TEA

TEA TOTALING: It was a classic battle of contrasting offenses, like Oregon vs. Stanford. Warner Bros. scored in traditional fashion with a chart-topping album from Tom Petty and his skill-position players. Its opponent, Republic, employed the new-fangled TEA formation, with the debuting smash “Bang Bang” (see below) leading a swarm of eight Top 50 singles, to tally an identical result. Crisp execution on the parts of both teams. But you know how the old saying goes: A tie is like kissing your sister. (8/7a)