Anyone watch the Winter Classic last night? I tried but unless it is teams I care about it’s really hard to get me to stick around. I really hope we get one at Citi Field even though politically (ratings) it would make sense for it to be something like Flyers-Rangers (and I hate the Rangers.) I guess I could sit there and root against Media Goon (who made this image) for three hours, I have done it before.
Puck Daddy wrote about the game and brought this up…cough, Fred/Jeff, cough…
Retro jerseys = sales. Remember when the Capitals unveiled their Winter Classic jerseys and fans were like, “That’s nice, but I already own that one.” Then the Penguins released theirs and everyone was like, “Really? Blue? Again? And what’s up with all those stripes?” Well, despite the ho-hum attitudes towards both jerseys, they’ve been a hot seller. According to the NHL, over 38,000 jerseys have been sold and it’s been proven as you walk along every street and look inside every restaurant around Heinz Field.
No, the Wilpons wouldn’t make money off hockey jerseys, but they do make money off Mets jerseys. If retro=sales, then why not ditch the black? Then black can be the retro for Generation Piazza and the actual baseball team can look less like a softball team or Los Angeles gang.
Some of you are saying they already have the cream colored jersey. But yes my friends, those have black dropshadow. Look at this gorgeous jersey…crisp, neat, traditional, blackless. Wouldn’t you like one with say a 5 on the back (and no name) and a 50th anniversary patch on the sleeve?
