2016 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.4.1

[Benjamin Grimm]

Winner of Round 1.4.1
Winner of Round 2.4.3
THE HAIR APPARENT!
New York Daily News, September 4, 2016
Robert Gsellman shows that the Mets have yet another long-haired starting pitcher that they can count on.



Winner of Round 1.4.2
Winner of Round 2.4.2
GAME SETH MATCH
New York Post, September 5, 2016
Seth Lugo gives up one run in seven innings in a 5-1 Mets win over the Nationals.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Toughie

[Centerfield]

Loser of this Deathmatch gets traded for middle relief!

[Benjamin Grimm]

This is a tough one, but I went with the Gsellman cover.

[Centerfield]

This really is a tough one! I'm going to give it more thought.

Picking Gsellman versus Lugo is tough enough as it is. But these covers are also so evenly matched!

*Both are wins against the Nats. Gsellman gets us on the board. Lugo takes the rubber game. Both were great games. PUSH
*The Lugo pic is an action shot, but the Gsellman reaction shot is still better. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN
*Gsellman has the regular uniform, Lugo is wearing the tacky throwback. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN
*GAME SETH MATCH is the much better headline. ADVANTAGE LUGO
*Lugo's subheadline is direct and to the point. Gsellman's is too wordy and clutters the cover. ADVANTAGE LUGO
*Gsellman has the Yankees losing. Lugo has them salvage one game. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN
*But Gsellman also references the Mets losing the game before. ADVANTAGE LUGO

[Guest d'Kong76]

That's some quality TCD analysis, CF... back to you Boom...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Centerfield wrote: *The Lugo pic is an action shot, but the Gsellman reaction shot is still better. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN

This was the deciding factor for me.

[Lefty Specialist]

Wow. Flipped a coin. They're both good.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

GAME SET MATCH a much better headline and I like how its composed such that Lugo isn't just on top of the mastead but reaching right through the page at you thanks to his glove obscuring the headline.

I would bet if this were a poll of newspaper art directors the Post would be crushing in here.

[Zvon]

Centerfield wrote: This really is a tough one! I'm going to give it more thought. Picking Gsellman versus Lugo is tough enough as it is. But these covers are also so evenly matched! *Both are wins against the Nats. Gsellman gets us on the board. Lugo takes the rubber game. Both were great games. PUSH *The Lugo pic is an action shot, but the Gsellman reaction shot is still better. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN *Gsellman has the regular uniform, Lugo is wearing the tacky throwback. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN *GAME SETH MATCH is the much better headline. ADVANTAGE LUGO *Lugo's subheadline is direct and to the point. Gsellman's is too wordy and clutters the cover. ADVANTAGE LUGO *Gsellman has the Yankees losing. Lugo has them salvage one game. ADVANTAGE GSELLMAN *But Gsellman also references the Mets losing the game before. ADVANTAGE LUGO

lol, I love this.
Tacky? Wha?

Gsellman by a bunch of hairs. This was tough though. Both excellent covers, both huge and great games.

[Centerfield]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: GAME SET MATCH a much better headline and I like how its composed such that Lugo isn't just on top of the mastead but reaching right through the page at you thanks to his glove obscuring the headline.

I hadn't noticed this the first time, and it ended up being the tie-breaker for me.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Went with Seth; I won't even say it was by a hair. (oops)

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's game over for GAME SETH MATCH as THE HAIR APPARENT wins by a little more than a hair.

It's hard to believe, but as I'm posting this it's been about 23½ hours since the last post that was made in the Baseball Forum. I guess the Mets haven't been giving us much to talk about.