2010 Glove of the Year

Discuss interesting gloves listed on eBay or other auction houses.

Make your pick for the 2010 Glove of the Year

Poll ended at January 5th, 2011, 2:28 pm

Gehrig Image
2
14%
1890 Crescent Image
2
14%
Hubbel Image
0
No votes
$99 Ruth Image
0
No votes
Fingerless Image
1
7%
Tor Palm Image
7
50%
Sonnett (For Brett) Image
0
No votes
Noe of the above my choice is .....
2
14%
 
Total votes : 14

2010 Glove of the Year

Postby murphusa » December 29th, 2010, 2:28 pm

So here is your chance to pick the glove of the year. To vote click on the circle spot at the top of the picture you are voting for.

If you are voting for another glove not pictured, please make the spot on other and show us a picture of what you though was the best
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby Number9 » December 29th, 2010, 2:45 pm

Pretty impressive list there with a nice assortment of cheap BIN, diamond in the rough rarities, and top shelf centerpieces. I'd swap the Hubbell for the Lefty Grove with the Rainey web though. There were also a fair amount of early crescents in great shape that did well on ebay this year. It was a good year for the hobby.

I went with the fingerless because it could be only time we'll ever see one like it come up for auction. If and when the current owner decides to sell, it probably won't be for many years.
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby ebbets55 » December 29th, 2010, 3:00 pm

Geez. How can I pick just one? I agree, it was a fun year for rare and tough gloves. Can't wait to see what the coming year will bring. Thanks for putting up the poll Murph.

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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby murphusa » December 29th, 2010, 3:03 pm

I had about 80 gloves that could have made the poll but I went with a varity of gloves and time periods. This way we got something from almost every glove making period from 1880's to 1960's Went with the Hubbell because it came with a box
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby bing » December 29th, 2010, 4:03 pm

don't see a circle spot on my screen..??
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby okdoak » December 29th, 2010, 5:41 pm

Awfully tough to choose, but I have to go with that two-toned Goldsmith Walter Johnson over the others by the narrowest of margins.

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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby rdb34 » December 29th, 2010, 6:00 pm

I agree JD, picking one was difficult. The double buckle white cresent would look nice in my cabinet, but being a Spalding guy seeing that tornado palm come up for auction on eBay was really amazing.
If my wife wouldn't of killed me, I would of sold my car and rode my bike to work to make a run at that glove!
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby murphusa » December 30th, 2010, 4:07 pm

The Walter Johnson was up there as a candidate. The number of two toned gloves that showed up this year was mindblowing.

Jerry sent along an updated photo of the palm

do not let this sway your vote

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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby AkBandit » December 30th, 2010, 11:14 pm

I was already voting for the Tornado Palm and seeing how awesome it looks cleaned up cinched my vote.
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby Number9 » December 30th, 2010, 11:38 pm

I had the pleasure of cleaning the Tornado Palm and I've got to say; as good as it looks today (and it's amazing), the way it feels on-hand is absolutely out of this world. For all the details, it's one of the coolest gloves in the hobby... and you can use it. :lol:
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby Mr. Mitt » December 31st, 2010, 12:21 am

I’ve thanked William profusely already, but want to do it again, publicly. I am astonished at the transformation of the glove. I knew it would clean up nicely, but never imagined it would turn out this nice. I could have cleaned it myself, but an example of this magnitude required the skilled hands of a master, not a hack like me. Thank you Number9!!!
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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby stockbuddy » December 31st, 2010, 8:01 pm

I will vote for the tornado palm of Jerry's. Nice clean-up job number 9. Have a great new year guys.

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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby Kenny Wel » January 1st, 2011, 10:28 am

After seeing the Tornado Palm cleaned up, how could I not vote for it? The detail in the craftmanship really pops out. I'm in awe of the cleaning job. How could the posting of the cleaned mitt NOT influence my voting?

Have a happy New Year everyone!

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Re: 2010 Glove of the Year

Postby mikesglove » January 1st, 2011, 4:11 pm

I also voted for the Spalding "tornado palm" glove mainly from my reaction from its initial listing on ebay. I was really stunned to even see it there and could tell from the ebay photos that it had the potential to clean up nicely. Nice job William! There was no down side to that glove. My personal favorite for the year was the 1888 Sauers glove that is still languishing on ebay for almost 60 days now. a much earlier and more rare glove, It is flawed and looks like a mishmash of parts. The Rodney Dangerfield of gloves this last year.
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