In honor of Tom Seaver, the Mets players honored The Franchise in a way that was much better than the perfunctory patch. The Mets players rubbed dirt on their right knees.

Every Mets player has dirt on their right knee as a tribute to Tom Seaver, who’s knee would hit the ground as a result of his delivery ? pic.twitter.com/3QkXueO8di

— SI MLB (@si_mlb) September 3, 2020

This was reminiscent of the dirt Seaver would get on his knee due to his drop and drive style of pitching. To a certain extent, that dirt patch rubbed on the knee was a part of his Mets uniform.

Maybe, it can be a permanent part of the Mets uniforms.

With technology where it is, it may be possible for Nike to design a uniform where they put a realistic dirt patch on the right knee of the home and away pants. Doing so would be a way to honor The Franchise.

Sure, you’ll never have the perfectly “clean” uniform if this is done, but this is baseball. Players are supposed to get dirt in their uniforms. It’s always been a sign of hustle and hard nosed play.

This is also the Mets. They’ve never been this button down type of team. They’re a stark contrast from the Yankees. The Mets are fun. The Yankees much less so.

But this is about Seaver. The patch is a nice tribute. For him, there should be something more meaningful and permanent. To honor him, the diet patch should become a regular part of the uniform.