Phillies Don’t Want to Sell Us Michael Young Or Ben Revere Jerseys This Christmas

So the Phillies finally made some acquisitions.  Since Christmas is almost here and I have some money to burn, what better gift for myself or for my Phillies loved ones than to get a brand new jersey with one of the Phillies' new players.  

So I went to Phillies.com shop to pick some up.  However, they do not want to sell me anything.

My first quest was to find a Ben Revere jersey.  I used the drop-down menu to select the player I wanted to order, but no luck.  There is no Ben Revere to be found:

No Ben Revere!  The good news, however, is that I am able to buy a #22 Nate Schierholtz jersey from them.  I am sure that is just what any Phillies fan wants this Christmas.

After looking for Ben Revere and failing, I figured that if I want Michael Young, I'll have to put in a custom name and number.   Most of his Rangers career, Young donned #10.  Since Juan Pierre wore the number last season and has already signed with the Miami Marlins, Young's number is a slam dunk.

Or is it?

So a Michael Young #10 jersey is off limits.  Essentially, the rules say that if a player is on another team, you may not order a jersey with that player's name on your team.  So, for example, I could never buy a #43 R.A. Dickey Phillies jersey unless he was on the Phillies and wearing that number.

So maybe they aren't aware at Phillies.com that Michael Young is a Phillie. Oh wait – here he is:

What are the odds that he really wears #00?  My guess is that it's not good.  Shame for anyone who buys one.

Oh well, no Phillies Christmas shopping this year.  I guess I will have to settle for buying an Andrew Bynum jersey instead.