Breaking in Your Baseball Glove

Posted on February 20, 2007 - Filed Under Equipment, General, Pitching | Leave a Comment

For much of North America — particularly in the colder climates — the baseball season is right around the corner. That means it’s time to pull your baseball glove out of the closet and get it ready for the upcoming season — or buy a new one and start breaking it in.
There are at […]

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Maple Bat: Recommended

Posted on June 22, 2006 - Filed Under Equipment, Hitting | Leave a Comment

Some visitors have emailed me regarding a good choice of wooden baseball bat, specifically a maple bat.
Personally, Im not a huge fan of the maple bats; I prefer good old ash. But then I guess that goes with my old school ways, doesnt it?
However, I have used several maple bats in games and practice, and […]

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Catcher’s Gloves: Recommended

Posted on June 21, 2006 - Filed Under Equipment, Catching | Leave a Comment

Through the years, Ive used catchers gloves from Wilson, Rawlings, Spalding, Mizuno, and most recently, Akadema. As a youngster, and through high school, I used a glove with a double break; one break on each side of the wrist pad. It was a clumsy, heavy design, and in college switched to single-break gloves. The […]

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