Your Glove of Choice-(Part 6)

…Where to start-where to start? How about Akadema? They have come a long way in just a few short years, and are competing rather well with the likes of Rawlings and Wilson-especially in the area of girls softball gloves and mitts. Akadema has some fairly innovative designs that are getting more popular-and they look pretty [...]

Your Glove of Choice-(Part 4)

When buying a youth glove, there are some really cheap ones and some really good ones- and a whole lot in between. All of the major manufacturers obviously make good youth gloves and mitts and there is a wide range of prices. If your youngster is just starting out, you might want to spend a [...]

Your Glove of Choice-(Part 3)

…So, let’s talk about some of the brands and types of baseball gloves, and softball gloves that are offered today. First of all, $50.00 is no longer a “high end” glove or mitt; not in today’s world. Although, you can still get a pretty decent youth glove for $50.00 or slightly under, anything less is [...]

Your Glove of Choice-(Part 2)

Way back when I was seven or eight years old and just starting to play Little League baseball, I seem to remember that a teammate and I both had Rawlings youth baseball gloves. At that age and at that time, (late 1950’s) I don’t remember anyone really being “all into” what brand of glove they [...]

Your Glove of Choice-(Part 1)

So, you want to play baseball or softball, or you already do-what’s your glove of choice? With so many brands and types of gloves and mitts to choose from, your decision may not be so easy. There are the “old lines” such as Rawlings, Wilson and Spalding through Mizuno, MacGregor, All-Star, and many others to [...]

Breaking in a New Ball Glove

When I was still in little league, it was easy to tell the kids who just showed up for games as opposed to the ones who put in hours of practice at home. My dad took the time to play catch with me in the backyard; in fact, he’d simulate grounders, pop flies and tricky [...]