Rawlings GG Gamer Series: GCM325B
Features
32.50 Inch Model
Deer Tanned Cowhide Lining
Free Shipping
Full Grain Inner Linings
Glove Forming / Break in: 90% Factory / 10% Player
Index Finger Pad for Comfort and Protection
Pro Grade Laces
Pro Soft Leather
Professional Pattern
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 3 Customer Reviews
Pros: Quality products were used in the manufacture of this glove. There is obvious pride in the workmanship and, with a name like Rawlings, I knew that this glove would give me decades of good use.
Cons: It is a very stiff glove right out of the box, and I have used a significant amount of glove oil in an effort to break it in.
Pros: This glove I bought for my lefty son who likes to be a catcher and he loves it i mean he's been talking about the glove and how good it is for 2 days in a row so he likes the glove and a like the glove very sturdy and breaks in perfectly
Cons: There should be no cons box for this glove
Pros: This Glove is absolutely amazing. It has a nice pocket and its a lightweight catcher's mitt in general. Break in was great, no glove oil is needed. I would recommend breaking it in just by catching pitches so the glove lasts longer.
Cons: The black pocket turns white baseballs black!
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About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
Glove Properties
Deals | Bundle and Save |
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Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | Catcher |
Size | 32.50 |
Sub Type | Catchers |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Fully Closed |
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