Baseball Gloves: Gloves Have Come A Long Way
Since Ty Cobb by Kenny Watkins of
http://www.sports-gift.com
Where did baseball gloves start at? That's a
very interesting question which has a great story behind it. The guy
who actually had the first baseball gloves was a guy name Doug Allison
in 1869. It was more on the order of a batting glove and not baseball
gloves.
Other players made fun of him for wearing it, but soon other players
were looking for something as their hands would swell up with no
protection on their hands. In the 1870's a lot of players were turning
to find something.
Most players used a pair of golf gloves to get at least some kind of
protection. Then in 1912 the Rawlings company came to the rescue with
one many considered the first real baseball gloves It wasn't what
today's players use but back then it was probably very well received.
Through the years Rawlings made other models and the three finger
glove was introduced in 1925 and had the leather web we are so
familiar with today. Many innovations have come down through the years
to make today's gloves possible.
Rawlings for the longest time was the only glove manufacturer but now
almost every major sporting goods company makes them. Some big players
in Baseball gloves market are Nike, Wilson, Mizuno, and many others.
Today's baseball gloves is much thicker and tons of padding to protect
players hands more than ever before. Baseball gloves sure have come a
long way since the use of a golf glove. Man that had to hurt using
only a golf glove. Imagine if you had to catch Nolan Ryan with one.
All baseball equipment has
evolved over the years as better leather and metal bats became lighter
and more practical to use.
Some of the more popular gloves today are made by Wilson and
Rawlings. You can get a good glove for about $60 or so.
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About The Author
Kenneth Watkins is an avid college football fan as well as a
successful sports author and regular contributor to
http://www.sports-gift.com. A free service for people to find the best
sports fan gift idea for the sports fan in their life.
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