Why Does a Catcher Need a Different Glove?

Amongst baseball gloves, there are a few field positions which claim to require different types of gloves, though it might seem that a different style of mitt is unnecessary.  For some field positions, this is true, but the catcher is unique.  Catchers mitts are characterized by their wide diameter, and additional thickness. The width of [...]

Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young

The San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum has won his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award. As only 10 points separated the top three vote getters, it was one of the closet votes in the history of the honor. Nicknamed “The Freak” for his giant stride, a 15-7 record was good enough to win. Randy [...]

The Catcher’s Many Roles

Before Minnesota Twins slugger Joe Mauer redefined expectations for the position, catchers were normally touted for their defense – period. But unlike other position players, the catcher is charged with many disparate tasks. First and most obviously, he must make sure that no ball the pitcher throws gets away from him. Beyond that, he is [...]

Catchers Mitt

There are a number of varieties of baseball gloves. There are gloves specifically designed for the first basemen, for the infielders, outfielders, pitchers and catchers. 
For both the first basemen and catchers, these gloves are called mitts, because they lack individual fingers, like mittens. In addition, the catchers mitt has extra padding and a hinged, claw-like [...]

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