<P> One of the Continental League's five charter members was a team in New York City . Majority interest was held by Joan Whitney Payson and Charles Shipman Payson, former minority owners of the Giants . The second largest stake was held by George Herbert Walker, Jr. (uncle of the future President George H.W. Bush), who served as vice president and treasurer until 1977 . Former Giants director M. Donald Grant became chairman of the board . Grant and Joan Payson had been the only members of the Giants' board to oppose the team's move west . </P> <P> The existing leagues, which had considerably more autonomy at the time, responded with plans to add four new teams, two in each league . One of the new National League teams was to be in New York . The NL offered this new franchise to the CL's New York group, provided that they commit to building a new park . Shea told New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. that he had to personally cable all of the National League team owners and guarantee that the city would build a new facility . </P> <P> The new team required a new name, and many were suggested . Among the finalists were "Bees", "Burros", "Continentals", "Skyscrapers", "Skyliners", and "Jets" (which would eventually be used by the city's American Football League team), as well as the eventual runners - up, "Empires" and "Islanders" (the latter nickname would be used by a future NHL team in the area). Although Payson had admitted a preference for "Meadowlarks", the owners ultimately selected "Mets", because it was closely related to the club's already - existing corporate name, "New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc .", it hearkened back to "Metropolitans", a name used by an earlier New York team in the American Association from 1880 to 1887, and because its brevity would naturally fit in newspaper headlines . The name was received with broad approval among fans and the press . </P> <P> From the beginning, the Mets sought to appeal to the large contingent of former Giants and Dodgers fans . The Mets' team colors reflect this: orange (and, more recently, black) from the Giants, blue from the Dodgers . Coincidentally, orange and blue are also New York City's official colors . Thus two rival fan - bases with 19th - century origins were largely united in support of the new club . </P>

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