Vintage Baseball Glove Forum

Ok my 9 yr old son and I were watching the Cardinals vs. the Diamondbacks game yesterday and my son noticed that Albert Pujols had a very nice mitt over at 1st base.
(This was when Albert missed the throw over to 1st and the ball hit Upton on the head)
It’s a Rawlings HOH but it has gold color labels on it.
Now my son wants a mitt just like this one for his birthday.
Does anyone know how I could order one or has one not being used?
Does anyone know what model number it is?
What size is the mitt?
Also, does anyone know why he has gold Rawlings labels on his mitt?
Here is a picture we found on the internet…Please help me?

didn't he win the gold glove last year?

No. Kevin Youkilis ("Youk", "The Greek God of Walks") and Derrek Lee won it last year. Either way, I dont see these guys with a mitt that looks like Albert Pujols.

Maybe the Doc made him this mitt.

Doc, did you make Albert Pujols's mitt?

As far as I know, the gold Rawlings labels are there to indicate "Anniversary Model". i.e. Some number of years since Rawlings put their first glove on the market. I'm sure one of the other posters can tell you how many years we're talking about here. Hope that this helps.

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Don’t you think this mitt looks too new to be...let’s say a 40th anniversary model?

Does anyone know if Rawlings made an HOH (all tan) 50th anniversary model?

We are going up to Phoenix today (my two sons and I) to catch the Cardinals vs. the Diamondbacks game.

We are sitting on the Cardinals side so I’ll be doing some yelling over to Pujols to try to get his attention.

Maybe he will let me know where he got it...or at least when?

He has the gold label because he has in the past won a gold label the labels are good for his whole career if he wishes. the aniversary models was to play off that feature which in my opinion cheapen the players awards but what do I know. His model is our old Mark Mcquire model CMHC which has been called many names. was at one time Keith Hernadez,s model ( he wasn't bad ha) has been in our catalog as the CMHCB 2 black with tan laces
Doc

Thanks Doc!!!
Is the CMHC available in all Tan? Or is it just available in the weird combo colors? (I just prefer all Tan gloves and mitts)

I’ve had this question for awhile…

Why has Rawlings (overseas production) moved away from the “Classic” features of the great gloves from the past?
All tan, metal grommets, single post webs, just to name a few…

All of these new gloves from Rawlings remind me of what Wilson tried with the “A3000.”
In my opinion …It just doesn’t work.

Clearly there are always going to be gloves the public cannot get. All of these pro's probably have their agents call up Rawlings Reps to get everything delivered to their doorstep straight from the Phillipines. Like many of us, very few pros use these tricked out colors on gameday, so we put their gamers up on a pedestal.

You are so right when you said “very few pros use these tricked out colors on game-day, so we put their gamers up on a pedestal.”

Another example of extreme options and not having the right options on these new Rawlings gloves..is the Rawlings Primo.

Really, how many pro-ballplayers do you see using a Primo?

ENRI26 wrote: Why has Rawlings (overseas production) moved away from the “Classic” features of the great gloves from the past?
All tan, metal grommets, single post webs, just to name a few…

As a person who works on gloves, I applaude the elimination of the metal grommets in the modern models as it is much easier for me to get the gloves back into service.

How does it make it easier? (I’ve never re-laced a glove)
But to me, having metal grommets shows quality. That’s the main reason I don’t play (I play hardball for the City of Tucson, AZ) with a pro-preferred glove. I think they are built “cheap”.

Why were all of the older gloves built with metal grommets?

Why is it when someone sells a glove on this forum or on eBay, they make it a point to say it has metal grommets?

It also appeals to my eye…I think if I see a glove with metal grommets vs. a glove with no grommets, Ill chose the one with it.


Disclaimer: Just my thoughts, don’t mean to sound offensive (condescending) in anyway shape or form to anyone on this forum.

I have the Rawlings HOH PROAP5 from last year in Black with red (picture below) basically the same glove, different color and love it. Super soft once I broke it in and all the kids on my son's team want to use it when they play first.

I also agree with ENRI26 I use to think the gloves with the metal gromits were made better due to the fact that I had used a Rawlings Pro-TB that had the gromits on the heel of the glove. But recentley I have purchased and worked on quite a few of those same gloves and it took a while but now I like the gloves better without the gromits, it is easier to relace and and there is no paint chips to clean up or paint over. I have to admit everone raves about the older Horween gloves which I do agree with due to my gamer but some of the new stuff is pretty good too. I remember my Horween glove seemed like it took for ever to break in and now it is like putting your hand in a pillow, people come up to me when I play and look at it and say wow that is a real nice piece of leather. I did relace it last year with blue lacing but eventully I am going to go back to the all black.
By the way I love this site and the guys/girls on it I learn something everyday.

ENRI26 wrote:How does it make it easier? ...But to me, having metal grommets shows quality. Why were all of the older gloves built with metal grommets?

Most of the gloves I see have the grommets bent or are in the process of being half way torn out of the leather. Its just a pain to try and flatten them out and get them back in place to where they don't cut the laces or tear your hand. Also, it is a tight fit with a needle when you have to run the lace through twice, like in the hinge and heel of the glove. Just my observations. It is just my feeling they give an impression of quality/strength because they are something extra. I suspect they were dropped from modern production because it cost more as an extra process, and they don't really contribute functionally to glove performance. I am guessing that they have more collectible value as an attribute of a "vintage" glove than anything else, especially if they are all intact. I understand about PP gloves, but my issues are more about how the leather wears rather than if they have gromments or not. Just my opinions, not really meant to offend.

Here is a link to a black a tan pujols model that you may be interested in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1st-Base-RAWLINGS-H ... dZViewItem