Here’s what we’re doing. We are crowdsourcing 41 ideas for the Mets. The ideas can be big or small. Email me your idea at [email protected]. Today’s idea is from Ryan who wants me to spend lots of money.
– Don’t know if this is too similar to your #2 Amazin Idea (86 throwbacks), but I’d like to see the Mets wear a wider variety of throwbacks more often. They’ve done throwbacks on the road the last two years so clearly they’re not opposed to the idea, but let’s see them do it at home as well. ’86 racing stripes are a no-brainer, but they could also do:
Disco Era pullovers (horizontal piping, slightly different NOB font – LOVE this jersey, bought one off ebay and wear it to games)
’93/’94 Mets-with-a-tail uniforms
’64 uniforms with a World’s Fair patch (it being the 50th anniversary of that and of Shea) and no number on front or NOB
Let’s bring back those unis from 2009 with the humongous “N Y” across the front. Those were cool; they reached back into history to a time before the Mets, and yet still came across as very Mets. That is the kind of thing this organization always seems to strive for (and fall short of).
I’m OK leaving the black unis out – I don’t really like them to begin with, but using them as a “throwback” seems like playing music from 10 years ago on a “classic rock” station.
Above all, PUT ALL OF THESE ON SALE, WITH CURRENT PLAYER NAME/NUMBERS. Mets fans will buy these. We know this. The organization should know this too.
