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Beyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#29: Making Ken Griffey Jr's Rawlings Glove LegendaryFresh out of college in the early 1990s, Roman Bormet joined on with Rawlings. Specifically, he was a part of their caravan that traveled the United States every baseball season starting during Spring Training and going through October. His job on the caravan: demonstrate firsthand to fans how a baseball glove is made. Roman became immersed in glove function and technology. Plus, he knew all of the nuances that came with lacing baseball gloves. But best of all was that his new employment opportunity put him face-to-face with some of Major League Baseball's biggest stars. Further, his unique task...2025-05-2944 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#27 : Megan Rembielak - Fastpitch Coach Tells The Truth About Glove SizingA lifetime spent around the sport of softball gives Megan Rembielak the experience needed to provide advice not only how to play the game, but also how to get the perfect glove. Through her MegRem Softball channel, she is one of the most respected voices on YouTube when it comes to softball instruction. The knowledge she shares is collected from her experience competing at top levels through high school and college. Her personal career culminated in a decorated fastpitch career at NCAA Division 1 Appalachian State. And further, her early childhood was influenced heavily by being the daughter of a...2025-04-3044 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#27 :SCOTT CARPENTER - 1st MLB Synthetic Glove & Modifying Ben Zobrist's GamerScott Carpenter crafted the very first synthetic baseball glove used in an MLB game in 2011. And the list of MLB player gloves he's worked on is impressive, including the glove of the 2016 World Series MVP, Ben Zobrist. In the early 2000's, Scott left a successful career in the New York City art scene to pursue his youthful passion of baseball gloves. This took him to rural Ava, MO to work at a Rawlings factory as a janitor during the final year it produced gloves in the United States. While in Ava, he picked everyone's brain in the factory about...2025-03-311h 02Beyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#27 : SCOTT CARPENTER - Crafting 1st MLB Synthetic Baseball Glove & Modifying Ben Zobrist's GamerScott Carpenter crafted the very first synthetic baseball glove used in an MLB game in 2011. And the list of MLB player gloves he's worked on is impressive, including the glove of the 2016 World Series MVP, Ben Zobrist. In the early 2000's, Scott left a successful career in the New York City art scene to pursue his youthful passion of baseball gloves. This took him to rural Ava, MO to work at a Rawlings factory as a janitor during the final year it produced gloves in the United States. While in Ava, he picked everyone's...2025-03-261h 03Beyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#26 : JEREMY GUTHRIE - Custom Cleats + Baseball Glove DesignJeremy Guthrie knows the connection between the design of baseball cleats and that of baseball gloves. Since his retirement from professional baseball in 2017, Jeremy has worked to make Custom Cleats the premier location for athletes looking to convert sneakers to athletic cleats. His keen eye for footwear started in his youth with an appreciation of the Jordan 1 sneakers that his older brother's middle school basketball team rocked one winter. From there, he was always on the quest to grab the latest footwear from Nike. Fast forward to late high school and Jeremy found himself...2025-02-2442 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#25: JAY REILLY, Sports Photographer, Uses Baseball Gloves To Make His Own JobJay Reilly has become a respected photographer and videographer within the baseball glove market all while handling his regular duties as the lead videographer of the Brooklyn Cyclones (NY Mets Single-A Affiliate) and the creative producer for New York University (NYU). Jay grew up on Long Island playing baseball and loving his favorite New York Met, David Wright. After high school, he pursued a degree in film which allowed him to make stops at schools in New York and California. His initial hope was to become a film director, but during the COVID shutdown he decided to zone in...2025-01-3032 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#24 : What Pros Wear -&- How To Talk To Pro Players About Their Baseball GlovesKyle Diangkinay from What Pros Wear consistently finds himself on warning tracks and in the dugouts at big league stadiums chatting baseball gloves (and more) with some of the game's top players. In this podcast episode, Kyle explains how he is able to gain access to the diamonds of baseball's biggest stadiums and he shares his insight on some of his favorite players that compete at baseball's highest level. Kyle's work has allowed him to interact with players like Francisco Lindor and Julio Rodriguez, but you'll be surprised to hear about his personal favorite player!
2024-12-3143 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#23 : The Fielding Bible Awards vs Rawlings Gold Glove AwardsThe Fielding Bible Awards are a mystery to many fans. In contrast, the average fan knows plenty about the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The Beyond The Glove Podcast takes on the responsibility of enlightening fans about the 3 differences between the two awards:
(1) Who votes on the awards
(2) The amount of the awards
(3) The transparency of the voting results.
Further, we tackle the topic of what each award might be lacking in contrast to the other. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award is a shining example of prestige and marketing while it may not rely as heavily on statistical analysis as...2024-11-2617 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#22 : More Wilson A2000s & A2Ks Than Ever Before!Wilson is releasing A2000s and A2Ks four times a year beginning in the fall of 2024! Aaron Gillette, the Senior Brand Marketing Manager for Wilson Gloves, joined the Beyond the Glove podcast to shed light on their updated cadence of launching baseball and softball gloves. These gloves are going to be as colorful as ever...but they're going to be limited! If you see an A2000 or A2K you like moving forward, get it quickly because it won't be around forever!
Shop Wilson today at Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/00:00: Introduction
00:48: Glove launch...2024-10-2321 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#21 : How To Make A Baseball Glove In America with Mack ProvisionsKC Mack explains the process he takes when building American-made baseball gloves in Port Angeles, WA.. Listen in to the Beyond The Glove podcast if you've ever wondered about the purpose of "welting" or wondered how long it takes to actually construct a baseball glove!
00:00: Introduction
00:49: Mack Provisions Part 1 Recap
1:29: Building Baseball Gloves in America
3:42: The 8 basic steps of building a baseball glove
4:50: What does welting do in baseball gloves?
7:19: Creating a 1940s vintage gloves
12:13: How to sew pieces of a baseball glove together
17:22: How long does it take to make a baseball glove?
18:19: What is the hardest part...2024-09-2526 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#20: The (Untold) History Of Baseball Gloves with Mack ProvisionsKC Mack tells the history of the baseball glove! Hear commonly-told tales such as how the baseball glove was originally looked down upon. But be sure to stay tuned for less-often-heard stories like why baseball gloves used to be made from horsehide (instead of cowhide).
KC has built a career from repurposing, repairing and even building baseball gloves! His work is featured on his site: Mack Provisions. There are few who have more expertise on this subject than KC and we were honored for him to join the Beyond the Glove Podcast!2024-09-1138 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#19 : Use WATER To Break A Baseball Glove InMatt Walden of Walden Glove joins us again and we discuss the bread and butter of his business: Water Break-Ins For Baseball Gloves. We also discuss his website's unique selection of baseball glove break-in tools (which includes the legendary Glove Hammer). And be sure to stick around for the end where Matt discusses his new venture within the baseball glove market!
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Check out Slaps Gloves at https...2024-08-2236 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#18: How An Interest In Japanese Baseball Gloves Helped Spark Walden GloveMatt Walden runs the website and YouTube channel named Walden Glove. But his journey to launching those two entities is unlike anyone else's within the baseball glove industry. Shortly after graduating college, Matt began a career in Japan where he was immersed in the "pro-shop" culture of Japanese sporting goods. And even though baseball wasn't on his mind at the time, his experience in Japan eventually led to him beginning his baseball website and YouTube channel that delivers unique break-in tools and methods while also educating customers on gloves.
00:00: Introduction
00:35: Matt Walden of Walden Glove
1:50: Where are you from?
2:25...2024-08-0714 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#17: How To Convince Rawlings To Make A GloveIn our previous episode, we sat down with Kaleb Gilliland who came up with the idea for the Rawlings Gamer ContoUR Glove. Today we welcome on Ryan Weedin, our Director of Strategic Accounts. The relationship that Ryan built with Rawlings over the years allowed him to take Kaleb's idea to them so that the Gamer ContoUR could be crafted for youth players to enjoy!
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Shop the Gamer ContoUR Fit 10.5" => https://www.justballgloves.com/product/rawlings-gamer-contour-10...2024-07-2418 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#16: A Youth Baseball Coach Invented The Rawlings Gamer ContoUR Fit GloveBen sits down with a member of our IT and Development team, Kaleb Gilliland. Surprisingly, it was an observation made by Kaleb while coaching youth baseball that led to the development of the Rawlings Gamer ContoUR gloves. At the time of this video, the Gamer ContoUR is one of the most popular youth gloves on our site. At JustGloves, you never know the member of the team that will have the next idea 🧠 that becomes a hit on the website.
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...2024-07-1035 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#15: Favorite Tools For Breaking In A Glove (And Why They Aren't Allowed On Airplanes)The Ball Glove King is in studio with Ben once again as they discuss their favorite tools for breaking in baseball gloves and also their favorite tools for baseball glove repair. Be sure to listen to it all as you'll learn why some tools might need to be included in your checked baggage while flying!
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2024-06-2617 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#14: The Japanese Baseball Gloves Movement feat. The Ball Glove KingThe Japanese Baseball Gloves Movement feat. The Ball Glove King
The Ball Glove King, Chris Bangert, sits down with Ben to discuss the craze that is taking over the glove world: Japanese Baseball Gloves. Does a glove just need to be made in Japan to be considered a "Japanese glove" or is there more to it? If this question has been on your mind, then this is the conversation for you!
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2024-06-1211 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#13: The Glove Lab & the Art of a Perfect Glove Cleaning Video!Chris Petroff, the founder and owner of The Glove Lab, sits down for an in-studio Beyond the Glove interview! This is the episode for you if you want to know the thought that went into creating his classic glove-cleaning videos and to hear him speak clarity to the glove conditioner vs glove oil confusion. Plus...he gives sneaky good advice for the top Arizona Spring Training complex to visit!
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Check us out today...2024-05-2242 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#12: Skip Horween of Horween Leather Co.Skip Horween is a fourth generation owner of the leather tannery in Chicago, IL that bears his last name. Ben and Skip roll up their sleeves to discuss the nitty gritty of tanning baseball glove leather and even set straight the record straight on a few baseball leather terms that are commonly used, but rarely understood. They even go off the rails to discuss the Horween family's indelible link to the NFL!
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Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568)2024-05-0842 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#11: Scott Bilodeau from @AllStarSportsVids Is Back - All-Star's dedication to fastpitch meets their dedication to baseballBen and Scott sit down again to discuss his extensive knowledge of fastpitch, the All Star mitt of former NCAA champ Paige Halstead and what dads need to know when catching their daughters' bullpens!
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E-mail: experts@justgloves.com
Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568)
Follow us on...2024-04-2431 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#10: All Star Sports Scott Bilodeau, tells how All Star differs from other mitt makersBen sits down with Scott and they discuss All Star's ethos behind getting pro players to use their mitts and they also discuss the legendary Pro Elite. Along the way, expect stories about All Star ambassadors and big league catchers, Jason Varitek and Martin Maldonado!
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Toll Free Telephone: 1...2024-04-0939 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#9 Glove Break In Stories - did our dads know what they were doing?We brought back Tyler Amble from the JustBats Batter Up Podcast and introduced another guest, Logan Snyder, buyer for JustBats and JustGloves. The fellas sat down and discussed the strategies they employed during their formative years when prepping their gloves. They discussed the help of their fathers and 🚨SPOILER ALERT🚨...the legendary Hot Glove product makes an appearance!
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Questions or Sug...2024-03-2726 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#8: Mizuno Limited Glove Program Reveal + More!For our eighth edition of the Beyond the Glove podcast, we welcomed in the brain trust that started the resurgence of Mizuno gloves in the last two years, Adam Vella and Will Startup. We reveal the Mizuno Limited Program's latest release and pull back the curtain just a tad on Mizuno's legendary and mysterious Haga, Japan glove factory.
Watch Will and Adam's recommended video detailing Ichiro Suzuki's demands for precision on his gloves: • A51 Project - Mizuno X Ichiro Suzuki
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Check us out today at https...2024-03-0552 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#7: Will Taylor from the Baseball Bat BrosIn this episode, Ben sits down with Will Taylor of the Baseball Bat Bros. Although Will specializes in bats now, he grew up as a skilled infielder, caught at the University of Utah and is still extremely knowledgeable when it comes to gloves and mitts. Watch and listen as these two cover everything from how Will prefers to break in his catcher's mitts to his top memory from playing Little League.
2024-02-2135 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#6: Ambidextrous Gloves...Their Weirdness & The Men Who Have Used ThemWelcome to Beyond The Glove! The podcast presented by the Glove Experts at JustGloves. We're welcoming back Tyler Amble for another expert chat. This time the fellas are discussing the intricacies of the ambidextrous glove. Even more interesting, we're discussing it's use within professional baseball. You'll be blown away by the quirky history of ambidextrous glove and the use of the ambidextrous pitcher within baseball.
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Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove...2024-02-0726 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#5 Catch player, storyteller, and author Ethan BryanWe’re happy to welcome Ethan Bryan, the author of "A Year of Playing Catch" and many other books. Join us as he shares his journey of connecting with others and rediscovering the joy of life through the simple act of playing catch. Discover the powerful lessons and heartwarming stories that unfold in this inspiring conversation about human connection and the beauty found in everyday moments. Learn more about Ethan and get in touch at https://www.ethanbryan.com/
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Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: experts@ju...2024-01-1237 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#5 Catch player, storyteller, and author Ethan BryanWe’re happy to welcome Ethan Bryan, the author of "A Year of Playing Catch" and many other books. Join us as he shares his journey of connecting with others and rediscovering the joy of life through the simple act of playing catch. Discover the powerful lessons and heartwarming stories that unfold in this inspiring conversation about human connection and the beauty found in everyday moments.
Learn more about Ethan and get in touch at https://www.ethanbryan.com/
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Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-3...2024-01-1037 min
Rake Your PositionEpisode 38 - Up and Comers and Under the RuggersTHE MLB IS MARKETING THE GAME. I REPEAT, THE MLB IS MARKETING THE GAME. It a strange, and welcomed, twist baseball has introduced a fun, new event in Spring Training to hopefully bring some name recognition to their upcoming stars. Hopefully we can actually enjoy it.
The Orioles might get sold? To a local billy-aire? And might pay some of their young stars? Yes, please!
Who even cares about the stars?! Let’s talk about some of our favorite players that most of you probably haven’t heard of. Or have only heard of because of s...2023-12-291h 01Rake Your PositionEpisode 37 - Santa Claus is Coming for the CardinalsBREAKING NEW: Angels are still very confusing.
Dodgers add an arm in Mr. Glas(now). Good deal for both teams? Great deal for the Rays? For the Dodgers? Time will tell!
Happy Merry Holi-Christmas-days. We hope everyone out there has a few days to rest, relax, and ignore their family by listening to our podcast. As a special treat we send presents to a few teams. Tigers 2024 World Series Champs.
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WE HAVE MERCH! Find us on Etsy at rakeyourposition.etsy.c...2023-12-221h 01Beyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#4: Major League Baseball Pitching Coach, Tommy HottovyWe’re happy to welcome in Tommy Hottovy, a former professional player and current pitching coach for the Chicago Cubs. In this episode, Ben sits down with Tommy to talk about his ties to JustGloves, what his road to the Major Leagues looked like as a player, and what it's like to be a pitching coach for one of the most storied franchises in the game.
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Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Gl...2023-12-2051 minRake Your PositionEpisode 35 - Most Ping Pong Balls Inside the Bingo BinWINTER MEETINGS ARE HERE AND THE STOVE IS…..LUKEWARM.
The premiere baseball offseason event has came and went and we still don’t know much at all.
The Braves pull off another unbelievable trade. Soto to the Yankees? Orioles make some moves. Erick Fedde goes way west and comes back a much richer man.
The grounds keeper gives his very level headed thoughts (as always) on the MLB draft lottery.
And by the end of the pod we can confirm SOTO TO THE YANKEES.
Hit us up at rakeyourposition@gmail...2023-12-0958 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#3: How To Shop For Gloves, Christmas EditionWelcome to Beyond The Glove! The podcast presented by the Glove Experts at JustGloves.We welcomed in Glove Expert, Tyler Amble, for the first time! Tyler hosts the Batter Up! Podcast for our teammate's site, JustBats! But when he first joined the team, he worked as a Glove Expert taking calls from parents and players looking to purchase gloves! Listen as Ben and Tyler dissect the different ways you can go about searching for and buying a glove!To shop the gloves Tyler opened during the episode, follow the links below:Rawlings REV1X Francisco Lindor 11.75" Baseball Glove: https://w...2023-12-0626 minRake Your PositionEpisode 34 - Geriatric Free AgencyExtra extra, read all about it! A big star stays home while the Cardinals pitching staff sits on their front porch and yells at kids over the morning newspaper.
Other than geriatric news out of St. Louis not much else has happened.
Awards this year were pretty…expected. Nothing was very close besides manager of the year. I think we may have found the new leader of the Blake Snell fan club, though.
Where should the next MLB team be? Canada? Mexico? Korea?
Next week is winter meetings so hopefully we get th...2023-12-021h 25Rake Your PositionEpisode 33 - The Jet Steals FirstThe moment we’ve all been waiting for…the BEST BASEBALL MOVIE SHOWDOWN.
The guys each raked their starting 9 baseball movies. The lists were thrown into the mulcher and the bonafide, absolutely correct, never debated list of the best baseball movies was created. Except maybe for the one that got left off because Ahron “forgot” about one of his top 3 movies. Great work, buddy.
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If you leave a written review on Apple Podcasts we will send you a FRE...2023-11-231h 01Rake Your PositionEpisode 32 - All Quiet on the Baseball FrontSomeone needs to check the gas line because the stove is ICE COLD.
Not a lot happening in the last week of baseball. We had a couple internal promotions for the Astros and Brewers, all the QOs were declined, so with nothing else to talk about the fellas once again put on their predictor hats and talk about 5 big names possibly on the move via trade.
Juan Soto to the MARINERS? Tyler Glasnow to the CARDINALS?
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WE HAVE MERCH! Find us...2023-11-1743 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#2: The Ball Glove King, Chris BangertIf you’re a baseball glove enthusiast then our guest in this episode needs little introduction. He’s probably the most recognizable face on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok when it comes to gloves.We’re happy to welcome in Chris Bangert...also known as the Ball Glove King. In this episode, Ben sits down with Chris to talk about the origins of his brand, the best tip for somone shopping for gloves, and so much more.
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...2023-11-1642 minRake Your PositionEpisode 31 - Bonanza (of Free Agents)The guys take a look at this upcoming free agent class and put their expert prediction skills to use. We take a look at the Top 9 of MLB Trade Rumors free agent prediction tracker and add in a wild card to discuss where we think (read:know) some of the big names will end up. Do the Cardinals sign 8 of the top 9 guys? Do the Phillies only have left handed pitchers on their staff?
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WE HAVE MERCH! Find us on Etsy at rakeyourposition.etsy.c...2023-11-1552 minRake Your PositionEpisode 30 - The Eyes of a RangerTHIS SEASON IS OVAH. Congratulations to the 2023 World Series Champion Texas Rangers, a team we all expected to win the world series at the beginning of the season.
The Rangers seemingly had the series pretty well in hand the whole time and got it down in 5 relatively anticlimactic games. They hit, they pitched, they filled in injury holes, they did it all.
We take a look at some of the interesting options, opt outs, and qualifying offers as we enter the offseason. Some interesting names are staying put, and some are hitting the open market.
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The Facility PlaybookCreating a Company Culture That Empowers EmployeesIn a world where employee satisfaction and engagement play a pivotal role in the success of a company, the podcast episode we bring to you today is a gold mine. This discussion with the CEO of Pro Athlete, Andrew Dowis, reveals the secrets to creating a thriving company culture and offering unique employee benefits. Join us on this and learn about the power of flexibility and the significance of core values.Learn More about Facility Ally:https://facilityally.com/ Learn more about Pro Athlete:https://w...2023-11-0852 minBeyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast#1: Rawlings Sporting Goods Senior Director of Brand Marketing, Lindsey NaberRawlings has been in the sporting goods industry for over a century. Ben sits down with Lindsey to discuss the Gold Glove Awards, some of the most popular Rawlings gloves in the game today, and more.2023-11-0648 min
Beyond The Glove: A JustGloves PodcastTeaser: Beyond The GloveThe ultimate podcast for baseball and softball fans, brought to you by the Glove Experts at JustGloves. Tune in as we dive deep on the art of glove craftsmanship, share the secrets to catching greatness on the diamond and understand the people who have dedicated a portion of their lives to gloves!2023-11-0300 min