How will you play two big sports stories that both deserve centerpiece status?

[Claws for Concern]

Landis, an American, wins the Tour de France.

Tiger wins his first major since dad's passing and does it in impressive fashion.

How will you decide what gets the banner headline/art and which one doesn't?

I imagine that having both on the front page of the entire newspaper, not just the sports section, is being discussed right now.

Thoughts?

 

[SF_Express]

It's a tough day ... you could combine the package somehow ... big U.S. successes, etc. ... but if you're going to do one bigger than the other, my thinking is you strip the Tour with smaller art and do the centerpiece on golf. Because it's Tiger.

 

[SF_Express]

Oh, and the Tiger art is great.

 

[Bubba Fett]

Re: How will you play two big sports stories that both deserve centerpiece statu

Both are big stories, but I think Tiger is much, much bigger -- golf is a much more popular sport here than cycling and Landis essentially won the Tour yesterday.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Package it. Kill hed: AMERICANS PWN EUROPE.

Lead with Tiger; he's a bigger name.

Hey, at least Danica's well off the pace. Imagine if she were to win today.

 

[ServeItUp]

I'm with Bubba. There are still people who don't think cycling's a sport and, unfortunately, a lot of them read our papers. Tour gets the secondary art with a big head (hehehehmmhehmm), Open Championship gets main package. And I do not envy anyone putting together a front page in NASCAR Country.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Re: How will you play two big sports stories that both deserve centerpiece statu

Both are big stories, but I think Tiger is much, much bigger -- golf is a much more popular sport here than cycling and Landis essentially won the Tour yesterday.

I see your point but I wonder how papers will showcase it in different parts of the country.

In California, both guys are from the Southern California area and I think Landis just might get a little more attention because he's something different. Tiger will still get his respect and it is a big deal, but Landis should get a proper sendoff for his efforts IMO. Tiger will always command headlines.

 

[DyePack]

Re: How will you play two big sports stories that both deserve centerpiece statu

Tiger will always command headlines.

Even when he's 10 strokes off the lead.

 

[jdklamp]

Landis is a farmboy from Pennsylvania. Not from SoCal.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Re: How will you play two big sports stories that both deserve centerpiece statu

Tiger will always command headlines.

Even when he's 10 strokes off the lead.

I remember having a guy call in and ask us why we ran a photo of Tiger Woods when he wasn't leading the tournament (it was a non-major, not that it matters) a few years back. Before I could answer his question, he added this little item: "How much is the NAACP paying you guys?"

 

[Claws for Concern]

Landis is a farmboy from Pennsylvania. Not from SoCal.

You're right. I do know he has some ties to the Riverside area though.

 

[SF_Express]

Landis is a farmboy from Pennsylvania. Not from SoCal.

Story says he's from San Diego.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Landis lives in Murrieta, California

 

[da man]

Are you kidding? Tiger, and it's not even close.

 

[SF_Express]

Landis lives in Murrieta, California

Story moved on his hometown in Pa. being happy for him, so I guess he's from there, but now lives out West.

 

[tmunson]

I must be in the  minority because I'm not  sure the Tour belongs on the Sports front at all. Has anyone seen the television ratings for this? Have you ever been out in public and heard people discussing it? ... An American won. That's big news. But it's all people really want to know. I cant see many people reading a wire story about it nearly 24 hours after the event's conclusion.

I'd put a standalone photo on the front and refer to a story inside.

 

[SF_Express]

I must be in the  minority because I'm not  sure the Tour belongs on the Sports front at all. Has anyone seen the television ratings for this? Have you ever been out in public and heard people discussing it? ... An American won. That's big news. But it's all people really want to know. I cant see many people reading a wire story about it nearly 24 hours after the event's conclusion.

I'd put a standalone photo on the front and refer to a story inside.

Yeah, you're in the minority. :)

Unless you've got a big local news day, the Tour is definitely one of the top five stories of the day: American with a bad hip wins the whole thing after being given up for dead a few days ago.

It's also a story that people who wouldn't think of watching it on TV will read to find out what happened, and how.

 

[mookieblaylock]

I think Tiger winning and breaking down trumps the Tour. With all due respect to Landis' amazing win, he had it won yesterday and this was merely a formality. It doesn't compete with the raw emotion Tiger displayed after he made his final putt. He was sobbing and it made Tiger human and appealing in a way he had never been before. He's been almost robotic and this win will appeal to everyone, even those ignorant masses who say stupid things like the naacp is paying papers run it.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Good secondary art with Tiger as well.

As far as play, give Tiger the centerpiece and strip the Tour de France across the top with a mug. Run a photo with the jump.

 

[Shooter_McGavin]

Re: How will you play two big sports stories that both deserve centerpiece statu

There's little decision to make. Tiger is main art centerpiece. Flash our pro baseball team across the top. Landis is at the bottom of the page at best. Landis happened earlier this morning, nobody knows him, nobody cares other than it being an American who won. Tiger is the Michael Jordan of the sports world in this era, he commands bigger play.