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Shame on them.
John Sterling gets his back page
Syracuse, New York
Giants 139.5
Jets 69.5
Knicks 128.5
Leave your John Sterling poems here!
Hi-Yo, Silva!
--John, on his reaction to Jeter's injury, Daily News 5th, Oct. 14, 2012
JOHNAPALOOZA:
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WELCOME, TWINS FANS!
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See the Kyle Farnsworth "IT IS HIGH YANKEEOGRAPHY"
In reverse, to satisfy MLB
A long long time ago...
After 15 innings against Boston
He's back in the news... and in our hearts!
The Song of the Rocket
Best nonfiction baseball book I have ever read. I am not kidding. It's THAT good.
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“John had no guile. He didn’t understand it when people were mean to him because he could never be mean to anybody."—Suzyn Waldman
Post doesn't go with John
Shame on them.
Daily News does the right thing
John Sterling gets his back page
Knicks and John Sterling score in 2026 Tabloids Covers Race
- Knicks 66.5
- Mets 44
- Yankees 33
- Giants 30.5
- St. John's basketball 24
- Olympics 9
- Jets 8.5
- World Baseball Classic 8
- NFL Playoffs & Super Bowl 7
- Sam Darnold 5
- March Madness (UConn BB) 3
- Belichick snub by Hall 2
- MLB labor strife 2
- Islanders 2
- The Masters (Golf) 2
- Indiana football 1
- Jersey Devils 1
- Howie Rose 1
- John Sterling 1
Knicks win 2025 Tabloids Back Page race. Final Totals
- Knicks 184.5
- Yankees 178
- Mets 157
- Giants 85
- Jets 40.5
- St. John's basketball 33
- NFL Postseason 15.5
- The World Series 6
- Don Mattingly 4
- NCAA Final Four 3
- Golf 3
- Eli in the Hall? 3
- Luka Doncic 2
- Four Nations hockey tourney 2
- Oklahoma wins NBA 2
- George Foreman RIP 2
- Rangers (Hockey) 2
- Dallas Cowboys 2
- KC Chiefs & Kelsy 2
- College football 1
- Bob Uecker RIP 1
- Trump 1
- Ohio State football 1
- CC in the Hall 1
- Ovechkin over Gretzky 1
- DC airplane tragedy 1
- Clyde Frazier's 80th birthday 1
- Islanders 1
- Kyle Schwarber wins All-Star game 1
- Tennis 1
- NBA cheating scandal 1
- Dallas Cowboy suicide 1
- Islanders 1
- Davey Johnson R.I.P. 0.5
- Ichiro in the Hall 0.5
Final 2024 Tabloids Covers Standings
- Yankees 215
- Knicks 160.5
- Mets 141.5
- Giants 63
- Jets 44.5
- Rangers (NY) 36.5
- NFL Playoffs 18.5
- The Olympics 17
- St. John's basketball 7
- College Basketball 6.5
- Bill Belichick 6
- Ohtani & the Dodgers 4
- Death of Willie Mays 3.5
- Soccer 3
- Nets 3
- MLB All-Star Game 3
- NY Liberty 3
- NCAA Women's basketball 2
- Bill Walton: RIP 2
- Rickie Henderson: RIP 2
- Golf 2
- Nick Saban retires 1
- Jim Harbaugh goes pro 1
- Mike Tyson comeback 1
- Injuries 1
YANKS WIN 2023 TABLOIDS COVERS RACE
- Yankees 150
- Jets 136
- Mets 119.5
- Giants 115
- Knicks 112.5
- Nets 19
- Damar Hamlin 14
- March Madness 12
- NFL 9.5
- Rangers 9.5
- NBA 4.5
- Golf 4
- Tennis 3
- R.I.P. Willis Reed 3
- Jersey Devils 2.5
- R.I.P. Jim Brown 2.5
- Michigan Football cheating 2
- Tom Brady 2
- Death of Tim McCarver 2
- Rick Pitino 2
- Shohei Ohtani 2
- Leborn James 1
- College Football 1
- Scott Rolen 1
- Jim Boeheim 1
Yanks Win 2022 Tabloids Covers Race
- Yankees 210.5
- Mets 147.5
- Giants 75
- Knicks 60
- Nets 54
- Jets 49
- Rangers 44
- Saint Peter Peacocks 17
- NFL 16
- MLB Lockout 13
- Golf 9
- World Cup 9
- Serena Williams 6
- NCAA basketball 5
- Tom Brady 5
- Olympics 4
- Hall of Fame 3
- NBA 3
- World Series 3
- College Football 2
2021 Tabloids Back Page & Covers Results
YANKS 207
Mets 156
Knicks 123.5
Nets 62.5
NFL 23.5
Jets 45
Giants 58.5
College Basketball 15
Mets 156
Knicks 123.5
Nets 62.5
NFL 23.5
Jets 45
Giants 58.5
College Basketball 15
Islanders 6
Tiger Woods 5
College Football 5
Tiger Woods 5
College Football 5
RIP: Hank Aaron 4
MLB (various) 6
Rangers 4
John Madden 3
Covid 3
MLB (various) 6
Rangers 4
John Madden 3
Covid 3
Milwaukee Bucks 2
Golf 1.5
Catsup Curt Schilling 1
Golf 1.5
Catsup Curt Schilling 1
RIP: Tommy Lasorda 1
2020 Tabloids Back Page & Covers Results
Yankees 152
Mets 132
Giants 123.5
Jets 55
Mets 132
Giants 123.5
Jets 55
NFL w (Super Bowl) 52
Knicks 51MLB (w/World Series) 46
Covid 37
Nets 20
Astros cheating scandal 16.5
RIP: Kobe Bryant 13.5
NBA 11
Rangers 8.5
Golf 8Horse racing 5
NCAA football 4
Olympics 2.5
Patrick Ewing w Covid 2
RIP: Hank Steinbrenner 2
RIP: Anthony Causi 2
RIP: George Floyd 2
Tennis 2
NCAA basketball 2
NASCAR racism 2
Tennis 2
NCAA basketball 2
NASCAR racism 2
RIP: David Stern 1
RIP: Don Shula 1
RIP: Tom Dempsey 1
RIP: Joe Morgan 1
Colin Kaepernick 1
Chinese Baseball 1
Little League baseball 1
Lady Liberty 1
MMA 1
Michael Jordan 1
Len Dykstra disgrace 1
2019 Tabloids Back Page & Covers Results
YANKEES 211.5
Mets 190.5
Giants 87.2
Jets 68
Knicks 67.5
NFL 30.5
NCAA basketball 20.5
Nets 15
Golf 6
Big Papi shooting 3.5
Mets 190.5
Giants 87.2
Jets 68
Knicks 67.5
NFL 30.5
NCAA basketball 20.5
Nets 15
Women's Soccer 7.5
NBA Playoffs 6Golf 6
Kentucky Derby 4
Wanton NFL violence 4Big Papi shooting 3.5
NCAA football 3.5
Joe Girardi 2
Bryce Harper 2
Bob Kraft sex ring 2
Bob Kraft sex ring 2
Eleven with 1
Our Headquarters
Syracuse, New York
Final 2018 Tabloids Cover Count
Yankees 242
Mets 154.5Giants 139.5
Jets 69.5
Knicks 50.5
NFL Playoffs 18
NCAA basketball 14.5
Golf 8
NCAA Football 6
NBA Playoffs 6
NCAA scandals 3
(11 with 2 or less.)
Final 2017 Tabloid Cover Count
Number of Daily News/NY Post front and/or back covers awarded in 2017.
YANKEES 286.5
Giants 110.5
Mets 109
Mets 109
Jets 34.5
NFL Playoffs 16.5
March Madness 16
World Series 11
NFL Playoffs 16.5
March Madness 16
World Series 11
Rangers 10
Redsocks 5
NBA Playoffs 5
Tiger Woods 4
(13 with 2 or less)
From the Book of Joe (Old Testament)
Moon Papi Day: The official post-mortem
The 3 Tribes of NY Sports fans
You can't predict poetry
Leave your John Sterling poems here!
We lived to see this
Can't buy a break
The Lone Sterling Rides Again
Hi-Yo, Silva!
IIH Yankeeography: Eddie Lee Whitson
Hear hepcat Johnbo talk skeet
"I felt unbelievable depression hit me."
--John, on his reaction to Jeter's injury, Daily News 5th, Oct. 14, 2012
Hear John's mind-blowing, all time single season record 7.76-second walk-off Win Warble
"Root canal:" Suzyn speaks out against The Wave
Our Man in Libya
JOHNAPALOOZA:
The Master sings with Sammy
JOHNAPALOOZA:
Baby we were born to thuuuuuh..
IIH Yankeeography: Carl Pavano, the Bronx Buttocks
WELCOME, TWINS FANS!
JOHNAPALOOZA:
The Master sings
"South Pacific"
JOHNAPALOOZA:
Let's hear it for new thuuuuuuuh
JOHN STERLING MUST MANAGE
Sign the petition!
"Feinsand" claims he didn't unleash the Kraken
Audio: John & Suzyn Vs. Nudity
Hear the Perfect Correction
WELCOME, KYLE FARNSWORTH FANS
See the Kyle Farnsworth "IT IS HIGH YANKEEOGRAPHY"
Hear John's incredible 7.90 second Walk-off WinWarble over Baltimore
In reverse, to satisfy MLB
The Moment of the Master's Inspiration
Yes, we could
A long long time ago...
Hear John's Record-Shattering WinWarble
After 15 innings against Boston
Silver Sterling Moments
IIH Yankeeography: Mel Hall Jr., The Rebel Yankee
He's back in the news... and in our hearts!
IIH Yankeeography: Richie Sexson, the Yankee Mayfly
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The Song of the Rocket
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3 comments:
I think I've seen that sign in a dream.
It’s a full back tattoo that’s common in northern Florida
Great photo. Good job. He's a fucking Genius!
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