Benjamin Grimm

The Post is faring very poorly this year, with only two first-round winners so far. Last year it also had only two first-round winners, but one of them, SWEEP SNAKES, made it all the way to the Final Four. It doesn't seem likely that either of this year's two winners, SINKO DE MAYO and FOLLY RANCHER will go as far. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2018/20180521_NYP_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_21.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019) 2. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 3. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 4. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 5. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 6. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 7. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) =#BF0000]8. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 9. STREAKERS! (Newsday, August 10, 2019) 10. THEY PULL YA BACK IN! (Daily News, September 1, 2019) 11. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 12. BRING OUT THE MOPS! (Daily News, August 23, 2019) 13. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 14. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 15. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 16. HOW SWEEP IT IS! (Newsday, August 6, 2019) 17. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 18. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 19. LET'S DO THIS! (Daily News, August 20, 2019) 20. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 21. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in BLUE have won a bye and will advance directly to the third round. =#BF0000]Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.

Are the Rays still thinking of playing half their season in Montreal?

The Post has provided the very first entry for the 2020 Tabloid Cover Derby: http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191120_NYP_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_20.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019) 2. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 3. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 4. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 5. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 6. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 7. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) =#BF0000]8. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 9. STREAKERS! (Newsday, August 10, 2019) 10. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 11. BRING OUT THE MOPS! (Daily News, August 23, 2019) 12. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 13. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 14. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 15. HOW SWEEP IT IS! (Newsday, August 6, 2019) 16. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 17. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 18. LET'S DO THIS! (Daily News, August 20, 2019) 19. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 20. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in BLUE have won a bye and will advance directly to the third round. =#BF0000]Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.

Sheffield 34% Kent 28% Wagner 18% Abreu 2% Bell, Putz, Valverde 0 votes.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_19.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019) 2. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 3. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 4. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 5. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 6. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 7. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) =#BF0000]8. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 9. STREAKERS! (Newsday, August 10, 2019) 10. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 11. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 12. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 13. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 14. HOW SWEEP IT IS! (Newsday, August 6, 2019) 15. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 16. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 17. LET'S DO THIS! (Daily News, August 20, 2019) 18. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 19. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in BLUE have won a bye and will advance directly to the third round. =#BF0000]Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.

Today's poll 1.25 is the last one of the first round. We've now seen all 318 covers: 114 from the Daily News, 111 from the New York Post, and 93 from Newsday. 65 of the Daily News covers included an exclamation point (57%), as did 35 from the Post (31.5%) and 14 from Newsday (15%). Second-round voting will begin some time around December 1. I will be in Asia and expect to have decent Internet access, but it's possible that polls will be posted sporadically. And they may not be in the morning as is typical, because where I'll be will be eleven hours later than my home time zone.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: FWIW, "Mets Ring 'Bel" cover image isn't appearing. Not that I'd vote in such a stupid headline so I doubt it'll matter. Fixed! Thanks! If anyone who has already voted really likes this cover, please feel free to change your vote: http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191102_NYDN_02.jpg>

Tom Seaver's birthday. I may not have said anything here, but I did mention it to my dog yesterday morning.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_18.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019) 2. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 3. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 4. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 5. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 6. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 7. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 8. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 9. STREAKERS! (Newsday, August 10, 2019) 10. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 11. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 12. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 13. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 14. HOW SWEEP IT IS! (Newsday, August 6, 2019) 15. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 16. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 17. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 18. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. CALLING CARLOS Newsday, October 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191010_NSD_02.jpg> SAY IT AIN'T JOE Newsday, October 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191025_NSD_02.jpg> BOLTIN' JOE New York Daily News, October 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191025_NYDN_01.jpg> SAY IT AIN'T JOE New York Post, October 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191025_NYP_02.jpg> HAVEN'T WE MET? Newsday, November 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191102_NSD_02.jpg> METS RING BEL'! New York Daily News, November 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191102_NYDN_02.jpg> `LOS METS! New York Post, November 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191102_NYP_02.jpg> BROMANCE Newsday, November 5, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191105_NSD_02.jpg> THE SKIPPER! New York Daily News, November 5, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191105_NYDN_01.jpg> TAKE THE WHEEL New York Post, November 6, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191106_NYP_02.jpg> FOR PETE'S SAKE Newsday, November 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191112_NSD_02.jpg> 2 MUCH Newsday, November 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191114_NSD_02.jpg>

Anyone care to break the current tie?

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_17.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019) 2. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 3. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 4. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 5. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 6. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 7. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 8. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 9. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 10. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 11. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 12. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 13. HOW SWEEP IT IS! (Newsday, August 6, 2019) 14. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 15. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 16. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 17. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. WHAT A WAY TO GO! Newsday, September 27, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190927_NSD_02.jpg> HERE YOU GO, BRO! New York Post, September 27, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190927_NYP_02.jpg> WHAT A BLAST! Newsday, September 28, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190928_NSD_02.jpg> RE-PETE-ING HISTORY! New York Daily News, September 28, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190928_NYDN_02.jpg> BASH BROTHERS! New York Post, September 28, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190928_NYP_02.jpg> 53! Newsday, September 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190929_NSD_02.jpg> OVERRULED! New York Daily News, September 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190929_NYDN_02.jpg> KING OF POP! New York Post, September 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190929_NYP_02.jpg> ANOTHER HOME RUN New York Daily News, October 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191002_NYDN_02.jpg> SPLIT DECISION Newsday, October 4, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191004_NSD_02.jpg> NEW BLOOD New York Daily News, October 4, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20191004_NYDN_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_16.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. 3 JOG NIGHT (Daily News, July 24, 2019) 2. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 3. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 4. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 5. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 6. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 7. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 8. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 9. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 10. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 11. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 12. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 13. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 14. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 15. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 16. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round. 3 JOG NIGHT debuts in the Number 1 position, bumping MAKIN' HIS SPLASH into the play-in round.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. BATTERY PARKED New York Daily News, September 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190914_NYDN_02.jpg> DEAD BATTERY New York Post, September 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190914_NYP_02.jpg> ROCKIN' RAJAI Newsday, September 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190915_NSD_02.jpg> DAVIS ROCKS GOLIATH! New York Daily News, September 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190915_NYDN_02.jpg> HIP, HIP, RAJAI! New York Post, September 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190915_NYP_02.jpg> ALON50! Newsday, September 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190921_NSD_02.jpg> BIG 5-OH! New York Daily News, September 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190921_NYDN_02.jpg> 50! New York Post, September 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190921_NYP_02.jpg> LIFE PRESERVER Newsday, September 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190925_NSD_02.jpg> WALK OF LIFE! New York Daily News, September 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190925_NYDN_02.jpg> DIE ANOTHER DAY New York Post, September 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190925_NYP_02.jpg> CY-ONARA Newsday, September 26, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190926_NSD_02.jpg> OUT WITH A BANG! New York Daily News, September 26, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190926_NYDN_02.jpg> WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR New York Post, September 26, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190926_NYP_02.jpg>

Bob! I'm not sure if we'll see him again. You'll have to stay tuned!

Maja's been looking at bad-news covers for the last two years. (GOD OF BLUNDER and then MIDNIGHT BADNESS.) I think she can handle it!

I know that the title of this thread references the John Fogerty Centerfield song, but whenever I see the title, the tune that pops into my head is this one: [YOUTUBE]Uz5D-D7VYmY[/YOUTUBE] And wow, look at Frenchie there!

I agree. That's why I gave a vote to NATIONAL DISGRACE.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_01.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_02.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_03.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_04.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_05.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_06.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_07.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_08.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_09.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_10.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_11.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_12.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_13.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_14.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_15.png>

15 of the 25 first-round polls have closed, and as usual, the Daily News is strong coming out of the gate. The News has posted nine wins, compared to four for Newsday and two for the Post.

Temporarily changing this to an "Announcement" in the hope of avoiding a tie-breaker poll.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_15.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. MICKEY MOUTH CLUB (Daily News, June 24, 2019) 2. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 3. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 4. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 5. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 6. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 7. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 8. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 9. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 10. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Daily News, June 25, 2019) 11. ARCTIC BLAST (Newsday, July 9, 2019) 12. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 13. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 14. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 15. AIN'T IT GRAND! (Daily News, May 29, 2019) Covers listed in RED will not receive a bye and will compete in the second round.