Rawlings Renegade Series: RFBR First Base Mitt
Features
12.50 Inch First Base Mitt
Break-In: 80% Factory / 20% Player
Brushed Nylon Finger Back Linings
Conventional Open Back
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Full-Grain, Oil-Tanned Leather
Single Post Web
Speed Trap Technology for Easy Closure
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 11 Customer Reviews
Pros: Great glove for the money. (I had to get it due to the Nokona 14" glove taking so long to break in.) Very easy to break in with little effort. Ball stays in pocket during first throwing session.
Cons: None yet.
Pros: At first It was a very good glove all around it scooped everything broke in very easily and quick
Cons: After maybe a season a lace at the base of the Webb snapped but I got a new one. The new one has gotten a bit floppy over a season and the palm has worn down so you get what you pay for
Pros: Nice glove. Basically game ready when you get it. Easy to pick with. I also like the single post web.
Cons:
Pros: Great glove!! I have had it for approx. 8-9 months, and have had absolutely no problems. Broke in almost immediately. Thanks!! This one is a winner.
Cons:
Pros: Great glove. Got it a while ago and it has lasted me since. I strongly recommend this mitt for everyone. Thanks Rawlings!
Cons: NONE!!! And I am pretty sure that there won't be any!!
Pros: My son loves it he would give it 1000 stars
Cons: If you're looking for a 1st baseman's glove, you should get it
Pros: Wish I had this great glove in 1952,been playing ever since,best glove I've ever had!!!!
Cons: ZERO
Pros: I got just what was advertised. Great product and a terrific prize. I received the item a lot sooner than expected.
Cons: N/A
Pros: none
Cons: good glove for about a year the padding goes away and if some one throws a little heat to you the glove will bend back and the ball will go behind you and I have only had my glove for 1 year! I am a rawlings player I use a rawlings bat and glove for infield and outfield, But this glove was a waste of money but my friend has a rawlings 1st base glove too his works better so if I had a choice I would have spent the extra money for the 79.99 glove.
Pros: Great glove, love the fact that its already basically broken in. Its really good at trapping the ball on picks.
Cons: Gets pretty floppy after a couple seasons.
Pros: Good scoops, nice padding, soft, easy to break in
Cons: hard to catch pop flies and a little big but it really depends on the player
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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 | First Base |
Size | 12.50 |
Sub Type | First Base |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Single Post |
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