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Jul 29, 2013
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Yeah we took care of that seconds after her last one ..🪢
Exactly 15 years ago I came into work pretty early one day, one of my body techs was sitting on his little roll around stool. Something looked off, he actually looked like he had been crying.....I said "you okay?", he said F no I ain't okay, my wife is pregnant!!

I immediately busted out laughing which definitely didn't help! How do I know it was 15 years ago? Cause he got his SC driver license last week. Me and this tech are exactly the same age, that morning I laughed at him, he already had two boys, one was 28 and the other was 30, with a baby on the way! It was pretty dang funny!
 
Jun 8, 2016
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Exactly 15 years ago I came into work pretty early one day, one of my body techs was sitting on his little roll around stool. Something looked off, he actually looked like he had been crying.....I said "you okay?", he said F no I ain't okay, my wife is pregnant!!

I immediately busted out laughing which definitely didn't help! How do I know it was 15 years ago? Cause he got his SC driver license last week. Me and this tech are exactly the same age, that morning I laughed at him, he already had two boys, one was 28 and the other was 30, with a baby on the way! It was pretty dang funny!
Damn..
 
Jul 29, 2013
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What is the purpose of the separation on the pinky side of the DCT? Are there advantages or disadvantages to it versus a glove that is just one big piece?
Looks like maybe there is no reason or purpose beyond marketing?

The guy I texted said the idea was that the toe would be stiff and the section your hand is in would be soft, he also said he didn’t know why that couldn’t be accomplished with a solid mitt?

So in other words, I don’t know?
 
Apr 8, 2019
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Looks like maybe there is no reason or purpose beyond marketing?

The guy I texted said the idea was that the toe would be stiff and the section your hand is in would be soft, he also said he didn’t know why that couldn’t be accomplished with a solid mitt?

So in other words, I don’t know?
Thanks for checking!
 
Feb 25, 2022
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I appreciate all the responses and found humor in how off-topic this went LOL!

When I got home last night I took a better look at her glove. I snugged up the laces yet again and the glove did indeed tighten up and look almost 100% better. I'm going to attempt to relace it and give it a good clean and condition. (Some of the lacing was pretty dry, I blame myself).

I was also wrong in that it is a 12" model, not a 12.75".

Any recommendations on lace size, needle and conditioner? Thanks!
 
Jul 29, 2013
6,782
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North Carolina
I appreciate all the responses and found humor in how off-topic this went LOL!

When I got home last night I took a better look at her glove. I snugged up the laces yet again and the glove did indeed tighten up and look almost 100% better. I'm going to attempt to relace it and give it a good clean and condition. (Some of the lacing was pretty dry, I blame myself).

I was also wrong in that it is a 12" model, not a 12.75".

Any recommendations on lace size, needle and conditioner? Thanks!
Yeah some guys here are notorious for taking threads way off the rails! :rolleyes: What ya gonna do?

For lace and a needle....Buyfastpitchgloves.com, buy a 5" brass Perma Lok needle, they're cheap, buy two! For conditioner go the Walmart and get the two container package of Lexol, comes with cleaner & conditioner.

Lace size, since it's for a 1B mitt I'd ask a CS rep when you buy the lace, I've never personally re-laced a 1B mitt. It's usually a 1/4" for the web, the web spiral, and the fingertips, and 3/16" everywhere else on a fielders glove.
 
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