The Mets Police

Another one from Mike…can you name this Mets player (on the right)?

That’s former Mets catcher Jerry Grote!

Al found another example of Afterlife Shea Stadium.  I dig the white dugouts

Good morning Mets fans,

You may be asking yourself…what brings this on?

Well – an email from Ebbetts Field Flannels did.  They are celebrating Latin Baseball Month. Shall we….

First we have Elefantes, a Cuban league team.  Note that it does not say Los Elefantes.

Also from the Cuban League, how about those Tigres!   Note it doesn’t say Los Tigres, much like Detroit doesn’t say The Tigers.

What about other leagues?  Here are the San Juan Senadores.  Once again notice no Los.

So it’s fairly obvious that adding a tiny Los is idiotic, right?

So you ask, “Shannon, don’t you want the Mets to have a snazzy jersey for whatever they call the occassion(s) when such a snazzy jersey would be appropriate?”

Sure.   The answer lies in what to put on the jersey.   There doesn’t seem to be a Spanish word for Mets other than Mets.  Los Mets is as stupid as wearing a jersey that says The Mets.  So why not do what the Knicks did…

Just wear NUEVA YORK road-style jerseys at home.   Don’t let your brain get fried by worrying that they don’t wear the city name at home.  They already wore Mercury jerseys and jerseys with tiny Los on it, not to mention like 15 years of looking like idiots in black so let’s not stress too much about a NUEVA YORK .  It would look great in the traditional road font.  Hell, make a white version – they’d probably sell a ton.

Dave, did you read that last sentence – you will sell a ton.  White NUEVA YORK.   Trust me.

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Mike sent in this one for Name This Mets Player to [email protected]

This one is much tougher than yesterday…..can you name the man on the right?

It’s Ed Charles!