Rawlings Gold Glove Gamer Series: GNP2B
Features
11.25 Inch Model
Conventional Open Back with Finger Pad
Deer Tanned Cowhide Lining
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Glove Forming / Break in: 50% Factory / 50% Player
Moldable Padding - allows players to shape the pocket to his/her preference
Pro Soft Leather
I-Web
Pro Lacing
Professional Patterns
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
noly
Pros: good web
Cons: not soft
Anonymous
Pros: Nice web. Good quality
Cons:
FromDaDead
Pros: My favorite glove I have ever had. And I have had 12! The only reason I'm giving it up is because I ordered an A2K yesterday. It is also very soft.
Cons: NONE!!!!!
3D
Pros: My son has been playing middle infield with this glove for 2 full years in select/elite divisions. Great glove.
Cons: Had to have it relaced one time. laces like to come untied.
Anonymous
Pros: Fast break in, big pocket. Good for young players.
Cons: Does not hold shape at all, falls apart quickly. Pointless buy if you play baseball seriously, it becomes flimsy very fast.
Questions and Answers
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Is this too much glove, weight-wise, for a 7 or 8 year old? Cubfan
Would this glove be good for a high school level player? groovey
What size is this glove? vince baseball
Does this glove run big? I want an 11.50". el toro
Would the 11.25" size glove be a perfect fit for second base? A.Herrera
It looks like a great glove but I want to know that. How will I know if I will like it before buying? Aaron
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 | Second Base Short Stop Third Base Infield |
Size | 11.25 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | I-Web |
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