It’s like the Mets were figuring, “Hey, the Yankees are gonna get the back page anyway when the new stadiums open, so why bother trying?” Lukas makes a good point that the other “official” CitiField inaugural logo looks way better.

I did enjoy, however, the tidbit at the end of the article about Sabathia being the most pin-striped Yankee of all time. He is a large man.

FWIW, when evaluating Paul Lukas’ comments, bear in mind that he’s a Mets fan and not simply making fun for the sake of making fun.

and someone pointed out that the logo is supposed to look like a credit card. They’re right! Horrible design + shameless corporate plug = atrocious concept.

Try to prevent yourself from killing a small child.

I dare not post a gif of it here. I don’t want my a$$ banned for life. Needless to say, it’s better than what we’ve got right now.

I don’t know what poor bastard is sewing these things in some sweatshop in China, Taiwan or Malaysia but there’s almost 3 whole months before the Mets play an “official” game @ Citi – Taxpayer Federal Bailout – Queens field. Surely, with enough hate/disgusted w/the patch mail, maybe the Mets can get the darn thing changed in time.

Before this Fan Shot loses the wind from its sails and floats away to Fan Shot oblivion, I’ve got one more round of irate vitriol that I’ve just got to get off of my chest.

I just read the NY Times article on the patch hoping to find that someone, somewhere was discussing the fan’s general disgust with such a lousy design and hopefully a change. To no avail. This IS it! It will not be changed. I can’t tell you how embarrassed I truly am. Another bad part about this is that for all of those who haven’t seen or heard about this STUPID patch, it will rear its ugly head again during the season. How many close ups and snide remarks are we going to have to endure?

Check out some of the comments from Citi officials and Mets personnel in the article:

Dave Howard, the Mets executive vice president for baseball operations:

"Everyone has their own point of view," Howard said. "Taste is very subjective, and we understand that and appreciate the passion of Mets fans."

BULLSHIT Dave! Apparently, you don’t understand the fans at all. (Sorry KingC. I know you just went over THE RULES yesterday, but I couldn’t bite my tongue on that one.)

Howard said the Mets were flattered that Citigroup designed a logo that incorporated the team’s blue and orange colors.

Uh, hello! You just don’t stop at agreeable colors DAVE! Once you’ve got the color scheme, that doesn’t mean you stop thinking about the design.

The official Citi Field logo has been widely panned as drab and too evocative of the Domino’s Pizza logo. But fans will have to get used to it, because it will be affixed to the side of every other seating row at the ballpark and used extensively in marketing and promotions, assuming the Citi name survives.

Good luck selling those seats when you implode Citi Field in 2059! Mark it down – It won’t be called Citi Field in 2059.

And finally:

The Mets do have an alternate inaugural season logo that features the windows of the distinctive rotunda at Citi Field. But Howard said that logo would be available only on merchandise sold at the ballpark. He added that the team would not change the sleeve patch, which will be used for all home games.

Han anyone seen this alternate logo? I’d love hate to see it!

just ripped on the Mets and the patch debacle. It was actually pretty funny.

Mark it zero!