What was the facsimile auto on your first glove?

[nborton]

Kirk Gibson

 

[shanks25]

Ted Sizemore

 

[Slette]

Jose Canseco, baby.

As good as I was at little league, my bat should have been Felix Fermin's.

 

[MOFNY]

Ken Griffey Jr.

 

[marterburn]

Don't know my first, but I got when I was 12 or so, and still use, is Barry Bonds. (I turn 27 today)

 

[leatherman]

Hank Aaron, with a crown and the number 715 in the palm.

 

[joey12508]

bobby richardson, i played 2nd base in little leauge.

 

[phillyfan0417]

I had a Mike Schmidt first, shortly followed by a Steve Carlton which I used for years and only when I ptiched...

 

[robboshow]

My first glove that I used was my dad's. It was a Bobby Shantz.

The first glove that I owned was a Mike Schmidt.

 

[George K]

Jim Rice (Picked up the exact same glove earlier in the year. It's a beautiful Wilson model.)

 

[Daltonb1219]

Don't know my first, but I got when I was 12 or so, and still use, is Barry Bonds. (I turn 27 today)

Happy birthday mine was mr Bonds aswell

 

[Therion]

Ryne Sandberg, baby.

 

[Johnny G]

Hubie Brooks

 

[Brad]

No one else had a Joe Carter?

I wish I now that I could have had a Barry Larkin or Eric Davis. I later had a Ken Griffey Jr. one

 

[donrusscrusademan]

No one else had a Joe Carter?

I wish I now that I could have had a Barry Larkin or Eric Davis. I later had a Ken Griffey Jr. one

my Larkin was a black glove w/ yellow auto. it went well together

 

[cardinals0103]

Rawlings Mark McGwire, Big Mac

 

[smapdi]

I can't remember my first for sure, but I'm pretty sure I had a Greg Luzisnki glove at one point, which is an indication of my abilities in the outfield. I was a born C-1B.

My favorite glove as a kid is a painful memory. I can't recall exactly where it came from, but it was a 1950s issue, I think my dad got it from a friend of his. It may have been a signature model of someone obscure, like Dee Fondy or someone like that. But it felt a lot different from any gloves in the stores then. The leather must've been genuine cowhide or even horsehide. Very smooth and soft, but very solid feeling. Completely broken in, made me feel good. But I left it on the bleachers one time, and 5 minutes later when I realized it, it was long gone. That just sucked.

 

[mrmopar]

Reggie Jackson and then Graig Nettles (only had 2 gloves as a kid). My dad got a glove when I was a kid as well, to play catch, and his was Ron Guidry. Still have all three. I look back and find it odd though that all three were Yanks and I liked the Dodgers and we lived in Washington State.

 

[ASTROBURN]

Willie Randolph

 

[BigAppleJak]

Johnny Bench, Rawlings catchers Mitt!