Posted on by Shannon Shark @metspolice

Are the New York Mets retro jerseys too yellow?

Good morning.  It’s another quiet morning in Flushing.   There’s talk that the Mets are looking to acquire a SS, and I’m not going to speculate.  I do notice an increasing number of “Life After Reyes” posts on the intertubes.

I’m a big fan of the TV series “Life After People” and maybe someday “Life After Reyes” will be a series.

10 Years After Reyes:  in 2019, at a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ’69 Mets, Bud Harrelson is named best SS in team history.  A surprisingly old-looking Tom Seaver is there.

80 Years After Reyes:  in the final season at Citi Field, the Mets lose the final game 3-2 to the Washington Nationals.  A new MLB record of 103 years without a World Series is set.

100 Years After Reyes:  a dusty wall with the signature of someone named “Doc Gooden” is found at a garage sale in New Jersey.

I digress…

I gotta tell you, I’m not out to complain (really) but I walked into Modell’s on Sunday and found the retro jerseys to be too yellow for my taste.   These pictures won’t really do justice, which is why I snapped the one next to a snow white jersey from some other team, and I just wasn’t digging it.  Trust me they look much yellowish in person.

For my vote, yellow with the black dropshadow should be a one and done.   I don’t expect to see too many of them at Citi Field, and I’m super glad my cousin bought me a 2009 style white pinstripe jersey last year.   Those are now rare.

I will continue to encourage the Mets to drop black and bring back early 80’s blues as the alternate.   If this is about making money, why not cycle in a look that hasn’t been used in 25 years but seems traditional(ish) to us old folks.

4 Replies to “Are the New York Mets retro jerseys too yellow?”

  1. The replicas are too yellow but I have seen the authentic in person and it looks much better

    1. Interesting. Good points by Corey and BPalm. I’m happy to hear the real thing will look less yellow. I was really surprised by the yellowness of the one’s I saw…since I’m a cheapo I always get replicas.

  2. I agree with Corey. I went to Mets Clubhouse on 42nd when the jerseys came out. Looked at the replicas and almost puked at how disgusting they are. Then I found the authentic cool base jersey and really liked it.

    The problem is most people purchase the replicas because they are cheaper. So if people are purchasing these jerseys it is going to look like a bunch of people urinated on their jersey and came to the game. The other thought is probably Shannon’s worst nightmare. We may see a big influx of black or road jerseys being purchased because the look of the replicas just isn’t that nice.

Comments are closed.