm]

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days.

STARS & STRIFE
Newsday, July 12, 2016.



BE LIKE BART
New York Daily News, July 12, 2016.



SKIPPED OVER
New York Post, July 13, 2016.



SAVE OUR SUMMER!
New York Post, July 14, 2016.



NO TIME TO LOSE
Newsday, July 15, 2016.



ON THE ROPES!
New York Daily News, July 15, 2016.



IN COMPLETE CONTROL
Newsday, July 18, 2016.



NO-WIN SITUATION
Newsday, July 19, 2016.



ESCAPE ARTIST
Newsday, July 20, 2016.



HOLY COW!
New York Daily News, July 20, 2016.



SAVING LUNATIC
New York Post, July 20, 2016.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Don't usually go for these composed covers and Mr. Met's head looks out of proportion but Terry The Trainer is great.

[Centerfield]

Thoughts on the Covers!

I don't remember if it was ever confirmed that Familia and Colon were pissed at Terry. I feel like that was more of a fan/media thing.

Voted for "In Complete Control".

It's hard to vote for any Familia covers right now. The timing on those charges couldn't have been worse for his prospects in the Tabloid Cover Derby. It's too bad because that Cubs game was a thrilling moment in the season. The pic used by both Newsday and the News sucks. It looks like he's trying to mount the reader.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Strife, Ropes, Control

[Benjamin Grimm]

I get the feeling that this cover, which I think is great, is making some kind of pop-culture reference that I'm not picking up on. Was there a movie called Men in Salmon or something that I'm not aware of?

[Guest d'Kong76]

The movie Twins!
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[Benjamin Grimm]

Rats! I was hoping that there was a movie called Men in Salmon.

[Centerfield]

Why did they feel the need to change the color of the suits? I wonder if that was intentional.

Danny DeVito's head seems to be photoshopped about as well as Bart's.

[Centerfield]

Twins was 1988! You've been not paying attention to pop culture for a long time!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, some aspects of pop culture anyway.

[Frayed Knot]

I remember the movie TWINS -- and may even have seen it once upon a time -- but there's no way I would have made a connection between that Thor/Bart cover and the nearly three decades old movie poster without prompting from the studio audience.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, I was aware of the movie as well, and could even have named the two stars, but I also (obviously) didn't make the connection between the Daily News cover and the movie poster.

[G-Fafif]

That Houdini act Familia pulled back when we liked him was one of the most Amazin' innings in Mets history. It was, I recall reading at the time, the first and therefore only instance of loading the bases with nobody out while protecting a one-run ninth-inning lead and not allowing anybody to score.

[Guest cooby]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Rats! I was hoping that there was a movie called Men in Salmon.

Yea me too!

[Benjamin Grimm]

This poll closes on Tuesday. I'm giving it a bump in case there are any tiebreaking votes out there.

[MFS62]

Be like Bart for me

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

This poll, which closes tomorrow morning, remains tied. I'm giving this a final bump in case there are any more votes out there. If the voting is still tied tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, I'll kick off a tiebreaker thread.

[Centerfield]

Somehow I forgot to vote in this one. Untied.

For now anyway.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is it possible that if you're voting and commenting at the same time, that you're not clicking the two submit buttons separately? That would prevent your vote from being tallied. You need to click "Submit Vote" to register the votes, and then Submit to submit your comments.