1st Baseman mitt at 2nd base? - The Official Forum

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Thu Apr 07, 2011, 12:43pm

Rich Ives

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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Rich,

Where YOU been? Can't believe it took you so long.

Could you please point me to the text in the rules that defines the "technical legal difference" between a "glove" and a "mitt"?

Besides, maybe it was actually a "first baseman's 'glove' " that FormerUmpire saw the F4 wearing (rather than a "mitt") and he was just speaking colloquially.

JM

You know darn well what the difference is and so does any 3 year old. Darn, do we need to define every word in the rule book?

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