If you’ve been on Twitter, you will notice the feud between Noah Syndergaard and Mr. Met.  During this rivalry of sorts, each party has given each other shots with Mr. Met perhaps landing the biggest shot between the two:

Did you want to join us for dinner tonight?! ? https://t.co/yVwJf8jnAE

— Mr. Met (@MrMet) April 4, 2017

Well, it seems that Syndergaard has taken it up a notch by continuing in his quest to erase Mr. Met from all things Mets related.  It started with Mr. Met being removed from the blue alternate home and road jerseys prior to the start of the 2017 season.  Mr. Met was also removed from the team batting practice caps.

Even with the Mets having a dreadful season after the removal of Mr. Met from the uniforms, the team is still abiding by Syndergaard’s wishes in having Mr. Met remain off the Mets uniforms:

The 2018 batting practice hats from @NewEraCap are looking ?. pic.twitter.com/GxW4I9MRvs

— MLB (@MLB) November 20, 2017

All kidding aside, it is bizarre the Mets or MLB wouldn’t reincorporate Mr. Met into the team uniforms.  The batting practice cap is really no different than the current blue alternate home cap.  By having the two hats the same, you’re really missing an opportunity to sell a different cap to fans.  At least on a theoretical level, this would increase sales.

More than that, there’s just a general sense of a complete lack of ingenuity.  Put another way, the Mets cap is boring.  It’d be great to see the Mets follow the suit of the Rockies (wearing the old logo for the old NHL team), the Blue Jays going with the Maple Leaf, or the Rays featuring the sunshine.

Overall, these batting practice caps should be fun, and you should want to run out and buy them when you see them in the store or presented online for the first time.  Personally, I look at the Mets 2018 batting practice cap, and I have no inclination whatsoever to buy one.

Now, if they brought back Mr. Met, I might be inclined to get one for me and my son.