Next day, I still could not close the glove. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. [LARRY] Throughout the song, as well as explaining how to break in a glove, Larry also seems to be letting out some of his frustrations with his son killing himself. I believe one of them cost us the game, you know, as much as any one error can cost a 10-year-old baseball team a game. Consequently, there are probably more trashed drafts of this sequence on our Dropbox than any other in the show. Pete admitted that he had thrown out his baseball glove. But, very, very slowly it began to bend. His mother works all the time. Some gloves even contain some metal parts, which could easily catch fire in either the oven or microwave. We had a game that night. A little perseverance And it's the hard way I bought this glove a thousand years ago You're good to go.​. There are various methods you can use to break in and soften your glove. Wrap it with rubber bands. And he went home. You may see other guides telling you to wet the leather and lay it out in the sun, but it’s our recommendation that you leave the water and sun out of this and stick to the steps above. The girl he loves doesn’t know he’s alive. Jim has seen the way improperly broken-in gloves age poorly, like burnt leather from the oven treatment. Gear Patrol participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Keep working the glove and pounding the pocket. The next step is breaking in the glove naturally. The right way Once you’ve been playing with your glove for a couple months, it might be time for some maintenance treatment. Shaving cream, rubber bands, mattress, repeatGot it? When using oils, be sure not to over apply the material. You might begin to doubt [LARRY & EVAN] We weren’t wildly off in terms of process, but we didn’t nail it either. He also has a total understanding of gloves’ construction, from the seams and ties to the thick felt pads in the thumb and pinkie. He raced upstairs, lacking the courage to face his parents, and he went to sleep. Takes a little time Well today could be a lucky day for you Zoe comes in and half-jokes to Evan that he can leave if her dad is boring him, to which Evan enthusiastically responds that he’s fine. While the steps above helped you form a pocket in your glove, you aren’t quite done yet. It’s just something you have to see. Keep that grit When Pete woke up the next morning, his glove was sitting on his dresser. Step V: Close your glove and begin pounding it with your mallet on the thumb side around the W logo, shifting the glove back and forth. If you don’t know what you want, we recommend flaring out the pinkie and thumb and slightly folding over the webbing. Each of the above methods can be used to break in your baseball fielding glove. “Don’t lose me again,” it read. 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