Thread: Illegal Glove
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Old Fri Jul 22, 2005, 10:13am
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
JEL, the difference with an infielder or outfielder wearing a mitt (first baseman's) is the extra length that would snare a line drive over the infield or a sinking line drive in the outfield.

For as many plays as we see every day, this probably seems like it is nothing. But apparently someone, somewhere believes there is an affect on the game.
Although rule 3-4 is worded oddly, don't mitts have to conform to the same size spec (ASA)?
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