November 26, 2007
For Its Final Year, Shea Stadium Gets Logo from Mets
In the final year of baseball in Yankee Stadium, the legendary park will host the 2008 All-Star Game. In its 45th and final year, what does Shea Stadium get? A commemorative logo from the New York Mets. Fitting for the multi-purpose stadium that is a relic of the 1960s.
Today, the Mets, the stadium's primary occupant since it opened in 1964, unveiled a logo that players will wear on their sleeves during the 2008 season. In addition to being on uniforms, the logo will appear on things like schedules, tickets and the Media Guide. The team will announce "Salute to Shea" events/promotions for the 2008 season in the coming weeks.
The stadium, named after William A. Shea, who brought National League baseball back to New York, opened on April 17, 1964 at a cost of $25.5 million. It was home to the both the Jets and Mets, but has hosted numerous events in addition to football and baseball: Pope John Paul II, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, and Bruce Springsteen are just some of the names.
Citi Field, which has 80% of its structural steel in place, is scheduled to replace Shea Stadium by opening day 2009 at a cost of over $600 million.
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This was released today? I saw this about a month ago...hmmm...
In any case, I think it's a thoughtful design, and a nice touch to old and current look of the stadium. I nice sendoff.
thoughtful perhaps, shitty cliche design
hate to say it but i won't mind seeing it go...
Typical. Mets are in Queens and the logo shows just a Manhattan skyline. Hey, the Hemisphere is over to the left.
How can they graphically illustrate a choke?
@bongoboy:
Easy.
Get your hands on some of the candids from those sleepovers Jeter used to have with A-Rod--lots of gagging and choking going on there I'd bet.
You can't replace Shea, especially with a bland cookie cutter of an old timey ballpark as seen in Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, etc.
#4 -- it's called the Unisphere.