The Uniform

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy DC wrote: Smoley crap! Black drop shadows are out!

So now the Mets'll look even more ridiculous when they match their dropped drop shadow tops with the black caps with the neon electric NY logo. It's a half-assed move.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Adam Rubin wrote: Mets to unveil uniform changes Wednesday November, 11, 2011 by Adam Rubin The Mets have called a news conference for next Wednesday to unveil uniform changes and other 50th-anniversary plans. Rumblings are the primary home uniform will be close to the 1960s version -- with pinstripes, a Mets script logo in blue and orange (and no black shadow) and blue hats. The black uniform tops should remain as an alternate jersey, but be worn only occasionally. The bright white jersey without pinstripes also should be around (also minus the black shadow on the lettering), but the pinstriped version should primarily be worn. The Mets also are expected to have a patch on the uniform commemorating the 50th anniversary -- basically the commonly used city skyline and "50th anniversary." Word is the bobbleheads in 2012 also may be past Mets greats. As we mentioned in Thursday's chat, Banner Day even may make a comeback, although that was just educated speculation and not guaranteed.

No word yet on whether the blue cap will have a blue or orange button.

I don't mind the orange, but if it were up to me, it would be blue.

[TransMonk]

Adam Rubin wrote: Word is the bobbleheads in 2012 also may be past Mets greats.

Oh man, 2012 is going to be a long, agonizing season.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

http://www.metsblog.com/2011/11/14/these-are-the-mets-jerseys-for-the-2012-season/

Metsblog has the goods a day ahead of the announcement.

They look nice! Looking forward to seeing a close-up of the patch.

[TransMonk]

I wonder how often we'll see the black unis with the orange drop shadow.

I like the others.

[batmagadanleadoff]

No numbers on the front? (NTTAWTT)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

O's are going back to cartoon bird on their hats.

[Edgy MD]

Wow. What comes around goes around. Maybe the Athletics will go back to the cartoon elephant.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: No numbers on the front? (NTTAWTT)

I think those are blank jerseys that they sell on the website. But I don't think they had numbers on the front in 1962.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Number on the front. (Note the 50th Anniversary patch.)

[metirish]

Nice, and the patch doesn't look like the Domino's logo.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Woo-hoo!

Nice job all around. Banner Day, historical bobble heads, blue caps!

Only thing I didn't like was hearing that there would be a patch on the back of the caps.

[batmagadanleadoff]

[metirish]

Colors remind me of the Padres .

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

metirish wrote: Colors remind me of the Padres .

It's gold on the actual patch.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Nice, and the patch doesn't look like the Domino's logo.

well it was designed by "the Mets" and not Citi Group.

[TransMonk]

Per Michael Baron on Metsblog:

New uniforms. Cream pinstripes are the primary. You will ONLY see the blue and orange caps in 2012. Black jerseys remains as an alternate (mostly on the road). 50th anniversary logo is on the sleeve and back of the cap. New BP jersey - blue and orange (like the Los Mets jerseys)

Sweet!

[HahnSolo]

I like that. Would they wear blue caps with black jerseys? Doubt it.

[metirish]

Ceetar wrote: metirish wrote: Nice, and the patch doesn't look like the Domino's logo. well it was designed by "the Mets" and not Citi Group.

Thanks!

[Benjamin Grimm]

HahnSolo wrote: I like that. Would they wear blue caps with black jerseys? Doubt it.

Me too. Here's what their announcement says:

The blue cap will be worn with the home pinstripes and white uniforms, and the road grey uniforms.

I especially like the part about the blue cap and the grey road uniforms.

[TransMonk]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I especially like the part about the blue cap and the grey road uniforms.

I'm not sure what took them so long.

[G-Fafif]

Saw it up close as modeled on the third baseman at press conference (and later during a few minutes of graciously provided blogger time). Looks good. As does he. As does Ike in alternate whites. (Duda was whisked away relatively quickly, but he wore the road grays well from a relative distance.)

Black and blue cap has been retired. Enjoy your pension, weird combo.

[Edgy MD]

I sometimes wonder what it takes to get some non-white guys at these fashion shows. But I guess the the only big league ones the Mets currently have under contract are in wintering in the their respective Caribbean homes. �ngel Pag�n maybe.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I sometimes wonder what it takes to get some non-white guys at these fashion shows. But I guess the the only big league ones the Mets currently have under contract are in wintering in the their respective Caribbean homes. �ngel Pag�n maybe.

Johan was involved in a bunch of the things last winter if I recall.

[G-Fafif]

Beltran was at the 2010 holiday party. Reyes was the lead player among several who showed up to surprise school kids last winter.

[Ceetar]

I'd like to go to the holiday party, just not feeling justified to take a day off. :-(

[Edgy MD]

Oh, I know the Mets trot their non-white players to community events as best as they can. But as most teams' fashion shows are in November, they just seem to tend toward whiteness.

[G-Fafif]

Don't recall a fashion show in recent years. The creamstripes were intro'd via press release.

[Edgy MD]

I mean with all teams.

[MFS62]

The full announcement.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111116&content_id=25983192&vkey=pr_nym&c_id=nym

They're going retro.
But the best news to me is, Banner Day is Back!!!!

YAYYYYYY!!

Later