Baseball Apparel And Gear

Comfort Research BASEBALL GLOVE CHAIR MICROSUEDE BEAN BAG 22W x 30D x 31 High $198.00 If you’re looking for a high quality accessory to make your living room, playroom, den, bedroom, or any other room for that matter, more comfortable, well look no further! Our polyester fiber filled furniture and fun shapes are just the right addition!!! With many sizes, shapes, fabric types, and colors to choose from, it’s easy to find the perfect accessory for you! Why wait? Start enjoying your …

DETROIT LIONS NFL Baseball Authentic Unisex Team Logo Structured Flex Fit Cap Hat Beige $22.00 When the Detroit Lions take the field, root them on to victory with this hat! The Reebok NFL Flex Structured Cap is designed in the team colors and features the embroidered team logo on the front. It’s constructed from a smooth, soft acrylic fabric blended with spandex to create a personalized fit. Officially licensed by NFL. One Size Fits All. Style Number: X012Z. Beige….

180s Eco Fleece Scarf $25.00 40% recycled post consumer polyester, 60% polyester; part of our eco series which uses post consumer recycled (PCR) polyester fleece, made from recycled soda bottles and packaging containers; soft, breathable and wind-resistant; provides lightweight thermal retention; fringed edges…

Easton Rampage Batting Glove – Youth Large $7.99 Moisture control. 4 way strech spandex provides max flek and comfort…

Mizuno MVP GMVP1300 Fielders Glove RH $59.99 The Mizuno MVP GMVP1300 Fielder’s Glove features professional patterns and the ultimate in feel from game-ready Bio-Retro™ leather and UltraSoft palm lining. Bio-Retro™ leather is perfectly oiled, full-grain American steerhide leather that provides the game ready flexibility, remarkable texture, and maximum durability that the serious player demands. Combine select materials with profess…

Mizuno MVP GMVP1175 Baseball Fielder’s Mitt (11.75, Left-Handed Throw) $59.99 Combine select materials with professional style patterns and the outcome is the MVP! The Mizuno MVP GMVP1175 Fielder’s Glove features professional patterns and the ultimate in feel from the game-ready Bio-Retro leather and Ultrasoft palm lining. Bio-Retro leather is a perfectly oiled, full-grain US steerhide leather that provides the game-ready flexibility, remarkable texture and maximum durabili…

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Mizuno Classic Pro Series GCP51 12.75 Inch Baseball Glove Mizunos most popular Pro Level glove, utilizing patented 3D Technology that has set the industry standard for position specific pattern designs, the Classic Pro offers the best in craftsmanship, fit, and performance in a Pro Level glove. Featuring rich, natural leathers tanned in the USA, the Classic Pro brings back all of the tradition of the game, while providing unprecedented feel and control f…

Wilson A2000 1787 11.75 Inch Baseball Glove This year’s Wilson A2000 series is simply the best ever. Since its introduction in 1957, the Wilson A2000 has set the standard for premium ball gloves. The A2000 gloves are made from American Pro Stock Steer hide that is hand selected for its rugged durability. A2000 series gloves also offer the new Dri-Lex technology. This Dri-Lex technology is an ultra-breathable wrist lining that transfers mois…

Mizuno MVP GMVP1202 Baseball Fielder’s Mitt (12-Inch) The Mizuno GMVP1202 is a 12.00″ pitcher’s glove featuring Mizuno’s Ultra Soft Palm Liner. Made from perfectly oiled, full grain American Steerhide “Bio-Retro” leather, this glove is ready for game use….

What I Know and Rember About Baseball – Glove Selection

With current players; Gloves are designed to last 1 season. $50 – $75 of annual frustration. The love of the glove is not the same. Disposable tool for a generation proclaiming recycling. Its just beyond my consideration.

As a parent, finances are substantially different then when I was growing up. I tend to save my money and buy the best of what I need. This goes for my kids as well. I have no qualms about getting the better end of what is available for their needs. My oldest on a whim decided to try out for a select baseball team and playing up a year. To my amazement they took him, but the backyard glove I’d taught him with would not be sufficient for the rigors he was to encounter. So, no problem, just find a good glove for a left hander. WHAT A JOKE! I went to over a dozen stores and looked through hundreds of gloves. I soon discovered that gloves go on sale in January when the shipments come in and the best selection is available. May is for good sales on what is already left over from the current year. Add to this that all sporting goods buyers believe that less than 1% of all players are left handed and 100% need a glove 12″ or larger and you are hard pressed to get something age appropriate. Finally, not all gloves available for right hand throws are available for left hand throws. Seems the makers also feel that left hand throwers only need the larger gloves as well. As market conditions have virtually wiped out the mom and pop sporting goods dealers in my area, box stores that have taken over have little to no ability to special order anything. If you do, its full MSRP + shipping + handling, +, +, annoying. The final selection seemed to have all the credentials, good brand name, endorsed by the Little League king himself, a little large, but small enough hand pocket to keep it in place, $60. Game ready and good pocket. Within 6 weeks I was tightening up the laces, after 14 weeks, the outside finger area had broken down. Glove performance was poor and frustration was gaining speed. My player was loosing faith in his gloves ability to protect himself from the ball. My faith in this selection for him was also lost.

So, off to the internet. Find a suitable replacement that I don’t need to re-purchase every year. East Bay, Just Gloves and Sports Diamond dominate the google and yahoo searches. All styles of the 3 majors (Rawlings, Wilson, Louisville) are there plus some of the up and comers (Nokoma, SSK, Nike, Reebok, etc ) but how do you justify a $89 glove to a $350 one. How does one determine the upper youth model will give more than 1 season. Back to the internet to search owner comments and the individual pieces that make up a glove. Steerhide, that’s the ticket. Its generally thicker and the majors only use it in there most premium gloves. Even the up and comers reserve Steerhide for their top of the line gear. Do I recommend handing a $350+ glove to a 9yr old, no. Can I justify $120, well, compared to the prospect of spending $60 each year, if I get 2 years out of $120 it’s a break even. If he can keep it all through high school, then all the better. So where did I find a steerhide glove that met all my criteria, nw.kelleyusa.com . These guys have just what you need for the price that is extremely right. They are a small company that offers direct pricing and distributorships. So, shrewd as I can be, I bought a distributorship and the mandatory inventory. I rationalized this by the fact I can get their best stuff at an even better price and at the very worst, give it away to the players we have in the family. I was very pleased with all the gloves they sent. Everything delivered as promised. The recurring proof for me is when I attend shows and young teenagers arrive at my table with their Dads and attest “this is just as good as the (brand x) we have been looking at and half the price!”. That seals it for me. These guys spend hundreds if not thousands of hours reading, examining, touching gloves from every source they can find. To see so much enthusiasm just moments after introduction, it truly re-enforces my belief in these gloves.

Better gloves solve several problems;

1) they last longer

2) you only have to break them in once

3) annualized return on dollars spent is greater

4) you get a lifetime of baseball memories attached to one very personal glove.

So, is $120 a good price to pay? I say yes!

About the Author

Baseball Gloves???!!!?

so im having a garage sale soon and i thought with the money i could buy a new baseball glove.

Go with something that your going to love, I own a heart of the hide dual core outfielders glove and it’s one of the best, almost pro quality for only $200.

There’s a series but here’s what I’d expect you’d be interested in;

http://www.justballgloves.com/product.view.aspx?p=8104

or

http://www.justballgloves.com/product.view.aspx?p=8105

Scott

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