If anyone needs a new (good) ballglove, Rawlings has a great deal this weekend
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Most adults need 12.5 or 13's.
The glove shown is an infielders baseball glove.
I assume from the linked page those are also on sale.
Steve
<< <i>I ususally find a good quality glove can be purchased at a place like "Play it Again Sports" on the cheap. Usually under $30 with no break in time needed. Great value for what most of us will ever need. >>
as my son progressed through the Youth baseball ranks, we made several exchanges with Play It Again, worked very well....i even wound up with a nice glove in a two-for-one swap so i had something to wear while shagging balls and helping out the coaches.....
then, around the time he turned 12 and his friends began to provide him with Internet links and then substantiated their claims with proof, he suddenly could not be satisfied without a $350 Aluminum Death Stick and a $250 Wilson A2000 Leather vacuum cleaner.
Steve
An 11 inch model is one you can't go wrong with. He can use it for a few years. I use a 13 inch model easton.
Steve
<< <i>11 1/4 inch gloves are small.
Most adults need 12.5 or 13's.
The glove shown is an infielders baseball glove.
I assume from the linked page those are also on sale.
Steve >>
they claim it's an adult's infield glove. It would seem small for me to use. My boy uses and 11.5.
Just thought I'd pass the info along about a good deal.
It is a good deal and from the page you showed people can find others.
Yeah I agree 11.5 is small, probably good for a Pony league player.
Most adults play softball and need the 12.5 and larger gloves.
Steve
Middle Infield - 11 1/4 - 11 3/4
Third Base - 11 1/2 - 12"
Outfield - 12 1/2" - 13"
You can't get a good transfer on the ball in the infield with anything larger than 12" and almost all middle infielders have a glove that is small than 12". After playing college and now that I play men's league, I can almost tell what kind of player they're going to be by the type of glove they carry. If I see someone show up to play 2nd base with a large glove or take a softball mitt to the outfield, 9 out of 10 times, they're a scrub and the other 1 out of 10 times, they have some skill but have been out of baseball for awhile.
<< <i>If you are playing baseball, here are the following sizes that are recommended for adults -
Middle Infield - 11 1/4 - 11 3/4
Third Base - 11 1/2 - 12"
Outfield - 12 1/2" - 13"
You can't get a good transfer on the ball in the infield with anything larger than 12" and almost all middle infielders have a glove that is small than 12". After playing college and now that I play men's league, I can almost tell what kind of player they're going to be by the type of glove they carry. If I see someone show up to play 2nd base with a large glove or take a softball mitt to the outfield, 9 out of 10 times, they're a scrub and the other 1 out of 10 times, they have some skill but have been out of baseball for awhile. >>
I concur. I still play in a 40+ hardball/wood bat league and I love it when pitchers use open web gloves. Aside from the fact that most tip their pitches anyway, it's usually quite easy to see them putting their grip on a curve or change-up. I use an 11 1/4 inch Wilson A2000 (I've had it since high school) when I play SS and I have a 10 1/2 in Nokona that I use when I play 2B.
After 2 years of splintering too many Maple bats, I've switched back to Ash. I've tried the composites and find the feel not to my liking. Nothing better than the sound of the ball hitting a good wooden bat.