I have an old floppy beat up thrift shop special that is not great and I'm actually starting to get a lot of stingers as my 10 year old is learning to be a pitcher and he's getting good at pitching harder and harder.

I noticed that the head coach of my 8 year old's team uses a first baseman glove and I approached him about gloves and what I should get for catch with my boys and he recommended that one. Told me since it's bigger and more of a "scoop" it makes it easier to catch errant throws and also can double as a catchers mitt of sorts when needed.

So I ordered this Rawlings model, it's not a top of the line glove but I don't need to be spending $400 on a glove for playing backyard catch and practice:



I guess I should have done this way sooner and not 2/3 through the season but my 10 year old indicated he wants to do fall ball this year and not soccer. I think that's his sport anyway really, he's far better at it and gets way more playing time than soccer.

Now I gotta break this in!

I always wanted a Rawlings! Nice glove! At 66 with two shoulder surgeries behind me, I think my dreams of going pro are done.

Nice! I love my husband‘s old glove. It catches everything, and if I’m playing ball with my boy in the backyard, I want that one. Of course I also tell him I will not move, so he better put it in the glove, otherwise he’s gonna go fetch.

I just gave my old Rawlings to a grand son.

I bought it back in 67 for 75 bucks. Yeah, a weeks pay, but it did me well.

Bob

That looks like the same model I have in lefty. It's served me well for years.