So everyone this week has been busy scooping up their Johan Santana jerseys. You know who hasn’t? This particular female Mets fan. In fact, this particular Mets fan has decided to boycott all licensed all MLB apparel. And here is why.

I am getting sick and tired of trying to find nice women’s Mets apparel. Now, I am not unrealistic. I don’t think that just because MLB makes something for a man they should offer the same thing for women. But I don’t think asking for MLB.com to sell AUTHENTIC women’s Mets jerseys is all that unreasonable. It is bad enough that when I go to Modell’s or Sports Authority or even the Mets Clubhouse they tell me that if I don’t want a pink jersey, I have to either buy a kids or a mens. And if I don’t want those because my body is not shaped like a child or a man? “Well, you can always go to the website”

Well yes…except MLB.com does not sell authentic women’s jerseys. They ONLY sell the replicas….in one style. Ya know, I would even be ok if they only sold one type of Authentic jersey without offering different colors (such as road or home alternate). But they don’t.

Well the rant is over for now. But I invite everyone to comment with their opinions. I realize not every girl is as into the Mets as I am, but I don’t think offering at least one option for a women’s authentic jersey would be that nuts.

MetsGal is actually Jeanette, one of the unfortunate souls born into a Mets family. Growing up in her Long Island home, where she still resides, her older brother was disinterested in sports, so her father turned to her to mold into Mets fanatic.

She recently graduated with her BA in Organizational Communications and has two goals in life: To make enough money at her non-for-profit job to buy full season tickets, and to visit every major league ball park.

Her favorite baseball memory is Robin Ventura ’s Grand Single in 1999 where she was permitted by her father to miss school the next day because she was so tired from watching the game with him.

MetsGal owns a white Jose Reyes jersey (a kids one no doubt, because no store sells a non-pink one) and can be found most nights moderating the Hot Foot Bleachers.