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News: Shea-Stadium Patch is Official
By Matthew Cerrone - Nov 26, 2007 1:12 pm

The Mets today unveiled the ‘commemorative logo’ celebrating the 45-season history of Shea Stadium.

The Mets will wear this logo as a patch on the right sleeve of their uniforms during all 2008 home games.

In the coming weeks, the team will announce plans for a season-long “Salute to Shea” that will include a series of special events and promotions.

for what it’s worth, i wrote about this during the end of september, but this is the first official announcement from the team…if you click on the above photo, and check out the larger image, you’ll notice that the stadium is split in half, with a the old school shea on one side featuring those bizarre panels hanging from the building’s side, while the other side is our current version…nice work…

…and with that, bring on Citi Field

11 Responses to “News: Shea-Stadium Patch is Official”

  1. Steinhardt says:

    On a personal note I think we will all miss Shea.. I mean some of us basically grew up there.

    On another note..I think it’s about time…When compared to some of the beautiful stadiums around the league the Mets and their definitely deserve it

  2. metsfanbook says:

    We’ll have Citifield soon enough. But I really hope the Mets rise to the occasion and have commemorative events that are fun for the fans and respectful of them. What I really want them to do is have a day or a few days when we can all just go down and walk on the field, promising to tear nothing up. I actually don’t mind this logo. I like being reminded of those blue and orange ruffly steel things they used to have on the side of the Shea. Boy, am I going to miss the place.

  3. Any idea when the Mets will release their 2008 schedule? Some teams have already and you can piece together some games. It’s got to be soon with this recent celebration announcement.

    • Paid Like Mike Gallego says:

      The schedule will be released when MLB and ESPN finally decide on whether to have the Mets open up the Nationals new stadium on Sunday Night Baseball (March 30).

  4. boozermetsfan says:

    Im sure the new shea stadium commemorative patch will look good on my new Santana home jersey.

  5. ScottN says:

    I’m happy that Shea is around just long enough so that I can take my two boys there this year with their grandfather for one last hurrah. To paraphrase Terrance Mann, the memories of sitting at Shea with my father and grandfather are so thick, I have to brush them away from my face.

    I’ll miss my old dump. I know its time has come and gone, but there’s something about being there and having the ghosts of past Mets teams, and my own past, come flooding back. Citi will be wonderful, but it won’t be my park–it will belong to the next generation of Mets fans, and I’ll be a visitor.

  6. kowalski69 says:

    Kowalski will have a commemorative Shea Stadium patch on his arm in 08!

    MEZZ 18!

  7. upperbox703a says:

    I’ve put together a large portion of the schedule…here it is

    APRIL
    1,2,3@florida
    4,5,6 @braves
    7,8,9 PHILADELPHIA
    11,12,13 BREWERS
    18,19,20 @PHILADELPHIA
    21,22@cubs
    25,26,27BRAVES
    28-30 PIRATES

    MAY
    2,3,4@arizona
    5,6,7@la dodgers
    9,10,11 REDS
    16,17,18 vs Yankees ( id guess away)
    20,21,22@braves
    23,24,25@rockies
    26,27,28FLORIDA
    29,30,31LAD

    JUNE
    1-LAD
    2,3,4@sf
    5,6,7,8 @sd
    10-12DBACKS
    20,21,22 @rockies (extra non interleague series)
    23,24,25 SEATTLE
    27,28,29 yankees (id guess home)

    JULY
    1,2,3 cardinals (home or away?)
    4,5,6 @philadelphia
    17,18,19,20@reds
    21,22,23 PHILADELPHIA
    25,26,27 cardinals (home or away?)
    28,29,30@ florida

    AUGUST
    1,2,3@houston
    5,6,7 SD
    8,9,10 FLORIDA
    12,13,14 Nationals (home or away?)
    15-18@pittsburgh
    19,20,21 BRAVES
    22,23,24HOUSTON
    25,26,27 @philadelphia
    29,30,31@florida

    SEPTEMBER
    1,2,3 @brewers
    5,6,7 PHILADEPHIA
    9,10,11 nationals (home or away?)
    12,13,14 BRAVES
    15,16,17 @nationals (home or away?)
    19,20,21 @braves
    22,23,24,25 CUBS
    26,27,28 FLORIDA

    • tonylett says:

      Hopefully these patches will be worn on only two unis
      Pinstripes @ home and Grays on the road.

      Let give the sno-whites and gangsta black unis a rest.

      Please!

  8. gomets6091 says:

    I’m really pumped about Citi Field, but I’m also REALLY gonna miss Shea. As some of you have said, I feel like I practically grew up there. It may be a dump, but it’s OUR dump, and I’ve definitely been to dumpier stadiums (The Trop, The Vet, and RFK).

    I’ve gone to the last game of the season about 5 times in the past decade, since my birthday is always around the last weekend of the year, and it’s an easy present my parents have been getting me since 1998…I’m praying they are able to get tix for the last game next season. If not, I’m stubhubbing it. Even if the Mets are out of contention (or, better yet, have clinched a playoff spot), I want to be there for the last regular season game, and they better have some awesome commemorative events.