The Mets Patch For Next Season

Over at Mets Guy In Michigan they write about the patch the Mets will wear next season to
commemorate Shea Stadium:

The Mets are to wear this neat patch next season. I love how it combines the original look of Shea with the orange and blue panels and the modern neon players.

Truth be told, the Mets have mixed success with special patches. We know the team doesn't do an especially good job showing off its glorious history, and that extends to shoulder-ware.

Joel To Be Last Performance At Shea

Glen Gamboa at Newsday writes about Billy Joel and how he is going to be the last performance at Shea in 2008:

Joel is set to be the final performer at Shea Stadium, doing a string of concerts at the stadium, which is set for demolition after the 2008 Mets season, sources confirmed Monday.

No dates are set for Joel's Shea Stadium run. (Obviously, the Mets' playoff fortunes next year could factor into that.) Joel has already played Yankee Stadium and captured that in the concert film "Live at Yankee Stadium" in 1990, but never Shea.