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08-07-2013, 04:08 PM #51
Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
I've seen a handful of gloves from that time frame, that appear to potentially be custom pro shop ordered gloves, that do not have any markings. The dedicated glove collectors say they don't exist, but yet there they are. Some claim the dots will raise up and fade over time and use, I dunno about that entirely. I would not be too worried about the lack of date code, though it is nice to have them on there as a sort of validation or to narrow the date range down.
BTW, FWIW, I ordered a custom Rawlings St Louis Custom Shop heart of the hide glove just last year and it has no date code stamping. Point being gloves are still coming out of certain Rawlings factories with no date codes.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Wes Campbell
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08-08-2013, 06:51 PM #52
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Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
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08-08-2013, 11:36 PM #53
Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
This may be a dumb question ... But what about a pro glove distinguishes it from a glove that just anyone can order? Is it the date code? I've noticed that store model gloves sometimes have four letters followed by numbers while pro gloves seem to just have four letters (BBEH for example). I just wanted to see if anyone knew any good ways to tell a pro glove from one anyone can order. Thanks!
Collecting Cardinals jerseys and bats, with a focus on Yadier Molina, Matt Holliday, and Adam Wainwright.
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08-09-2013, 08:27 AM #54
Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
Some gloves have a 29 after the date code, this means its a Phillipines factory, an 01 is USA Horween. A lot of gloves won't have a number. I don't think the codes provide any conclusive way of determining if a glove is retail vs pro stock. Its my understanding that most major and minor league players order through Rawlings Pro Department, but I don't think aside from anything they obviously customized (ie their name stitching, etc) that there is any conclusive 100% way to distinguish a pro custom from a retail custom.
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Wes Campbell
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03-04-2015, 04:15 PM #55
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03-04-2015, 04:17 PM #56
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04-13-2015, 10:33 AM #57
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Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
I have a question for glove collectors. The black Rawlings El Duque has the markings and labels that have been listed in the post to help authenticate it but the tan one does not. I also know that over his career El Duque used black gloves for all that I remember and eventually changed to TPX. However seeing athletes warm up I have noticed before they sometimes use gloves that aren't their gamers. Should I assume this tan glove might have been one for Orlando to try since I found a card with him using a similar one or that it is a fake since it doesn't seem to have the proper tagging.
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04-13-2015, 09:50 PM #58
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Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
Players will get four, five or more of the same glove to use. In 2007, I got to tour the Devil Rays clubhouse. Scott Kazmir had six of the same Nike gloves in his locker.
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02-16-2016, 11:31 AM #59
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07-21-2016, 01:58 PM #60
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Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???
Oh but there is my friend.
Materials, glove options (web, hand swen welting etc, deco/full mesh) and that little long tag rather than the rgear custom tags... all dead giveaways.
That being said, it did get tougher for the avg collector not into gloves to tell after they started taking the extra 'pro' out of the model stamping