Breaking in your baseball or softball glove can be difficult, especially if it’s brand new, and everyone seems to have their own “best way”. And while there isn’t just one way to do it, these methods have varying degrees of success, with some being more effective than others. Person...
Rub saddle oil over the entire surface of the glove using your fingers or a clean cloth. Massage the oil deep into the pocket and around the interior of the fingers, thumb and webbing. Sop up any excess oil with paper towel. Allow to dry overnight. Take a baseball and set in the pro...
Use neatsfoot, mink oil or any other glove conditioning product to condition your glove, but stay away from petroleum-based products like Vaseline. Whichever conditioner you choose, work it into the leather well with a clean rag or small sponge. Dab (don't rub) the excess off with another...
Care and treatment of your trusty old Baseball glove Now that summer is over many of you will be putting away your baseball & softball gloves until “spring training” next spring. Here is some advice on how to keep that glove in top shape and ready for next season Many types of treatmen...
Players from MLB down to Little League send their gloves to Petroff, and, inside his backyard work shed, he re-laces, restores and repairs them. The 43-year-old is officially a professional baseball glove technician. But he is more like a caretaker for the most precious of sports equipment...
Once you’ve selected the material you want for your baseball glove, you’ll also need to check out the various web patterns used in baseball gloves. These webs are generally meant to add style and enhance the design of the glove, but each web pattern adds distinct benefits to your mitt....
Next, you take any baseball bat and start smacking it on the glove. Place the glove on the ground, and just go to town. This adds a little wear to the glove, making it less stiff. This is definitely one of the more engaging ways to break in your new glove. I recommend this to ...
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Tampa Bay’s bullpen, however, is viewed as one of the strongest in baseball and will have the benefit of two days of rest during the Series- something that wasn’t in play in the ALCS schedule. (The totals are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5+). Choose team to win and by how many ...