High Fashun

[Edgy MD]

A guy already rocking the look behind home plate today.

[MFS62]

Just work the old patch into a uni concept. Change the slogan. It's got the Mets/NY colors built in. [FIMG=333]https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/373105255044_/1964-NEW-YORK-METS-Shea-Stadium-WORLDS-FAIR.jpg[/FIMG]

Brings back old memories. I worked at the NY World's Fair (both years) when in college.



Later

[Edgy MD]

Fun fact #1: Those three orbits around the globe represent the orbits of John Glenn, Yuri Gagarin, and the Telstar satellite. There is some disagreement about the factiness of this fact, but it's facty enough for me.



Fun fact #2: The original lighting effect at night included lights representing each of the capitals of the nations of the world. Included among these is Kahnawake Indian Reservation, which, while being an important place in Mohawk culture, is not really analogous to any First Nation capital, but it was included at the request of the Mohawk ironworkers who worked on the construction.

[bmfc1]

The Athletic ranked caps. The Mets were in Tier 2, although the writer said that he could be convinced that they should be in Tier 1.

The Nationals were DEAD LAST.

[Edgy MD]

I don't like Nats hats one bit — The DC hat beats the Walgreen's W, but still feels like a federal agency insignia. (DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.) But it seems to me that a ranking placing anybody but the Marlins in last should include a lot of explanation.



And that is true more or less for every Marlins cap since their inception. I'm certainly willing to listen to arguments such as the Nats getting extra points deducted for replacing the joyful goofiness of Expos hats.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I prefer the Walgreens cap to the one with the Capitol Building on it. Simpler is better. The ideal baseball cap has the initial letter(s) of the city the team represents. The Orioles should have a B. The A's should have an O. (At least as long as they remain in Oakland.) The Blue Jays should have a T. (You see where I'm going with this...)

[Ceetar]

iconic is not necessarily better than 'good'.



Watching Yankee games always feels like i'm watching a black and white broadcast, it's got no color, no pop. just bland and boring.

[dinosaur jesus]

The Mets' NY was better than the Yankees' when Christy Mathewson wore it, and it's better now.

[A Boy Named Seo]

City Connect year two is underway and the Nats (IMO) hit a leadoff homer with this excellent cherry blossom range. It ticks my boxes as it's wildly creative, a huge departure from their normal logo set and colors, and evokes something that is uniquely regional. I dig the soft charcoal outlines of flowers on the gray shirt, too. The big block "W" and the "WSH" are just ok, but they seem to recall the Senators so it works for me.



https://news.sportslogos.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/washington-nationals-2022-city-connect-uniforms-new-nike-pink-cherry-blossom-wsh-grey-sportslogosnet-feat-1-sq.jpg>



We have to wait one more year for the Mets:

For the 2022 season, seven new teams are joining the seven already on board from last season. These seven new clubs are the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals. These seven join the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, and San Francisco Giants. They kicked off the inaugural campaign a year ago.

Last year's for those that need a refresher:



https://news.sportslogos.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-mlb-city-connect-uniforms-jerseys-nike-all-teams-giants-red-sox-dodgers-marlins-dbacks-serpientes-southside-wrigleyville-white-sox-cubs-dodgers.jpg>



https://news.sportslogos.net/2022/03/29/mlb-nike-announce-the-seven-teams-getting-new-city-connect-uniforms-in-2022/baseball/https://news.sportslogos.net/2022/03/29/mlb-nike-announce-the-seven-teams-getting-new-city-connect-uniforms-in-2022/baseball/

[metsmarathon]

oh, those washington unis are OUTSTANDING!

[Edgy MD]

The blossoms on the hats are kind of rendered too small to be distinguishable as such even in these photos, though, no?



If I hadn't been told what it was, I'd guess it was confetti from a baby shower, or possibly pointillist accents from a graffito.



The tops are terrific, though.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Edgy MD wrote: The blossoms on the hats are kind of rendered too small to be distinguishable as such even in these photos, though, no? If I hadn't been told what it was, I'd guess it was confetti from a baby shower, or possibly pointillist accents from a graffito. The tops are terrific, though.

Not far off. They're apparently petals blowing in the wind!



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[kcmets]

I can only muster a meh (perhaps an eh) for the WSH blossom tops. They

look like prettied up Crooklyn Nets jerseys to me.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I like the cherry blossom idea and the sublimated pattern is handsome. Not sure that giant WSH is best but overall, not bad

[batmagadanleadoff]

The giant-sized WSH on those new cherry blossom Nats uniforms and caps might be the best new thing I've seen on a baseball uni in years.



Awesome.



If it was up to me, I'd ditch the cherry blossoms and otherwise make those big WSH lettered unis their regular everydays.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

I kind of like them. Nice that they stayed away from government-related things.



But not being in Washington, I don't know the answer to this: How long are the cherry trees in bloom? Are they still blooming when the season starts?



I still like the Marlins look best, followed by the White Sox and Cubs. The Dodgers look terrible. There are lot of things they could have done with LA and California, or even with a Latino theme. Doesn't seem original to put "Los" in front of Dodgers when teams around the country already do that to celebrate that culture. Missed opportunity.

[G-Fafif]

Turn the WSH jerseys inside out and they read DRY.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, the Dodgers really blew it. They could have had their uniform read HOLLYWOOD (looking like the famous sign) and had palm trees or something. Although if it was up to me, I would have based the uniform on the La Brea Tar Pits.

[Edgy MD]

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=87842 time=1648575049 user_id=119]But not being in Washington, I don't know the answer to this: How long are the cherry trees in bloom? Are they still blooming when the season starts?

[kcmets]

Got this song in my head.... beep beep



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[A Boy Named Seo]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Yeah, the Dodgers really blew it. They could have had their uniform read HOLLYWOOD (looking like the famous sign) and had palm trees or something. Although if it was up to me, I would have based the uniform on the La Brea Tar Pits.

The graphic [CROSSOUT]above [/CROSSOUT] on the previous page with last year's unis is how I would tier them in terms of successful execution. Tier 1) Boston and Miami T2) Sox, Cubs, DBags T3) Giants, Dodgers



I'd put the Nats in Tier 1.



I agree the Dodgers were the laziest, most unimaginative submission. That they said it was a nod to Fernando and their Latino fans was even more aggravating because they put no new effort into this concept and basically copied their "Hispanic heritage night" homework and re-submitted it on a different assignment. F-, guys.

[Centerfield]

Willets Point wrote: I want a uniform with neon stripes on it to bring to life the figures that were on the outside of Shea Stadium.

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[Frayed Knot]

They can get double use out of those by wearing them on Pride Night too.

[Willets Point]

Willets Point wrote: I want a uniform with neon stripes on it to bring to life the figures that were on the outside of Shea Stadium. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FU5cUGOWQAEmB-z?format=jpg&name=900x900>

Wow! Nice job digging up something I don't even remember writing. Are these actual City Connect unis for the Mets?

[Edgy MD]

Well, if that design exists, clearly in this image it's being placed over that shirt via digital template, because it'd be hard to get that chestplate any more off-center.

[Willets Point]

I think I was imagining neon stripes going down the side of the uniform so that the players would resemble the neon figures on Shea when seen in profile.

[Centerfield]

No. This is a fan's rendering. He's on twitter. I think he got picked up by the Mets to work on their website. Some of his stuff is really cool.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I like it. I do hope that the eventual design includes the Unisphere.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah, I've been thinking that the Mets should lean into the idea of the 7 train ("The International Express") when their City Connect comes around.



So sorta what Queensboro FC did with the colors, and this guy did with the "Queens"--but be literal and make the jersey front read Willets Point-Mets in the same subway font. Numbers in magenta circles on the back, Unisphere patch.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

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Something along these lines! Black jersey with the white letters -- not sure if it would say Queens or New York, but hopefully not Flushing -- with the player numbers in the colored circles, one numeral per circle, under the writing. Unisphere patch on the sleeve and/or on the cap!