by wjr953 » May 30th, 2008, 1:37 pm
Not to throw any cold water on the fire here guys, but I recently sent a catcher's mitt to them that needed re-facing. They returned it with sincere apologies, unrepaired. It seems that the dies that they needed to use to reface this mitt (as well as a whole lot of other glove making equipment) had been lost in the big fire that they had at their plant a few years ago. I'm sure that wasn't all that was lost in that fire, and I'm afraid that Nokona glove lovers all over the world (of which I am most definitely one!), both past and present are going to come to regret the results of that fire for many years to come. IMHO, Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing in this world beats a Nokona glove. I know that there are plenty of guys out there that love and swear by their HOH's and A2000's, both outstanding gloves in their own right, but give me a Nokona every single time. And oh, by the way, when it's time to leave the field after the "final" game here on earth, please bury me with my Nokona glove on my hand, because I'm hoping and praying that there's baseball in Heaven! (Doubleheaders every day and NEVER any rainouts!!! Yeah baby) lol
vbr, br