I've got the alternate blues

[Edgy MD]

And Johan Santana is sporting the alternate blues.



That sexy ASG patch gets more than a little lost in there, I think.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Did they announce this today? There's been some question as to when they would get around to that.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Did they announce this today? There's been some question as to when they would get around to that.

the 'sources' have been saying today for a while actually.

There's supposed to be a road-alt too.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, rollout is today.

Santana stays in shape. I give him that.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

New alternate roadie:

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I guess I'm shocked that this being the Mets and the new jerseys all about merchandising for the xmas season, why they wouldn't set up a faux "fashion show" and press conference with players parading down the runway etc.

They could get Tim Gunn to say "make it work!" and have Michael Kors to give a bitchy critique. This is NYC!

[G-Fafif]

Puts me in mind of sailor suits.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy DC wrote:

A strangely orange pallor to Santana's complexion?

[Centerfield]

The road unis with the gray look pretty cool.

I'm just ok with the home jerseys.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Odd that they'd showcase Ronny Cedeno's jersey as a model, no?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Loving these jerseys!!!!!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Still think they pop, and work better than 99% of their softball-jersey brethren.

But shouldn't the fill on the away "New York" roadmark be orange (with a road-gray lining)?

[stevejrogers]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Still think they pop, and work better than 99% of their softball-jersey brethren. But shouldn't the fill on the away "New York" roadmark be orange (with a road-gray lining)?

That's the way they've done that in the past with road blue jerseys

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, yeah, I 'member. I just meant that it should be that way if it's going to match the home jersey.

[Edgy MD]

I know it ain't black, but I look at these and I just see the team's signature look degrading again.

Solid color tops just say beer league softball to me.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I like them, but I hope they're not used too frequently, especially at home. Like Edgy, I prefer white at home and grey on the road.

[Ceetar]

MORE COLOR! More variety. less adhering to traditions designed 100 years ago!

[Edgy MD]

That's kind of cheaply derisive. Why are the traditions of 30 and 40 years ago preferable?

[metsmarathon]

we need to incorporate the traditions of the prior five and ten years!

slather 'em in garish hot pink and sprinkle them with crystals.

it's what the NFL would do.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: That's kind of cheaply derisive. Why are the traditions of 30 and 40 years ago preferable?

I know. They're not. but they're not _less_ preferable.

[Edgy MD]

The exact content of your previous post says they are preferable. All caps and with exclamations also.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: The exact content of your previous post says they are preferable. All caps and with exclamations also.

more preferable to me.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, and I asked why. What the hell?

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, and I asked why. What the hell?

because I don't think there's any need to adhere to 100 year old tradition in what the team wears. I like the blue, it's ..different. it looks nice. white and gray are boring as hell.

[Edgy MD]

because I don't think there's any need to adhere to 100 year old tradition in what the team wears.

I got that. What's with the circle jerk?

[metsmarathon]

now, now, children. at least we're not going futuristic with our unis. though mercury mets throwbacks would be a hoot.

[Centerfield]

I like the road blues Gilkey is sporting. I think I can do without the orange trim.

[metsmarathon]

but the orange trim helps accentuate the orange dot.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: because I don't think there's any need to adhere to 100 year old tradition in what the team wears. I got that. What's with the circle jerk?

I don't know why you read derision into practically everything I write. Especially regarding this when it's often made to seem that I'm a leper or something for daring to like something that's not the way it's always been done. I don't like the haughty stance in baseball that anything new is wrong, whether it's different uniforms, more than 2 uniforms, the Wild Card or three divisions. If there's any derision it's to the concept that baseball can't do things different (or that the Mets shouldn't) because "That's not how we do things in baseball"

[Edgy MD]

Ceetar wrote: I don't know why you read derision into practically everything I write.

I don't.

Ceetar wrote: Especially regarding this when it's often made to seem that I'm a leper or something for daring to like something that's not the way it's always been done.

That's nonsense.

Ceetar wrote: I don't like the haughty stance in baseball that anything new is wrong, whether it's different uniforms, more than 2 uniforms, the Wild Card or three divisions. If there's any derision it's to the concept that baseball can't do things different (or that the Mets shouldn't) because "That's not how we do things in baseball"

I don't know who you're quoting. It's not me, I'm certain.