Rawlings Horween Heart of the Hide 11.5 Inch RV Web Baseball Glove Right Hand Throw

Clean looking Rawlings PRO200 infield model in this Horween winter collection.

• 11.5 Inch
• 200 Pattern
• Slimmed RV Single Post Web
• Horween Tan Shell
• Horween Tan Lining
• Red Stitch
• Red Ebroidery
• Split Grey Welting
• Padded thumb

@glovepatrol photo and description

Rawlings hoh
pro204-rv
11.5" hinged single-post web
don morton sports exclusive
steerhide (horween)
EOLL29 (jul 2022)

sometimes i don't have much to say about a glove . . not a bad thing, it's just that i've probably covered what i have to say in another post. sometimes i can't help but shut up about a glove and it becomes a catalyst for a bunch of other thoughts. glove fission. this pro204-rv lands in the latter category. a provocative offering, a lot to think and say about it right out of the box.

I'll start with looks. this batch of horween tan turned out particularly rich & deep in tone. when viewed in profile, the glove appears brand-anonymous and shows off that single cut of horween from thumb to middle finger. the hinged single-post web? yeah, you already know. the red oval logo on the wrist is just so out-of-the-ordinary cool. i think that's the head turner here. the red stitching rounds everything out.

the stiffness . . everything is dry and rigid. love it.

I had to tighten the wrist a notch and in doing so i realized a couple of things. one, i need to buy a proper lacing needle. but i also discovered something else with the wrist left untied . . i can easily close this still-stiff glove as though it were broken in, with the natural hinge-points, and casually work the palm closure without forcing anything. i'm going to try doing this on new gloves from now on.

I've become a fan of using shell leather for the palm liner. i like the grip on the hand, the toothy grain. i'll sometimes spring for the feel of the deer-tanned liner but i think i prefer the stability of the former.

What a beautiful glove. props to @ball__gloves and @picklethebeast417 for delivering once again. if i had to sum up this rambling post, i would invite this glove to a party and it would no doubt be the center of attention.