A look back at Mets uniforms with Osh41 1982-1985

To be fair to Osh41 he actually sent this to me Monday night, but if you think I was gonna waste a week of Seaver posts in the middle of winter after I already worked on them, you’re crazy.  Here’s Osh…  (Click on the photos especially the Bamberger one for better looks)

Opening day, April 1983 – high excitement at Shea Stadium. Seaver returns after a 5 plus year status, the Mets beat Steve Carlton and the Phils and there was cause for even more excitement – new uniforms!!!! The Mets took the field wearing the uniforms we now call – the ‘racing stripe’. The uniforms remain pullover however they have lost the collar/sleeve blue orange blue trim and the Mets logo on the left sleeve.

The ‘racing stripe’ look actually appeared a year earlier – the 82 club road unifroms featured the racing stripe style.

I remember being excited that the team had a new look. Metspolice and I were a few short months away from meeting but I am sure he approved of them as well – he’s a dork like me. The 78-82 uniforms represented a terrible era in club history. New uniforms, new start. And indeed the new uni’s did see a new era of Mets success punctuated by the clubs 1986 World Championship.

Footnote – although Seaver never wore the 78-82 jerseys ‘officially’ he did wear them for a photo op – these must have been taken over the winter of 82 after he was reacquired.


Formerly New York Giants trophy in next week

I’m late on this but I’d feel bad if I didn’t let you know.  On the 21st (Friday) the trophy will visit the site of The Polo Grounds.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Saturday), the Giants will display the trophy at the Hilton New York, where fans can have their photograph taken with it. From 3 to 5 p.m., the trophy will visit Finnerty’s in the East Village, which calls itself the largest San Francisco Giants bar in New York.

via Fifty-Six Years Later, Giants Bringing Trophy to New York – NYTimes.com.

Backman home with Mets » TCPalm.com

“It was frustrating because my interviews went really well and I thought I was going to get it,” he said. “And to come that close to getting your dream job … It’s tough, because I know what I could do.”That’s no slight at Terry, who I’ve known a long time. He’s a good baseball man and he’ll do a good job. But I was hoping it was finally my time.”

via Backman home with Mets » TCPalm.com.

Wally also says it would be a tough order to ask him to coach.  He considers himself a manager.

The article also shows lots of black Mets uniforms and the full-black caps.  Maybe the Mets won’t be using them and shipped the old unis down to Florida.

Daily News cover: Seaver traded to Reds

Well it has been nearly a week of trying to bully Osh41 into handing in his long-awaited new episode of a look back at Mets uniforms. So far he has resisted seeing Seaver on Boston, Chicago or even as a Yankees announcer.

It’s time to hit him where it hurts.

Osh, you remember June 15, 1977 don’t you?