Autumn Baseball and My "Need" for a New Glove
Posted: September 21st, 2008, 1:02 amWell, playoff baseball is just around the corner and the truth is, my Rangers no longer interest me (as usual), so I am in the process of trying to decide which team to root for in October. I am leaning toward the Cubs, simply because I am not so independent a fan as to avoid the bandwagon experience, and I wouldn't mind seeing the end of another curse in my lifetime.
Now, I know that February is traditional "gotta getta new glove" season for most of us diamond guys, but am I the only one that starts getting new glove fever during the fall? Sure, I guess you could say I have new glove fever year-round, and would never turn down an opportunity to acquire quality leather, but now the itch is even stronger. Maybe it is because the "Baseball Tonight" highlights are a little sharper, the throws a bit crisper and the catches more meaningful as the regular season begins to wane, that I find myself watching the screen with my old OR 520 on my hand and pounding my fist into it with a litte more "pop," myself. Or maybe I start thinking playoff baseball and get a little more fired up for my son's season next spring, and I start thinking about getting him a new glove, and hey, as long as I am buying one ...
Or is this the time of year when real ballplayers start looking for their new gamers? I am not a real ballplayer and never was one, but sometimes I find myself identifying with them, at least when it comes to some glove shopping.
I guess the only way to scratch this itch is to buy a new glove ... dang it ...
Now, I know that February is traditional "gotta getta new glove" season for most of us diamond guys, but am I the only one that starts getting new glove fever during the fall? Sure, I guess you could say I have new glove fever year-round, and would never turn down an opportunity to acquire quality leather, but now the itch is even stronger. Maybe it is because the "Baseball Tonight" highlights are a little sharper, the throws a bit crisper and the catches more meaningful as the regular season begins to wane, that I find myself watching the screen with my old OR 520 on my hand and pounding my fist into it with a litte more "pop," myself. Or maybe I start thinking playoff baseball and get a little more fired up for my son's season next spring, and I start thinking about getting him a new glove, and hey, as long as I am buying one ...
Or is this the time of year when real ballplayers start looking for their new gamers? I am not a real ballplayer and never was one, but sometimes I find myself identifying with them, at least when it comes to some glove shopping.
I guess the only way to scratch this itch is to buy a new glove ... dang it ...