Why does no one like the black uniforms?

I think they look OK, not great, not awful.

Conceptually, I dislike them because they’re basically just a merchandising ploy. I mean, you see Yankee gear in all kinds of random colors that look nothing like their traditional color palette, but at least on the field they keep it classic.

I’m not necessarily against them aesthetically, but when I think of the black unis I think of the late-90s teams. I’d rather let those teams be the Mets in Black (shudder) and just let the whole thing die there.

Next thing we know we’ll have baseball teams named stuff like “The Wild” and “The Raptors.” Baseball ain’t cool like that. It’s colorful and quirky and wonderful.

hate is not a strong enough word actually. LOATHE them. I really do. The black unis signify something the mets are not. Cool and captivating. Its a flashy jersey to boost sales. When have the mets ever been flashy? Never. Plus black is not in the color scheme.

and like other people they’re just a marketing ploy, and while I understand baseball is a business like someone else said it seems too much like we’re trying to be something we’re not. We should embrace the quirky orange/blue combination.

I like them, somewhat, as fan-wear. I have a home black one (partly because it only cost me $20 from Modells!), but I do much prefer them on the field in the traditional uniforms. I really like the throwback ones. I’m not all that keen on the different caps either, I think they should have one cap and only one cap (on the field – again, fan-wear is something different), and the uniforms should fit with that.

So the first contending Mets teams I saw were the ones of the late 90s and 2000. So yeah, those jerseys are kind of iconic for me.

while all but one or two of the comments are negative. Something’s fishy.

Anyway, the black unis were great in the late 90’s, but they’ve run their course. As others have said: they were a marketing ploy, the don’t look as good as the traditional colors, they’re way too “90’s,” and not just b/c of the memories of the ‘99-’00 team – I think just about every team in all 4 major sports incorporated black in some form in the 90’s. It was a fad that has pretty much died out, and the Mets haven’t gotten the memo. It would be like if there was still one team wearing hideously colored pullover jerseys in the late 90’s. It would just look silly, like the black unis do.

I don’t like them when they’re worn at home games, but I like them as road uniforms. And I like my much maligned black hat /blue brim cap, also.

and yea the taco stains are hidden! but nah I love the black…so does Jerry! it makes him look gansta

they were proclaiming them the “Mets In Black” hoping to ride the wave of popularity from the movie MIB. it was pathetic. and lame. at least when the first bunch of teams unnecessarily added black to their unis (remember the niners and dolphins and half the NBA?) it was to copy the popularity of the raiders. that was because of a much awesomer movie, boyz in da hood and ice cube. but no, the mets jumped on the lame, black in the uni bandwagon about a decade later, when the other teams were finally getting rid of the tacky black “fourth” team color.

so yes, the all black unis look fine on their own. thats because theyre all black, and all black unis all look cool. but the mets colors are orange and blue, for pretty cool reasons (state flag of nyc via dutch republic flag and the old dodgers and giants colors that they were replacing as the new NL new york team), and black has nothing to do with them. so great, you had your marketing ploy in the late 90’s and 00’s. i hope you sold a lot of jerseys. you can even whee them for a series or two as throwbacks every year, that i dont care. but keep it out of the logo and be done with it. please.

in short, black unis are junior varsity.

Really, it doesn’t look as good… and in about as objective a way as any aesthetic matter gets— the colors clash. Blue and black are not natural complements, whereas blue and orange are, and white sets both off better (as does gray). If you’ll agree that uniforms are supposed to be signifiers— to “pop” visually— then a white or light gray background works better (as does omitting the black dropshadow).

i dont have some long reason for it. I dont care that much and I think the black looks cool.

I wear lots of black… this is NYC… walk down the avenues and you will see 90% of the people wearing black.

Also… its not that big a deal. Get rid of it… whatever.