Rawlings Heart of the Hide Prince Fielder Game Day Series: PROFM20JBS First Base Mitt
Features
Overlapping Closed Fastback Design
Modified H-Web
12.25 Inch Pattern
Break-In - 40% Factory, 60% Player
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Heart of the Hide Traditional Leather Shell - Prime Cut Leather Handcrafted from the Top 5% of Steer Hides
Tennessee Tanning Pro Laces Add Exceptional Durability
Wool Blend Padding for Extra Cushion
* Same Pattern Worn by Prince Fielder *
Deer-Tanned Cowhide Lining for an Extremely Comfortable Fit
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 4 Customer Reviews
jdjk
Pros: Looks nice. Good size.
Cons: If it 'felt' as good as it looks it would be a great glove. It doesn't. It's abrasive on the thumb and pinky. Seems to a seem inside that will have to soften. Break in will be longer than thought.
great! baseballjtmanidontcareyehwhatsup player
Pros: great the black is stiff and smootb while the brown is rough and loose great!
Cons: lacs
raw scbsbll player
Pros: great glove feels great looks great
Cons: none
True players Clif stair Player
Pros: Laces if loosend and tightened as needed ,feels great and looks great .only took a couple min. To get used to
Cons: None
Questions and Answers
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What size is this mitt? Can you tell me more about the used mitt? How much was it used and what kind of condition is it in? Joe
What's the best way to keep the formlike a catcher form to it like that square pocket like buster Posey glove??? jay
Would you recommend this glove for a 14 year old that plays travel ball and will be playing high school ball next season? Jeff
Would this glove work well for slow pitch softball? Drew
Would you say that this web is stronger than a single post first base mitt? cmac
Does this glove play true to size, bigger, or smaller? Johnny Baseball
How is the PROFM20JBS different from the PROFM20GB? Glove owner
Is this glove suitable for a large 10 year old? Dennis
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
Color | Black Brown |
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Deals | Closeout Gloves Bundle and Save |
Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | First Base |
Series | Heart of the Hide |
Size | 12.25 |
Sub Type | First Base |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Double Post H-Web |
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