Brian E Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 I still do not see the difference between the two. It looks like they switched the jerseys to me...the difference is more stark when you look at the authentics side to side. i'll post a pic in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Do the fauxbacks have a number on the front?Man the Mets can't do a damn thing right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian E Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 tried to do this in the best natural light i could. the cream looks great. it's enough of a difference that you can definitely tell. here's a side by side of the new authentic cream and the old authentic white pinstripe.also, one kind of cool thing the mets did do is go slightly retro on the patch. as you can see, the patch is more true to the older skyline logo (thicker script, slightly different shade of blue). would have been great if they re-added the 'NY' to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 tried to do this in the best natural light i could. the cream looks great. it's enough of a difference that you can definitely tell. here's a side by side of the new authentic cream and the old authentic white pinstripe.also, one kind of cool thing the mets did do is go slightly retro on the patch. as you can see, the patch is more true to the older skyline logo (thicker script, slightly different shade of blue). would have been great if they re-added the 'NY' to it.All they had to do to make this jersey damn near perfect was to remove the black drop shadow. Yet they couldn't even do that. It kind of takes away from the rest of the retro stuff and is the only "modern" part, as they put it, that was combined with the retro to create the jersey. Yet it's the biggest eyesore of the whole thing. Â Â https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Adding the NY to the Mets logo wouldn't look good because it never did. Always looked like a hastily drawn afterthought to me.Did anyone ask why the Mets kept the black? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Wow, the baseball stitches on the patch on the right are just atrocious.So at the end of the day, all they did was take their existing pinstripe jerseys and wash them with a load of brown pants so they'd come out tinted.It's "Amazin'"... ly bad. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Oh boy, they went from white jerseys with chunky overshadowed hard to read letters to off white jerseys with chunky overshadowed hard to read letters.What's the official name for that color, pit sweat?FAIL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiodrama Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Interesting note on the new Mets jersey sales...WEEI just quoted an article from today's New York Times concerning the Mets Official Clubhouse Store in Manhattan... On Black Friday, the new Mets jerseys were on sale at the clubhouse store. On the busiest shopping day of the year, in the middle of Manhattan, do you know how many new home jerseys the clubhouse sold?Zero.Way to go, Mets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'm actually not surprised - the new jersey doesn't really have an audience. The traditionalists who appreciate the throwback color will be put off by the black dropshadow, and the kids who like the black dropshadow will be put off by the dingy color.Once again, in trying to be all things to all people, they've managed to be nothing special at all. What a Mets. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'm actually not surprised - the new jersey doesn't really have an audience. The traditionalists who appreciate the throwback color will be put off by the black dropshadow, and the kids who like the black dropshadow will be put off by the dingy color.Once again, in trying to be all things to all people, they've managed to be nothing special at all. What a Mets.There must be an awful lot of sharks in Flushing Bay for the Mets to keep jumping 'em like this.Still, the Mets don't even have the ugliest uniforms in their own division, so it could be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian E Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 i did speak with someone very high up in the mets marketing department today and, though i don't want to say what exactly was discussed, i do want to pose this question:assuming the mets don't want to get rid of the alternate black jersey because of its selling success, would everyone be appeased if they just got rid of the black/blue hat and the dropshadows on the pinstripe and road grey? could black coexist in a world where traditional still exists? basically, would we all consider it a win if the dropshadows disappeared but the black jersey and all black hat remained? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'd consider that a very positive step.If the black really sells that much, and they need it for their marketing, then limit its use. Don't let it pollute the regular jerseys. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubby34 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 i did speak with someone very high up in the mets marketing department today and, though i don't want to say what exactly was discussed, i do want to pose this question:assuming the mets don't want to get rid of the alternate black jersey because of its selling success, would everyone be appeased if they just got rid of the black/blue hat and the dropshadows on the pinstripe and road grey? could black coexist in a world where traditional still exists? basically, would we all consider it a win if the dropshadows disappeared but the black jersey and all black hat remained?I would prefer we keep the black/blue hat in that case, but it would be great. I dont mind the black, I mind the black on every bit of the Mets Idenity. Your Idea sounds perfect. Blue/Black cap though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erlovepuck Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I would third that. I could deal with that set where the black jersey remains as an alt but the drop shadow is removed from the other jerseys. I think in that case though I'd keep the black/blue cap and get rid of the all black for two reasons: 1) I think the black/blue cap looks better with the black jerseys (see below) and 2) It would better tie the uniform set together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Keeping the black alternate and dropping the black in the normal jerseys is a gigantic step into the right direction IMO, they can appease those who hate the dropshadow, and still sell to those in favor of the alternate, it's a win win. I'm sure the Mets will drop the ball somehow though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 My college experimented with the black-as-extraneous-color for a few years earlier this decade. The school's colors are royal and gold. All of the primary jerseys work by all of the teams at the college wear blue & gold, with white, grey, or royal used as jersey colors as appropriate for the sport. The accent color used on those jerseys was only white.However, several teams adopted a black jersey as an alternate. These black jerseys were the only use of black in the identity. No drop shadows or extra trim on the regular jerseys. It looked great, all the kids loved them, and it was a financial success. Of course, the alumni association bitched about the use of black, so it got dropped. But it worked, and if the Mets kill black on all of their other jerseys and use it exclusively as the color of the 3rd jersey, it would look great and work. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Wow, the baseball stitches on the patch on the right are just atrocious.Unfortunately that's not just a lone-ranger. They were all like that. Distorted script, terrible and incomplete stitching. I have 2 like that, and the players all had it like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 i did speak with someone very high up in the mets marketing department today and, though i don't want to say what exactly was discussed, i do want to pose this question:assuming the mets don't want to get rid of the alternate black jersey because of its selling success, would everyone be appeased if they just got rid of the black/blue hat and the dropshadows on the pinstripe and road grey? could black coexist in a world where traditional still exists? basically, would we all consider it a win if the dropshadows disappeared but the black jersey and all black hat remained?I'm no Mets fan, so I defer to them, but I'd say yes. I think the all-black hat and black jersey are a nice looking combo and, if used as a true alt and not every day, could be a nice addition to what hopefully becomes an otherwise traditional set. But they desperately need to move back to blue and orange. (And at this point I actually think the blue-billed black cap needs to go, although I liked it better originally. The all-black cap only works with the black jersey, so it helps control any temptation to pair it with the others.) Forget the jackets and whatever excuse the equipment manager keeps trotting out. You can have your tradition and sales, too. (And seriously, zero sales the first day? Wow.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Mets fan here, and here's my take.I'd take that compromise in a second. Have one black alt (they got rid of the second one already), pair it with the black/blue hat, and wear it as say a Friday night home game alt. Only that day, not whenever during the week. Works for the M's, BoSox, O's, Jays, etc. who have designated alt day. Drop the black from the dropshadows and everywhere else.And limit it to a home alt, the black jersey with white pants kinda pops, its a nice contrast. If worn occasionally, I wouldn't mind it. It's not so hot with the grays.Maybe whites regularly, blacks on Friday, pinstripes on Sundays. And I can live with the black/blue hat on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 The drop shadows on the gray road jersey look really good IMO. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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