metsblog.com - 12/30/2008
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The Sports Authority in Forest Hills, NY, is selling what appears to be an official home jersey for the Mets, in grey, with no black, and an orange and blue stripe along the collar – as you can see in the picture to the right, which was taken and sent to MetsBlog.com by ...
nydailynews.com - 12/30/2008
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nydailynews.com —
Yosef Sebrow sends in this look at what
appears to be modest tweaks to the black uniforms
the Mets wear, which he shot at a Sports Authority in Forest Hills. It's labeled "METH," presumably for Mets' home. He writes: "The old one was black, ...
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New-look Mets
metsgeek.com - 1/3/2009
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It’s easy to make a list of bad
Mets teams. Quote Casey Stengel, drop a Steve Chilcott
reference, talk about how the Mets never got higher than ninth in the National League until their eighth season, mix in assorted Bob Klapisch take-downs. Instead ...
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Where It All Went Wrong: Part 1, 1977
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Black uniforms going from bad to worse?
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
Adam Rubin and Matt Cerrone both posted the same photo of this mysterious black Mets jersey found at a Sports Authority. Taking a look at the shirt, it's as if the Mets thought that the black jersey wasn't ugly enough, and they decided to make it look even more detestable. It seems both Rubin and Cerrone believe this may be the rumored "changes" to the jersey that have been coming. I think they've both been taken. There are things called "fashion" jerseys, and not only are they ugly, but they seem to be very popular. In fact, they have their own ...
Documenting a Maligned Decade
Uni Watch —
... of a dark-gray Mets jersey at a local Sports Authority outlet. I told him it was just a fashion jersey, to which he replied, “But it sells for the same $80 as the other jerseys!” After I explained to him that fashion jerseys sell for $80 and authentics sell for a shitload more, he went away, but he apparently gave the same spiel to several bloggers who pounced on the “story” (including ...
A Love Letter to Matt Cerrone
Ladies On The Field, Gangstas On The Bus —
... and Mets jersey-gate) have been a source of comfort to us post-collapse(s). We owe our (relative) sanity during this icy and wet winter to your dedication to your team and readers. Never was this more apparent than today when we woke up, logged in and ...
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