Rawlings Player Preferred Series: RFBDCTSB First Base Mitt
Features
12.50 Inch First Base Mitt
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Conventional Open Back
Zero Shock Palm Pad
Single Post Web
Full Grain Leather
Easy Break-In
Game Ready Feel
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 8 Customer Reviews
Mantaray
Pros: My 11/12 year old loves it.
Cons: I find the leather dry, not extra high quality, almost like suede.
=)
Pros: its a great glove comes broken in and high quality leather at a cheeap affordable price
Cons: pocket is not deep
batman
Pros: It works. Easy to field.
Cons: nothing
ahs baseball
Pros: Bought this glove for 2 weeks because my team had a tournament and my Heart of The hide was being fixed, There isn't much to say in terms of pro's besides the fact that it's easy to break in.
Cons: The leather is way to soft, If you ever go to try to scoop a ball you won't because the side of the glove is so weak the ball just bends it before it can get in the pocket. also the pocket is really shallow
alex
Pros: Easy to break in.
Cons: Too floppy and soft, the ball comes out almost every time someone throws it to you so you have to adjust to it.
SLUGGER101
Pros: This glove is great it takes away a lot of sting,very durable and is just a excellent glove.
Cons: none so far
Hate it brandon player
Pros: Broken in, cheap
Cons: bad leather its like suade, becomes lose very quickly, ive made many errors from this glove the ball has gone through the web, off the tip and the sude it bent awfull glove, I suggest spending some more mone for a gold glove it hert of the hide
Chris
Pros: Ready for the field. Broken in and soft high quality leather ( not soft like suede). I have owned many gloves over the years and this one feels like what glove is like after a few months of play...still needs proper breaking in but already on its way.
Cons: Not the biggest fan of the faux fur at the entrance...but it should wear away fairly quickly with use and sweat. ;)
Questions and Answers
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would this be a good glove for a 13 year old? Larry
I have a 15 yr old who needs a first basemans mit. He has smaller hands. What size glove should he be looking for? Amy
which is more game ready/less break in time upon arrival: Rawlings Golden Glove Series GGFBG or Rawlings Player Preferred RFBDCTC? TS Baseball
Would this Mitt work for men's slow pitch softball? Kevin
Waht is the real difference between this mit and the GGFBG? JOSEI
Is this a youth glove? My 13 year old is 5'5" and 130 lbs, and I am not sure what glove to get him. Dave
Would this glove work for my 10 year old? Larry
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 | First Base |
Size | 12.50 |
Sub Type | First Base |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Single Post |
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