Benjamin Grimm

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. POISON PEN Newsday, September 4, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190904_NSD_02.jpg> NATIONAL DISGRACE! New York Daily News, September 4, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190904_NYDN_02.jpg> WORST. LOSS. EVER! New York Post, September 4, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190904_NYP_02.jpg> BEAR HUG New York Daily News, September 5, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190905_NYDN_02.jpg> BEAR WITH US Newsday, September 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190907_NSD_02.jpg> POLAR BARE! New York Daily News, September 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190907_NYDN_02.jpg> POLAR BARE! New York Post, September 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190907_NYP_02.jpg> BATTERY ACID Newsday, September 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190910_NSD_02.jpg> NOAH'S BARK New York Post, September 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190910_NYP_02.jpg> WIL' FINDS WAY! New York Daily News, September 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190911_NYDN_02.jpg> SNAKE CHARMERS New York Post, September 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190911_NYP_02.jpg> SNAKE HARMERS Newsday, September 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190912_NSD_02.jpg> "DESTINY" New York Daily News, September 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190912_NYDN_02.jpg> CLEATS OF STRENGTH New York Post, September 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190912_NYP_02.jpg>

I have no memory at all of anyone named Katashi Kashiwada.

I can't find an obituary online anywhere. A different Bob W. Johnson died last week, but this is definitely not our guy: https://www.grandhaventribune.com/announcements/obituary/robert-bob-w-johnson/article_5fbf4b5e-8129-556d-9510-ee9df5a936a3.htmlhttps://www.grandhaventribune.com/announcements/obituary/robert-bob-w-johnson/article_5fbf4b5e-8129-556d-9510-ee9df5a936a3.html

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_14.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. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 12. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 13. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 14. 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. WHITEOUT Newsday, August 26, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190826_NSD_02.jpg> GRIN AND BEAR IT New York Daily News, August 28, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190828_NYDN_02.jpg> POLAR OPPOSITES New York Post, August 28, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190828_NYP_02.jpg> OH, NOAH! Newsday, August 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190829_NSD_02.jpg> DAZE OF THUNDER New York Daily News, August 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190829_NYDN_02.jpg> SYNBAD! New York Post, August 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190829_NYP_02.jpg> HERE, KITTY! New York Daily News, August 30, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190830_NYDN_02.jpg> de END New York Post, August 30, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190830_NYP_02.jpg> THEY PULL YA BACK IN! New York Daily News, September 1, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190901_NYDN_02.jpg> CHANGEUP Newsday, September 3, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190903_NSD_02.jpg> NAT THIS TIME New York Daily News, September 3, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190903_NYDN_02.jpg> REVERSAL OF THORTUNE New York Post, September 3, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190903_NYP_02.jpg>

Anyone care to break this tie?

A lot of nutty shit happens in that lobby!

Sadly, I will not be anywhere near Stockholm. I will instead be in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.

We're almost done with the first round. The 25th and final poll will be posted on Monday morning. The top seven ranked covers (based on first-round vote percentages) will receive a second-round bye, and the remaining 18 covers will compete for the final nine positions in the Sweet Sixteen. When each poll closes an update on the rankings (along with a graphic of lovely CPF spokesmodel Shelby holding the winning cover) is posted in the voting thread. The nine second-round threads will begin some time around Thanksgiving. I'll be traveling abroad during much of the second round, and I'm not sure what my Internet access will be, so the second round may or may not be a little sporadic.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_13.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. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 11. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 12. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 13. 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. HOT IN THE CITI Newsday, August 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190821_NSD_02.jpg> IT'S RIP CITI! New York Daily News, August 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190821_NYDN_02.jpg> MEET THE METHS New York Post, August 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190821_NYP_01.jpg> POP, DROP & ROLL New York Post, August 21, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190821_NYP_02.jpg> JUST DO IT! Newsday, August 22, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190822_NSD_02.jpg> SMASH DAVIS! New York Daily News, August 22, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190822_NYDN_02.jpg> SHORT CHANGED New York Post, August 22, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190822_NYP_02a.jpg> STRIP CLUB! New York Post, August 22, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190822_NYP_02b.jpg> NO LETUP Newsday, August 23, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190823_NSD_02.jpg> BRING OUT THE MOPS! New York Daily News, August 23, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190823_NYDN_02.jpg> ONE & ONLY Newsday, August 24, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190824_NSD_02.jpg> BOOM & BUST New York Daily News, August 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190825_NYDN_02.jpg> HISTORY LESSEN New York Post, August 25, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190825_NYP_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_12.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 2. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 3. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 4. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 5. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 6. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 7. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 8. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 9. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 10. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 11. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019) 12. 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. NO RELIEF Newsday, August 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190815_NSD_02.jpg> BREAK A LEG! New York Daily News, August 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190815_NYDN_02a.jpg> SAME OLD MICKEY! New York Daily News, August 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190815_NYDN_02b.jpg> MICK DAGGER New York Post, August 15, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190815_NYP_02.jpg> HIGH FIVE Newsday, August 16, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190816_NSD_02.jpg> PETE AND REPEAT New York Daily News, August 16, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190816_NYDN_02.jpg> HITS A MIRACLE New York Post, August 16, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190816_NYP_02.jpg> GOTTA BE SKIDDING! New York Post, August 17, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190817_NYP_02.jpg> POLAR POWER Newsday, August 19, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190819_NSD_02.jpg> POLAR EXPRESS New York Daily News, August 19, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190819_NYDN_02.jpg> POLAR EXPRESS New York Post, August 19, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190819_NYP_02.jpg> LET'S DO THIS! New York Daily News, August 20, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190820_NYDN_02.jpg>

And the winner is Player Pete!

Today's the day, isn't it? They'll announce the Rookie of the Year award?

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_11.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 2. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 3. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 4. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 5. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 6. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 7. FOLLY RANCHER (New York Post, May 21, 2019) 8. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 9. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 10. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 11. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 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. STREAKERS! Newsday, August 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190810_NSD_02.jpg> 2ND CHANCE New York Daily News, August 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190810_NYDN_02a.jpg> HOLY SHIRT! New York Daily News, August 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190810_NYDN_02b.jpg> HOLY SHIRT! New York Post, August 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190810_NYP_02.jpg> AMAZIN' Newsday, August 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190811_NSD_02.jpg> LU GOTTA BELIEVE! New York Daily News, August 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190811_NYDN_02.jpg> PINCH US! New York Post, August 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190811_NYP_02.jpg> CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL Newsday, August 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190812_NSD_02.jpg> THE BITTER END New York Daily News, August 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190812_NYDN_02.jpg> BUMMER IN THE CITI New York Post, August 12, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190812_NYP_02.jpg> SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT Newsday, August 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190814_NSD_02.jpg> AW, NUTS! New York Daily News, August 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190814_NYDN_02.jpg> DOUBLE WHAMMY New York Post, August 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190814_NYP_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_10.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 2. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 3. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 4. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 5. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 6. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 7. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 8. SINKO DE MAYO (New York Post, May 6, 2019) 9. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 10. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019)

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. THOR & THUNDER Newsday, August 5, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190805_NSD_02.jpg> JUST CAN'T STOP THEM New York Daily News, August 5, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190805_NYDN_02.jpg> HURTS SO GOOD New York Post, August 5, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190805_NYP_02.jpg> HOW SWEEP IT IS! Newsday, August 6, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190806_NSD_02.jpg> SHAKE AND JAKE New York Daily News, August 6, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190806_NYDN_02a.jpg> FORTUNE 500-PLUS! New York Daily News, August 6, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190806_NYDN_02b.jpg> PUSH THE PANIK BUTTON! New York Daily News, August 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190807_NYDN_02a.jpg> WHEEL OF FORTUNE! New York Daily News, August 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190807_NYDN_02b.jpg> BELIEVE IT! New York Post, August 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190807_NYP_02.jpg> ROLLING THUNDER Newsday, August 8, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190808_NSD_02.jpg> WHO'S NEXT! New York Daily News, August 8, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190808_NYDN_02.jpg> AMAZIN' RACE! New York Post, August 8, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190808_NYP_02.jpg> WILD & CRAZY New York Post, August 9, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190809_NYP_02.jpg>

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. 3 JOG NIGHT New York Daily News, July 24, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190724_NYDN_02.jpg> HEATING UP New York Post, July 26, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190726_NYP_02.jpg> HOME COOKING Newsday, July 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190729_NSD_02.jpg> STRO' AND BEHOLD New York Daily News, July 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190729_NYDN_02.jpg> STRO' SHOCKER New York Post, July 29, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190729_NYP_02.jpg> MR. FIX-IT? Newsday, July 30, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190730_NSD_02.jpg> GONNA FLY NOW New York Daily News, July 30, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190730_NYDN_02.jpg> YA GOTTA BEFUDDLE New York Post, July 30, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190730_NYP_02.jpg> DEALS OR NO DEALS? Newsday, July 31, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190731_NSD_02.jpg> STAYING POWER Newsday, August 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190802_NSD_02.jpg> (MAGNIFICENT) AMAZIN' 7 New York Daily News, August 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190802_NYDN_02.jpg> LIKE A SURGIN' New York Post, August 2, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190802_NYP_02.jpg> WIL' POWER! New York Daily News, August 4, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190804_NYDN_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_09.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 2. MANE MAN (Daily News, May 3, 2019) 3. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 4. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 5. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 6. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 7. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 8. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 9. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019)

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_08.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 2. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 3. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 4. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 5. MAKIN' HIS SPLASH (Daily News, April 12, 2019) 6. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 7. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 8. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019)

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. OFF HIS ROCKER! New York Daily News, July 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190707_NYDN_02.jpg> BAD CHAIR DAY New York Post, July 7, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190707_NYP_02.jpg> ARCTIC BLAST Newsday, July 9, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190709_NSD_02.jpg> POLAR BEAR CLUBBER! New York Daily News, July 9, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190709_NYDN_02.jpg> GOING, GOING, G…ALONSO! New York Post, July 9, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190709_NYP_02.jpg> BEAR NECESSITY Newsday, July 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190710_NSD_02.jpg> FOR PETE'S SAKE! New York Daily News, July 10, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190710_NYDN_02.jpg> SELLERS & BUYERS Newsday, July 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190711_NSD_02.jpg> F BOMBS New York Post, July 11, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190711_NYP_02.jpg> "THEY CAME & GOT US" New York Post, July 13, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190713_NYP_02.jpg> HE'S GOT POWER! New York Post, July 14, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190714_NYP_02.jpg> FAR, FAR BETTER THING Newsday, July 18, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190718_NSD_02.jpg> PETE'S MOON SHOT New York Daily News, July 18, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190718_NYDN_02.jpg> DOM & THE BOMB New York Post, July 18, 2019. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190718_NYP_02.jpg>

If things go the way we want them to next week, this will be the first time the Mets ever won two of the Big Three awards in the same year, and this decade will have more of the Big Three awards than any previous decade. The list of Mets award winners is dominated by pitchers. Alonso would only be the second position player to be so honored. 1960s (2) Rookie of the Year: Seaver 1967. Cy Young: Seaver 1969. 1970s (3) Rookie of the Year: Matlack 1972. Cy Young: Seaver 1973, 1975. 1980s (3) Rookie of the Year: Strawberry 1983; Gooden 1984. Cy Young: Gooden 1985. 1990s (0) 2000s (0) 2010s (3 to 5) Rookie of the Year: deGrom 2015; Alonso 2019. Cy Young: Dickey 2012; deGrom 2018, 2019.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/1_07.png> RANKINGS SO FAR: 1. JAKE OF ALL TRADES (Newsday, April 4, 2019) 2. PETE & REPEAT (Daily News, March 21, 2019) 3. SWEET, PETE! (Newsday, February 24, 2019) 4. MAKES NO CENTS! (Daily News, November 30, 2018) 5. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES (Newsday, December 6, 2018) 6. LET SEXY BAT! (Daily News, February 7, 2019) 7. DOWN TO deWIRE! (Daily News, March 23, 2019)