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07-21-2016, 02:04 PM #61
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Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
After the change, Bob continued making gloves for players who preferred the USA dyes. Those were more rounded/bowled as things got retooled after the move abroad. Sure, he did the big name guys like griffey, hunter, gwynn, mcgwire, ripken, arod.... but also did the lesser name guys who wanted to keep things the same. Once Bob retired, that meant the end of usa gloves (although he kept helping a guy or two until the end) but when the SLCS closed- that was the end of the favor gloves as well. If you knew him, hed do ANYTHING for you. Any color labels, any era labels, and model #, blank palms, a special made by Bob stamp, catchers R wrist patches on fielding gloves, patterns that hadnt been offered in years... pretty sick stuff. No dates on those bad boys... As most of his pro gloves didnt have dates. My mcgwire is dateless as well as countless other pro gloves he made. I'm a HUGE glove collector and totally accept no dating on some models. Itd be silly to think otherwise
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07-21-2016, 02:09 PM #62
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Re: Rawlings Glove Questions
95 and 96 still would have been USA and it's all blackhorse. I cant recall ever seeing a datecode that early. the factory would have been the AVA plant still sourcing guttmans, horween, and tenn tan leather. There shouldnt be much discrepancy until 97 at the EARLIEST.... then with the mix of retooled patterns, adding the D ( for domestic) to the end of usa gloves and having the exact same pattern but 2 different versions on the shelf at the same time it got kinda crazy and anything goes