I loved this guest post..I’m just going to turn the keys over to Sparks and enjoy. Â FYI – ebay makes it hard to grab images so you’ll have to click the links yourself. Â I suggest you right click and “open in new tab” but that’s me.
Every so often, I’ll do a full sweep on ebay for “mets jersey.” Mostly, it’s to keep an eye out for rare jerseys in which I may have some interest, but an interesting bonus is seeing all the crazy stuff out there for sale. By “crazy,” I don’t mean the usual slate of hideous “fashion” jerseys, but the truly unique, the laughable knockoffs, the mismatched, and hilariously mislabeled. Here’s what the my latest sweep on “Thank Heaven This Road Trip is Over” Sunday produced:
If you’ve got “New York” lettering, and you’ve got a generic jersey, you, my friend have got yourself a Mets jersey. Or not.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NewYork-Mets-Vintage-Jersey-/280536648217?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Baseball_Fan_Shop&hash=item4151498a19
Because as everyone knows, the centerpiece of the logo the Mets created in 1962 was the World Trade Center, completed 9 years later.
This would go well with those velour sweatpants in your closet:
I’d say “alternate” is putting it rather mildly.
I understand putting your own name on a jersey is cool and all, but do realize it puts a dent in the resale value:
I’m guessing this is actually Knicks-related and mislabeled, but more importantly, note that the condition is “used,” meaning someone actually purchased this thing at some point in the past.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-YORK-METS-34-Jersey-Dress-Womens-Small-/270611351385?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Baseball_Fan_Shop&hash=item3f01b18759
So let me get this straight….People won’t put an accurate font on a David Wright jersey, but they’ll spring for the tri-color drop-shadow for a catcher who last played in 1965?
And I quote: “This is a New York Mets 1982 Dave Kingman Road Jersey!”
Another obvious “Frankenstein” job (there are a few of these available):
On second thought, THIS would go even better with those velour sweatpants (2 available):
Oh, the fans are true for the…yellow and navy blue?
This is described as “SWEET,” which is appropriate since it looks like a pickle.
Bad fonts and mismatched colors are bad. Asking $400 for them is insane.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Daryl-STRAWBERRY-18-New-York-Mets-Throwback-MLB-Jersey-/150452301753?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Baseball_Fan_Shop&hash=item2307a7efb9
And to close things out, we have this. Nothing at all wrong with it, but it’s interesting to see such a fine specimen of this most forgettable look:
Great job Sparks. Â It’s good to know that if I get hit by an asteroid you guys will be able to keep the site going without me….you’ll need the secret login from Media Goon though.
I kind of want a Swoosh jersey. Â They are so bad and random I want one just to wear to Osh41’s BBQ.
Buy your damn tickets for Sunday already.
Some hideous specimens indeed!
But in response to “there’s nothing wrong with the 1993 Dwight Gooden jersey”…
The numbers are incorrect font and wrong color scheme, the back name and numbers are also incorrect, and also wrong color. An altogether bad customization job on what had the potential of being the only good jersey of the bunch.
Good eye, Nick! I only looked at the small picture of the front of the jersey, so I missed the mismatched font (should be slightly thinner and with a white outline, no?) and just chalked up the shininess of the number to the lighting. It’s pretty obviously a different color and/or material in the photo of the back, though.
For as ugly as that ’93-’94 home crest with the swoop is, everything else about those tops was awesome. The nice, deep blue, the unembellished, straight (i.e., not zigzagged) pinstripes, and the return of the logo patch were all great elements. I love the road versions of those.