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Update, 5:36 PM:
The grey jersey mentioned below is a fashion jersey sold by Majestic, and is not an official team product, as you can see by clicking here – also, the jersey has been on sale since July.
…thanks to the 20 or so people who sent in the above link during the last hour or so…it is appreciated…
By the way, someone should tell Adam Rubin of the Daily News, since he a post about the grey jersey on his blog as well.
Original Post:
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 Jothar.
On December 5, here, following a tour of Citi Field, I wrote how I did hear a rumor that the dark, dark grey from the stadium’s interior could eventually replace the modern black in the team’s uniform color scheme – or, could be removing the black altogether. Perhaps this photo is it, though I am still skeptical this is actually an official jersey.
According to Jothar, ‘The color is skewed brown,’ because he used a 
cell phone to take the picture. ‘The original is a lot closer to dark grey, although it does have a brown tone to the grey.’
The letters are pretty busy, too, with a grey shadow, as opposed to black.
If this is the new alternative home jersey, I’m torn. I’m fine seeing the black disappear, since it strayed from tradition. However, I always viewed the black as part of a new tradition, from the late-90s, Mike Piazza era, which I enjoyed.
The thing is, grey is not part of the team’s tradition either – though it is part of Citi Field, so I get the connection.
The more I look at it, if worn with white pants, it’ll probably look pretty cool. I wonder what color hat they’ll wear?
In the end, though, I’m far more concerned with how the team performs, than the clothes on their back. I mean, I’ll take a World Championship in grey, as opposed to a third-straight collapse in white, you know what I mean.
wait forest hills NJ, there is a forest hills in new jersey, are you sure you dont mean in forest hills ny, in queens?
Yea thats what I thought too. Used to live around there though but dont remember there being a Sports Authority.
I just mapquested Forest Hills, NJ. They couldn’t find such a place.
I got this from Wikipedia : ” Forest Hill is an affluent pre-World War II neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey’s North Ward. ”
I live in Jersey and I feel like l’ve been there before.
But it’s not called Forest Hills, it is just Forest Hill.
Matt just changed it to NY!
Didn’t know there was a Sports Authority in Forest Hills.
I believe it’s near the corner of Metropolitan Ave and Woodhaven Blvd…
I forget that’s FH, too. More like Woodhaven.
ITS ON THE CORNER OF METRO AND WOODHAVEN… MAYBE THE JERSEYS JUST A FAKE.
I WONDER WHAT PLAYER ON IT???????
but otherwisee the jeresy looks rly nice
Looks eh, but I’d need to see the full jersey to make an opinion.
Love it. Ditch the black.
these are pretty cool..i want the mets to have 1 hat and 2 jerseys home and away…none of this 4 different types of jerseys anymore it makes us look foolish
Do want. Love the two-tone striping.
i think 3 jerseys is better, they need a royal blue jersey.
They have royal blue jerseys on the Mets shop online.
I agree. This is nice, though. But a royal blue jersey would be flat out freakin’ sweet.
The royal blue jerseys are on clearance on MLB.com…..$57 and they are buy one, get one free.
Good luck finding one that fits…
Those are crummy, and they aren’t really ROYAL blue. Personally I call that just blue. But than again, I’m color blind.
I got a Reyes blue home jersey during the season…love it so much more than the black…I’d wish the Mets adopted them
agreed, i like the idea of a blue home jersey.
This makes sense. All Modells stores on Long Island recently had Mets Replica Jerseys on sale for $20 each. The employee who rung me up said it was because they were getting new Mets jerseys.
That goes for all Modells in the city as well I believe. Saw the add in the Daily News.
I bought one for $40 from Modell’s and a few days later they were on sale for $20.
However, carma made it up when my wife got me an authentic pin-stripe Santana Jersey. So Sweet!
I dont know bout you guys but I always thought the black jerseys were a little childish. “Look we’re in black, we’re mean! Urrrr!” Or is it just me?
I honestly think the Mets were trying to be gangsta with the black. I’m not a fan of it either.
Manny looks good in grey….
I second that. I REALLY second that.
The striping around the lettering looks weird. as does the piping by the buttons
i like the black more than the grey….the grey just doesnt look right imo
Just tried to look up Forest Hills, NJ…nada!
Forest Hills, NY (Queens) does have a Sports Authority though. I’m considering making a special trip out there tomorrow (during work hours) to take a peek at the jersey.
Where is there a Sports Authority in FH,NY?
b/t/w Pinstripes at home PLEASE!
It’s Forest hills, NY, off Woodhaven Blvd.
My initial impression of no black is wrong- the dropshadow in the white is black. But it’s much more subtle than before.
You walk in and make a right. If someone could bring a real camera to get color-accurate pictures it would be a help.
Sku is 023562813, tag says A6720 FT GT METH. $80 for those with money left.
My favorite uniform is the pinstripes. Looks awesome.
Think thats Rego Park. Again,Pinstripes
Please at Home.
’80s racing stripes need to come back, imo.
The best.
YES.
Loved it when they wore these in ‘06.
“In the end, though, I’m far more concerned with how the team performs, than the clothes on their back. ”
That’s putting it mildly. If they finally win the division, I don’t care if they’re wearing nothing but pinwheel hats and gold pasties.
For goodness’ sake if they win the division I don’t care if they’re wearing pink speedos and cowboy hats.
that’s a very disturbing mental picture, thank you
I apologize. I get out of hand sometimes.
Im surprised by teh mostly positive reviews. that looks heinous to me
Ugh.
THIS IS NOT COMPLICATED:
Home: Pinstripes, blue hats
Road: Traditional greys with blue caps.
THE END!!!
Well said.
I agree, but that doesn’t = $$$
Howie Rose (and I) agree with you.
Pinstripes home with blue hats, road greys.
I don’t really mind 1 alternative jersey, but this does get very silly.
It is out of hand.
Pinstripes and blue caps at home and road greys with the block lettering and blue caps everwhere else. That’s all I want to see.
The black jerseys are Sunday-morning-softball-amateur and the snow whites aren’t much better. Ditch the black caps too.
And enough already with paying subtle tribute to the Dodgers and Brooklyn and bridges everything else that isn’t about THIS team’s tradition.
Nobody will listen anyway.
Amen! qipper.
I really think i saw them selling those jerseys at Shea last season…are you sure they are planning on wearing those on field and their not just fashion jerseys like those blue ones they sell on mets.com?
Personally i want this uni combo:
Home: Pinstripes
Away: Grey NY
Alt home or away: Blue, w/ orange lettering
All worn with blue cap
Otherwise known as their traditional jerseys
EXACTLY! but with an addition of a blue alternate which could be worn home or on the road…but not TOO MUCH
Has anyone heard anything from the Mets regarding their Shea seat order? I expected at least a note to give an update on status, but I’ve heard nothing…We’re past the 8-12 week mark, and no one has answered emails from the site…
I heard that the Wimplons had Bernie Madoff in charge of the seat selling operation…
you could be waitin’ a while….
i ordered my Shea seats in August and I received them in the beginning of Decemeber. If you ordered them around the time I did, I would call up and see what the deal is.
Thanks. I ordered mine in September, so maybe they’re processing the orders as received. I’ll give them a call on Monday.
I actually kinda like the black road alternates with “New York” on the front, but I dislike the home black alternates (mainly because I think they look awful with white pants). I personally dislike the all white/snow white or whatever you want to call them home unis a bunch. Just stick with the damn pinstripes, its a shame they only wear them about 15 times a year now.
The only thing that shocks me about the jersey is that it doesn’t say “Dodgers” lol
this is NOT the new grey jersey. this is a FASHION jersey that MLB licensing sells in all 30 MLB teams. there is a yankees version, that sports their interlocking NY on the left chest, as well as 28 other versions. an unfounded rumor appeared about this on the chriscreamer.com uniform boards two months ago. it is NOT true. and if the grey jerseys ever did look like this, i’d personally kill someone.
Good call baymenxpac…you beat me to it.
I do always enjoy the uniform discussions/debates, but this is much ado about nothing.
My god, can’t those idiots do anything right? That’s an abomination. Surely not even the Wilpons have that little good taste.
how can u people say one way or the other an opinion on that jersey when it is by far the worst picture taken in photography history…could he get any closer with anymore glare on it? Why not just put the camera ON THE JERSEY and take the pic, leaving no space? That cant be any worse than what im looking at
im just in a bad mood today, i want to tear someone’s head off and eat their veins….at least im going to see Dave Attell 2nite at carolines
fellow Jet fan, eh?
make sure to heckle
BTW, they need to drop the drop shadows in all combinations, whether this Jackson Pollock-designed fiasco is the real deal or not.
YES, retire #17
and #31
and let’s look at the 1969 and 1986 rosters
guys don’t play on the same team for 20 years no more.
Let’s get some of OUR (Mets, not Dodgers) heroes on the walls!
what does that have to do with what he said? although i do agree, haha
Fonz, his handle is RetireNumber17,
so it’s a slow day and jumped on it.
I’d like to see Mike and Keith’s numbers on the wall.
Case; they gotta go to Cooperstown.
steady, that’s my point. If they go to Cooperstown, then retire the #.
I’d be down to retire their numbers if they’re HOFers, otherwise, no need.
i would also ask that the wilpons STOP COMBINING THE DODGERS CRAP INTO OUR FRANCHISE WE ARE NOT THE DODGERS SO STOP MODELING EVERYTHING AFTER THE DODGERS AND MODEL IT AFTER THE METS!!!!! its bad enough that they are putting jackie robinsons name on everything, so what that he changed things in baseball and the world HE DIDNT PLAY FOR THE METS!!!!
its funny you say that too, cause you would think they would drop the black then, becasue the DODGERS NEVER wore BLACK!
BLUE CAPS WILPON, ONLY BLUE CAPS!!! HOW HARD IS THAT?
How about the Duffy Dyer Rotunda?
I agree mets 4 life . How about the NY Giants and the Polo Grounds, the Metes actually played there!
I wish Wilpon would have bought the damn Dodgers
If this uniform existed elsewhere as a fashion jersey, someone please post a buyable link to it because I don’t see it anywhere. Also, fashion jerseys usually aren’t more complex or expensive to manufacture than the original. The 4 sewn-on colors on the front, plus the added orange border stripe, add to the cost of this one.
If it’s in Rego Park, it’s right at the border of Forest Hills, because this store is just a few blocks from where I used to live, which is Forest Hills.
I took the close-up trying to capture the detail on it. The details help show this wasn’t a photoshop job.
I think i saw this at shea stadiums outdoor shop last season, unless it was something very similiar. however, if this is the official alt jersey for next season, id rather see the blacks back.
This is nothing more than a fashion jersey… available for every MLB team. Just google “fashion charcoal replica jersey”…
one word “SWEET”
Also from searching around the internet, only the Nats, Orioles, Twins, Rays, and Red Sox made uniform changes for the 2009 season. If this was official jersey, I would think the Mets would have officially introduced these already.
Traditionalists: Should the blue caps have blue or orange buttons?
Remember- the Mets are a business, not a boy scout troop. Part of their revenue generation model is planned obsolescence for their jerseys. Even your basic pinstriped jersey will be obsolete when they eliminate the dropshadow. If you follow the Mets, be prepared for either wearing an obsolete jersey or buying a new one every couple of years to stay current.
The other approach is simply to create a winning team, which pushes sales without gimmicks.
And to add, they should wear pinstripes w the blue cap/orange beanie for ALL home games. I am no fan of the snow whites. If an alternate jersey is a must, go with royal blue/orange lettering.
For the road, only road greys.
oh i went to modells and the black jerseys were 20 bucks so i asked a guy there why are they so cheap, he said b/c there getting new jerseys.
i just thought they were adding a citi field patch
I think thats the reason they’re so cheap…or maybe their just ditching the black jerseys and keeping the other three…i wouldnt mind that actually.
I think the Mets would probably unviel the new uniforms (if they exist) during some form of a press conference.
Also, I think I recall it being said that the 2009 jerseys, whether a new style or not, would at least have a patch of the Citi Field logo on it.
yup
Agreed. And I’d also think they’d want to introduce a new uniform a couple months earlier than now to push them out for the holiday rush…
we have to leave our past behind us start over look new play with talented guys in a new stadium
it all makes sense
its happy for the fans and players
out team our time out new york mets
Whatever it takes to build a Champ. If they want to keep us buying new jerseys every year, so be it.
Look how it’s helped the Islanders . Oops, bad example.
I just can hear the Yankee fans now.
cool
they probably want to sign the players they need get that out of the way and introduce the new jerseys if there are new jerseys
I gotta add though, this gray looks atrocious. Padres atrocious.
Anyone find a full shot of the uni?
yeah, a few. I posted a link but it’s awaiting moderation.
Wow. I’m sorry but that is UGLY. I’m not a fan of the black jerseys but that is a million times better than those hideous gray things.
I JUST THREW UP A LITTLE IN MY MOUTH, WHILE I’M AT IT, WHAT’S WITH THOSE PENITENTIARY TYPE SHADES IN CITI FIELD NOT TO MENTION RF WHICH LOOKS LIKE AN INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN , AND A 45,000 CAPACITY “INCLUDING STANDING ROOM ” YEA THAT’S THE TICKET, SPEND MY $$$ TO STAND AROUND FOR 9 INNINGS AFTER PULLING A 12.
DOES THAT PARTICULAR TICKET COME WITH A VENDOR SHIRT ? I MEAN, COME ON .
DON’T MEAN TO SOUND SOUR, BUT HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEW YANKEE STADIUM ?
DON’T WANT TO COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES,BUT IF THAT’S GOING TO BE OUR HOME FOR THE NEXT 40 OR SO YRS I THINK WE COULD HAVE GONE WITH A BETTER SEATING CAPACITY AND A MORE SYMETRICAL OUTFIELD.
I DON’T WANT TO COME OFF AS AN INGRATE, I DO APPRECIATE A NEW HOME FOR OUR TEAM , JUST THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE GONE DOWN A LITTLE BETTER, THAT’S ALL.
the white backround on the mets script makes its look bad
i want a grey hat with orange NY too, that would be dope
They make those already, too.
i saw someone wearing one, but i couldn’t find it online
Lids carries them. They have the orange caps with the blue NY, also.
Ebay has a few of them, also.
the grey is better than the black.
SIGN MANNY
I still don’t understand the hate for the black. I’m a young Mets fans, and those were the colors I was attracted to and grew up with. What Matt said about the new tradition and stuff makes sense, and I agree with him in that sense.
That said, I don’t like the look of the new jerseys (from what we’ve seen so far). Just because the walls are a certain color, doesn’t mean that should be the color someone wears. The jerseys look like they are faded, to me.
Anyway, if they have to change the black, I’d rather have the dark blue, rather than faded looking dark grey.
Oh. I was writing the above post during the time Matt updated this article. I am so glad these aren’t the official jerseys. I wouldn’t buy them.
Sloooooooowwww news day. haha and matt, I know I’m not the first to say this, but the new comment format is a real turn off. I’ve been here since the beginning and I am now far less engaged with the comments because of this format.
Worse than the new format is the hideous reporting by this site. Now that it is owned by SNY and therefore the Mets one would think that at least once in a while something would be checked before being publihed. Nah… That would require doing omething on your own, like a good job.
Panties, meet bunch.
Amazing how there are more than 100 comments on this topic and fewer than 50 on the previous one on personnel. Priorities, folks!
We can probably cross Jason Marquis off the list as a potential fifth starter for us. MLB Trade Rumors is saying that the Cubs and Rockies are nearing a deal. Supposedly, it’s Luis Vizciano in exchange for Jason Marquis.
wow, slow news day huh. Hey guys I was at a modells today and saw a pink david wright shirt in the womens section…is this some sort of new alternate uniform. Im not sure I like the idea of pink jerseys but hey if they have world series’ patches on them whatever.
i could see manny in pink
HAHAHAHAHA!!
dude those are for women
i asked the guy tht works there
and he said the grey jerseys were there alternate home jerseys
I dont mean to sound like an ” I told ya so ” person but I had a strong feeling these were fakes. The Mets would have definetely announced it by now. Now they need to announce that they have signed Derek Lowe already or something! But personally I like the idea of Manny better.
sign manny then move murphy to 2nd and castillo can just be his back up
no one wants manny . mets have an opportunity
who agrees with my last comment?
I agree with the sign Manny part. That’s about it.
I agree.
I’m a big fan of the Murphy at second although its a very small minority who agree with me, could he really be worse than Castillo, it also seems that most of the Mets organization wants Murphy to play at least some position and if we sign a left field than where would Murphy play? I think there must be plans for Murphy but i’m not sure what
OUR TEAM OUT TIME OUR NYM
One team. One goal. One DestiNY.
It only matters if two people want Manny, and they are named Fred and Jeff. If they change their minds, Omar would be on the next plane to CA to Boras’ office.
The Mets colors are based on the colors of the Brooklyn Dodgers (Blue) and the NY Giants (Orange)
Why don’t they do a home jersey similar to the old Dodger home jerseys (Blue and White) and do away jerseys that are like the old Giant away jerseys (Orange, black and gray)? Blue and white hats at home, black and orange hats on the road.
Citi Field is supposedly designed as a salute to old National League NY baseball anyway.
lets go mets
murphy can play second base!
oh and the jersey is a RUMOR
like there was a rumor the mets were gonna get jones but it never happened
and i know why the wilpons dont want manny
“For all the whining over A-Rod being a 24+1 player when he flirted with the Mets way back when, Manny is the epitome of 24+1. He openly dogged it in games because he was in a bad mood. Is that who you want on your team - or would you rather half a Wally Backman or a Lenny Dykstra?” >wilpons words
he got a blog people
get rid of the black - dont implement the gray - just stick to home whites with and road grays - TO me - cant do better than the road gray with the Blue NEW YORK and the Blue Hats
Home whites - i like the solid whites and the pinstripes -
Wow, that grey uniform is so gaudy. I have no idea what’s the real reason, but it seems like the Mets have always been out to out-do themselves. The script in blue, surrounded by orange, with a dark shadow, with more white borders. I mean, how many borders are enough? Does ‘gaudy’ mean anything to their mgmt? Perhaps not. For example, just walking through the Trump Towers the other day, I couldn’t help but wonder how something so gaudy could have come to be.
They really need to truck down their uni to something simple. Check out Penn State, the Yankees, or any other number of unis which honor tradition, and don’t look like clown suits.
notenoughuniforms