“In the Pocket” Glove Blog

An interesting post on the Angel’s blog Halo’s Heaven about an old glove the writer found, and some interesting things he learned about the player whose name was on it, and some questions he has about how equipment has changed statistics…

Anyway, back to the glove.  When you put on, the “fingers” barely extend past my own, and doesn’t feature much of a pocket.  The webbing consists of a lone strap of leather about 2 inches long between the thumb and index finger.  Compared to modern-day gloves, the gloves from this era could not match the advantages players had with gloves made over the last 40-50 years.  How much did this impact pre-1950 hitting stats when diving plays by an infielder were not benefited by gloves that extended an additional 3 to 4 inches and featured a deeper pocket and webbing?  How many home runs are brought back into the park by outfielders reaching over the fence with over-sized gloves?

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2 Summers ago we were at a huge antique fair in Upstate NY and saw these giant piles of baseball gloves…it was like Christmas Morning!

Back to school shopping is usually focused on supplies and maybe new clothes, but especially for high school athletes, it often means time for new equipment. Though it’s a tough time for baseball equipment to still be getting even more expensive, the best products can still break your budget.

A recent top ten from the Today show has some good tips for saving money on sports equipment in general. Should you buy used? How can you get your kids involved so they’ll learn a financial lesson from the experience?

When you’re choosing a glove, keep these helpful tips in mind.

My second favorite glove is (quite literally) on the shelf, with the lacing blown out after too many sessions of “Sure, I’ll catch you with my infielders glove” ball. Lacing a glove isn’t too tough, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. If you’ve been lazy like me, the tips in this ehow video might motivate you to pick up a baseball glove needle and finally get it done.

I thought my friends and I were the only ones having this debate. But a Marlin fan asks a question I’ve been wondering about: how old is too old to bring your glove to the game?

As a kid, I brought my glove to every game. It may not have been the smartest way to care for my glove. I risked the perils of soft serve ice cream. I definitely spilled soda on it once or twice. And there may still be some cotton candy lodged inside. But who could fault me? But I was a kid. And kids bring their gloves to the game.

Flickr photo by Rho

When I got older, I always kept my glove in the car. So when I drove to a game, I was often tempted to bring it in to the game. But slowly, I stopped bringing it in. I didn’t really think about it. I just sort of stopped. So I never figured out the right cutoff age, if there is one. What do you think? Do you still bring your glove in to the stands when you watch your favorite team? How old is too old?