Rawlings Horween Heart of the Hide 11.5 Inch RV Web Baseball Glove Right Hand Throw PRO204-RV-RightHandThrow

  MAX 2 PER CUSTOMER Clean looking Rawlings PRO200 infield model in this Horween winter 2022 collection. Designed by glove expert and all around good guy @picklethebeast417  and built by Rawlings skilled master glove technicians.  You dont see the Rawlings oval R moved to the wrist and no Rawlings patch very often. Maybe one or two Pro players have had their Rawlings glove designed like this. 11.5 Inch 200 Pattern Slimmed RV Single Post Web Horween Tan Shell Horween Tan Lining Red Stitch Red Ebroidery Split Grey Welting Padded thumb   Designed by @picklethebeast417   Questions for Jay   Q.  Why did you choose this baseball glove and design A.   One of the asks coming out of the success of the T1D v2 @405baseball and I designed a few years ago was to do an all tan version. Since I helped create the slimmed hinged single post web with Rawlings glove engineers any opportunity to use it is a good one! I think this glove is a perfect Horween gamer with a unique look that is sure to turn heads.    Q.  How long have you been in interested in baseball and baseball gloves and back story of why A.  Since I was old enough to play the game Ive always been interested in baseball gloves. As a kid our family couldnt afford much in terms of equipment and my twin brother and I would instead study gear by collecting baseball cards. I always vowed that when I got older I would devote part of my time turns out a LOT of my time to gathering as much substantive knowledge and expertise on gloves as possible and pass on what I learned to others. I am so thankful for the opportunities that social media has given me to connect with so many like-minded glove lovers over the past few years it has really been one of the best experiences of my life.    Q.  First baseball glove or glove memory A.  The first baseball glove I remember from my childhood was a Rawlings 11 black basket web an RGB90B signed by everyones favorite player Ken Griffey Jr. It was purchased from a warehouse store in the 80s and although my brother won the coin flip for it since could only afford one at the time my parents were able to acquire one for me later that I cherished for many years.     Q.  Favorite glove in collection that would never trade A.   I have a test model for a special charity glove I had made a few years ago constructed partially of real denim and handmade in St. Louis. The actual model raised $2620 for the Sam Fuld T1D Sports Camp and the test model will stay with me forever.   Q.  Any memory of buying from Ballgloves.com / Don Morton Sports in the past or favorite DMS model A.  Although there have been many my absolute favorite DMS model was an 11.5 PRO200-6 from 2013.             @glovepatrol photo and description   Rawlings hohpro204-rv11.5 hinged single-post webdon morton sports exclusivesteerhide horweenEOLL29 jul 2022sometimes i dont have much to say about a glove . . not a bad thing its just that ive probably covered what i have to say in another post. sometimes i cant help but shut up about a glove and it becomes a catalyst for a bunch of other thoughts. glove fission. this pro204-rv lands in the latter category. a provocative offering a lot to think and say about it right out of the box.ill start with looks. this batch of horween tan turned out particularly rich & deep in tone. when viewed in profile the glove appears brand-anonymous and shows off that single cut of horween from thumb to middle finger. the hinged single-post web yeah you already know. the red oval logo on the wrist is just so out-of-the-ordinary cool. i think thats the head turner here. the red stitching rounds everything out.the stiffness . . everything is dry and rigid. love it.i had to tighten the wrist a notch and in doing so i realized a couple of things. one i need to buy a proper lacing needle. but i also discovered something else with the wrist left untied . . i can easily close this still-stiff glove as though it were broken in with the natural hinge-points and casually work the palm closure without forcing anything. im going to try doing this on new gloves from now on.ive become a fan of using shell leather for the palm liner. i like the grip on the hand the toothy grain. ill sometimes spring for the feel of the deer-tanned liner but i think i prefer the stability of the former.what a beautiful glove. props to @ball__gloves and @picklethebeast417 for delivering once again. if i had to sum up this rambling post i would invite this glove to a party and it would no doubt be the center of attention.