The Mets Police

Here’s New Era’s “Flock 2.”

Pretend that NY is orange and you have a workable hybrid.

Then again, Jeff likes an NY you can’t see (apparently, see present hybrid) so why not just have this?

Today on Alternate Caps (a series which is already more popular in 2011 than it was the last few years) we have this submission from Randy at The Apple.

While “better” than yesterday’s cap in that it lacks the Mets written all over it…and “better” than the hybrid* because we can see the NY, it suffers from blue+black makes the blue look purple.  Oh I also don’t like The Apple’s watermark…that’s some sneaky marketing. That’s like randomly sticking fellow bloggers in an episode of How I Met The Mets just to get them to write about it.

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* For the newbies:  “Hybrid” is the Mets black cap with the blue bill that the team is obsessed with.  It is a “hybrid” because it is neither blue nor black.  I don’t recall who invented the term, might’ve been UniWatch, might’ve been a reader, could have even been me.  My issues with it are that it includes black, blue+black looks purple, and the NY doesn’t “pop” on TV although it does if you are in the same room as someone wearing it.

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However, Randy has opened up a whole new world of “generic content” – the fan designed cap.  Oh wait, I just realized as I typed that that I am ripping off UniWatch again.  Their comments section will yell at me.  Don’t send me any DIY caps.   Lukas likes me, he is excited about the Treaty of Flushing. **

** The Treaty of Flushing will take place on a subway car.  Me, Howie Rose and Paul Lukas will meet with Fred, Jeff and Dave Howard.  We will have nice traditional blackless uniforms during the week, and the Mets can wear Whatever Goes Sundays.  Sell whatever.  I agree to never post about the subject again.  Maybe.