XPGS HOH

This XPGS Heart of the Hide is listed on on ebay and is up to $405 and still has two days left!!! Person listing it claims it is new without tags and was made sometime between 1961 and 1978. Sweet mitt.

Made in USA model HOH

This bad boy is available on ebay right now with a starting bid of only $9.99. Made in USA, this glove is well used but like all HOH gloves has a lot of life left. Check it out today!

Want to be a better infielder?

Soft hands, quick hands, good hand-eye coordination—when it comes to fielding it’s all about your hands.
Develop that infielder’s touch with training gloves from Rawlings’ 5-Tool Training Program.
Rawlings’ has designed two gloves to improve your fielding skills, the Pro Trainer and the Quik Hands Trainer.
The Pro Trainer is an undersized glove made for adult hands. At 9.5” in length, it is made to practice hand-eye coordination and develop quick hands. This glove forces fielders to stay down on ground balls with both their head and hands and also to move their feet. It encourages soft hands and immediately begins to eliminate bad habits.
The Quik Hands Trainer is a foam pad that is contoured to fit your palm and can be used during practice to teach soft hands. This trainer helps fielders learn to transition the ball from glove to throwing hand quickly and smoothly. It is made from high-durability foam for lasting performance.

These training gloves are also available as part of several bundled packages that focus on all areas of the 5-Tool Training Program. Every 5-Tool Training product includes drills and instructions to help you improve your baseball performance. The program was developed by Rawlings and Ripken Baseball.

Rating the Primo Series

The Features: The Primo series features a distinctive oxblood color, direct embroidery, hand-sewn welting, 100% wool padding and lacing tested to 100lb tensile strength. Utilizing Dual Core technology, Rawlings created a glove with two layers of the finest Italian Leather that work in tandem to create a pocket built for performance at YOUR position. Additionally, position specific break points are strategically placed within the pattern to allow your hand to close upon ball impact while at the same time the inner palm and lining adjusts to the shape of the outer palm to help absorb impact.

The Rating: Everything mentioned above is directly from the Rawlings web site. It all sounds very good and this series is certainly the creme of the crop. I wish the price was a bit more affordable. At $399, it puts it out of the reach of most glove shoppers. The debate is how much better is it than HOH? The Italian leather is a big win - although as I have mentioned, I love HOH. I love this series however I am not sure I can recommend it over HOH. It just does not deliver results that are $100-$150 better than HOH. But - a terrific glove series. Rated 4 of 5 stars .

The Glove: The model above PRM1150T is an 11.5" model with a modified Trapeze web. This glove is primarily use at the shortstop/pitcher positions.

Who is the BEST?

Players with 10 or more Rawlings Gold Glove Awards
Greg Maddux (17)
Jim Kaat (16)
Brooks Robinson (16)
Ozzie Smith (13)
Roberto Clemente (12)
Willie Mays (12)
Ivan Rodriguez (12)
Keith Hernandez (11)
Omar Vizquel (11)
Roberto Alomar (10)
Johnny Bench (10)
Ken Griffey, Jr. (10)
Al Kaline (10)

Andruw Jones (10)
Mike Schmidt (10)

Who is the best? Maddux has the most but who had the most chances? 1st correct answer wins.

Rawlings Pro 6 hf

Is this the greatest Rawlings glove of all time? In my opinion the answer is yes. First thing is that you simply cannot find this glove anywhere. They occasionally show up on ebay and sell in the $300 range. Used by greats like Cal Ripken and Alex Rodriguez, this glove is not made anymore. Rawlings does has a black leather version on the website ProNP-4DCB, but you cannot order in tan. I saw one on display at the Rawlings Outlet in Wyomissing, PA but it was behind glass and not for sale. Got to find one!

Never do this!!

You may not find a better basket web HOH that this made in USA Pro 2BF. Glove is from the 80's and was issued to pro pitcher Mike Dyer ( I guess he played 14 seasons with 4 yrs of major league service). He wrote his name on the glove with a black sharpie and now it is only good if your last name is Dyer. Why would anyone do this? Would you write your name on a Cadillac? There has to be a better way to identify your mitt!