Benjamin Grimm

Do they go with Diaz with a lead of four (or more)? Or does Lopez get the ninth?

His baseball cards do seem to say "Wilmer", but I see many cases where he signed autographs as "Vinegar Bend". And one where he signed it as "David" https://bill37mccurdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mizell-0031.jpg?w=300&h=228>

Well, by the time a high-concept thread like this one gets to its fifth page, thing are just about guaranteed to have gone at least a bit astray.

And maybe it will be, in 2027! I have to say, I'm satisfied with these. The purple isn't too much, until and unless players wear the long sleeves under the jersey.

Mordecai. (Also, "Three-Finger")

I hope he actually wears that in a game, assuming he wears the CC jersey in a game.

From the Wikipedia page: City Connect is a brand name for a line of alternate uniforms made by Nike, Inc. for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The uniforms feature different color schemes, typefaces, and graphic elements compared with the teams' typical home and away uniforms. The uniforms are designed to reflect the cultural aspects of each team's home city.[1] Of MLB's 30 teams, 20 have a City Connect uniform as of 2023, with an additional eight teams scheduled to debut theirs in 2024. The New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics are the only two teams without a City Connect uniform. I'm not surprised that the Yankees aren't participating, because they always take themselves too seriously. And the A's, of course, don't really have a city to connect to yet. I learned today that each City Connect uniform has a three-year lifespan. The uniform unveiled today will be in rotation through 2026. After that, the Mets will debut a new City Connect.

Paul Lukas on UniWatch: Is this a terrible design? No. It's probably better than most CC releases although that's not saying much. More of a uniform, less of a costume. But like most CC designs, it doesn't feel very well matched to the team — no blue, no orange. It looks more like a generic “NYC” jersey that a tourist would buy in Times Square, which I'm sure is exactly the point. This page even quotes the team's chief marketing officer, Andy Goldberg, describing the jersey as looking “like something you'd wear on the street,” which was probably the guiding principle. "More of a uniform, less of a costume" is an interesting point.

And while I like the shade of grey, the reason for it is kind of lame. To represent the concrete of the city? Concrete sidewalks are hardly unique to New York. I believe I've seen them elsewhere.

I suppose the "woke" thing to do would be to change his name to Rally Flamboyant Assclown. (Of course, actual flamboyant assclowns might be offended.)

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It looks like the backs are nice. The bridge on the hat is a miss. I'm lukewarm about the bridge on the cap. Not the choice I would have made, but not horrible. I think I would have left it out. (I'll refrain from mentioning the UniSphere again. Oops.)

As for me, I'm disappointed that they didn't incorporate the UniSphere. I like that the purple is inspired by the 7 subway. I like the dark grey color of the jerseys; I think they should have that color on their road uniforms. I agree with Martino's point about the pants not matching; some of these City Connect outfits where the pants match the shirts make the players look like they're wearing pajamas. It's nice that the Mets avoided that. A lot of the City Connect uniforms are hideous or stupid. This is neither. Not great, but not bad at all.

https://sny.tv/articles/unveiling-mets-city-connect-uniforms-story-behind-designsExclusive: Unveiling the Mets' full City Connect uniforms, and telling the story behind the designs • The dark gray of the jerseys — which feature “NYC” in big lettering on the front — represent the concrete that makes up the city's sidewalks. • The pinstripes on the jersey are, of course, a nod to the Mets' pinstripes — but, on closer inspection, are composed of circles and diamonds. These represent the express and local trains of the New York City subway system. • The circular sleeve patch is a take on the classic New York City subway token. • The purple on the hat's button, the jersey and the piping of the white pants is a reference to the 7 Line. • An image of the Queensboro Bridge is stitched into the hat, under the interlocking NY. The bridge appears more subtly on the pants and sleeves as a cross section image. • The sweatband inside the hat includes a multicolored take on the NYC subway map. • The back of the jersey uses the team's classic road font in the player's name and number. Andy Martino's thoughts: Perhaps because I'm the type of person who talks and tweets too much about baseball uniforms, the Mets offered me an in-person peek this week at their City Connects. My (naturally subjective) verdict: the team and its partners at Nike have come up with a look that works on both a visceral and conceptual level. In an MLB season defined by widely panned uniform changes, these are, simply put, nice to look at. Their debut will bring a burst of much-needed good news during an aesthetic down period for the sport, in which sweat stains, small names, and see-through pants have dominated discussion of apparel. The gray tops and white pants with purple accents avoid potentially cringy City Connect traps like overly bold colors and monochromatic jerseys and pants. The lettering on the back provides an antidote to the problem of undersized names that has emerged this year. That was caused by the decision to move the MLB logo down from the collar, where it occupies some of the space in which names once appeared. The names on the Mets' City Connect jerseys are the same height as on their typical 2024 uniforms. But because the road font is wide, those names appear larger and are easier to read — they are closer, then, to how big league names should pop on the back of a uniform. Perhaps this can point a way forward league-wide as a workaround to the small-name problem. The upshot: The Mets' City Connects are different without being garish, edgy without trying too hard. It's easy to imagine New Yorkers wanting to walk the streets wearing the hat and especially the jersey. If players and fans react to these uniforms the way I did, they could move into a lasting place in the team's rotation.

I guess I see Martino's point, but I'm not going to spend a minute caring about this. I don't think this guy will inspire anyone to become a pimp.

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Jay-or-Reese!

Luisangel?

Yennsy!

Branch

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I assume you mean "Yount"

That one tripped me up today too.

"Cool Papa"

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Edgy MD wrote: These scarves are branded with the Hogwarts house colors as well as the Mets logo, and will be going for hunnerts of dollars online before the game is over. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NqcAAOSw9EVmCdoV/s-l1200.webp> Slytherin should have a Yankees insignia.