A New York Mets minor league team will celebrate Seinfeld’s anniversary for the second straight year, with insane uniforms
Last season, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the single-A affiliate of the New York Mets, scored a big hit by bringing Seinfeld Night to the ballpark. Seinfeld Night took place on the 25th anniversary of the New York-centric show, and included an Elaine dance contest, Keith Hernandez bobbleheads, among plenty of other Seinfeld-related games and references.
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The park was renamed Vandelay Industries Park for the day, and the real-life Soup Nazi threw out the first pitch. It’s basically like someone took 30 Rock‘s SeinfeldVision idea and used it for baseball.
The night was a tremendous success for the Cyclones, with tickets selling out quickly and attention from everywhere; not exactly standard for a single-A baseball team. So, despite the lack of any real reason to do so, the Cyclones are bringing back Seinfeld night for a second year.
The 26th anniversary isn’t one that gets a lot of attention, so kudos to the Cyclones for giving the number some much-needed love.
This year’s Seinfeld Night, dubbed the “summer of George,” will show off these Kramer-inspired uniforms:
For Seinfeld Night 2: Bigger, Better & Bania we will be wearing these "breathtaking" jerseys. http://t.co/5c2VAwP5vU pic.twitter.com/wJ9YrywgJ1
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 2, 2015
The night will also feature a large list of Seinfeld-inspired events: renaming of the park as Kramerica Industries Field for one night only; Costanza Trash Eating Competition; Ovaltine Drinking Relay; Urban Sombrero Catch; and plenty more-you can read the full list on their website.
Last year’s Seinfeld Night got a lot of attention from fans of the classic TV show. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of last year’s event, and what fans can expect this year.
Seinfeld night! #Cyclones #brooklyn #coneyisland #bobblehead pic.twitter.com/oksOIxrtJW
— Jessica Simeone (@JessicaSimeone) July 5, 2014
There are guys like this here. #SeinfeldNight @bkcyclones pic.twitter.com/qObEwm04WK
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) July 5, 2014
The Brooklyn Cyclones mascot, here wearing a puffy shirt for Seinfeld Night, is a seagull tragically named Sandy pic.twitter.com/lMBQBk7tbB
— Alejandro A. Arbona 🇵🇷 (@Alejandrobot) July 6, 2014
Probably my favorite thing today at Salute to Seinfeld tonight at @BKCyclones was the Soup Nazi, Larry Thomas. pic.twitter.com/tIbPqlENtS
— Ash Marshall (@AMarshallSport) July 6, 2014
@lchamoff could she spare a square?
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 6, 2014
I’ll tell you this: no one’s expressing this amount of enthusiasm for any other show. Seinfeld is one of a kind, and even though 26 isn’t a real anniversary, fans of the show and of baseball will enjoy.
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