The Tornado Palm glove is also an elusive mitt for collectors. April 1, 2013— -- My affection for a very old baseball glove I've owned since I was a kid was tinged with greed this spring and I ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Are the laces broken? The fingers floppy? The leather cracked from leaving it outside in the rain? You need to call the Lonettis. Jim and Dom Lonetti are ...
Although many players like to focus on the offensive side of baseball, it’s important to build your defensive skills, too, making yourself into a well-rounded player. One of the best ways to improve ...
To round out our series on the the design of baseball equipment, let’s take a brief look at the baseball glove. Unlike the baseball bat or the baseball itself, the glove was not initially a part of ...
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — This Port Angeles man turns used baseball mitts into a whole new ballgame. "My name is KC Mack and I own Mack Provisions and I take apart old mitts and turn them into wallets." ...
About 50 years ago, a customer walked into Fran Fleet’s custom-sandal-making shop holding a baseball glove and asked if Fleet could repair it. She confidently said she could, even though she had no ...
The history of the baseball glove dates back 150 years, with Charlie Waitt credited as the first player to consistently wear one. Gloves have evolved significantly over time, with advancements in ...
In late winter 1964, an advertisement in Boy's Life magazine for the one-and-only Wilson Sporting Goods A2000 baseball glove beckoned me and kids like me in love with baseball. The ad practically ...