Does something happen when you oil a baseball mitt too much? If so what?
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u can weaken the leather and when u go to cath a really hard hit ball the glove breaks and the ball hit u in ur face \n\nput a ball in the pocket... tie a rope around the glove forhget the glove come back in a couple days/week and ur good to go
439395
Palmeiro suspended for steroids policy violation\n\nfirst "big league" player
394489
if they're leather then try soaking them in a lot of hand cream. this is only speculation as ive never tried to resurect batting gloves i usually just replace them. good luck.
411563
Forget all those methods and listen closely.  Your new glove is something that needs to form around the way you want it.  Everyone likes there glove a different way.  Take a ball (either baseball or softball, depending on which sport you play and treat it with oils one night and let it sit for a little while.  After that take it and with that ball you got, catch the ball and close your glove how it feels comfortable.  Once thats complete, keep that form and remove your hand while placing the glove under the matress.  Leave it under there for the night and check on it in the morning.  Reset the glove and reoil again to make sure the form stays.
231151
Stop hitting the ball with your hands and use a bat!
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welli am a die hard brewers fan \ni followed him in spring training\ntherehe injured his finger this story did not break out because he played through it \nbut this year it is really affecting his command \ne-mail me for more
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Nope.  If anything the ball would become softer and thus would absorb and diffuse more energy from the bat.
929972
I know exactly what you mean!!!......I play NASCAR Thunder 03 for a long time and my blister on my thumb hurt so bad....I just had to stop playing it! It sucked to becaus eI was so addicted to winning it I didn't want to stop.....But if you just ween yourself off the game...let yourself heal...then go back to it later you should be fine. I can imagine that you could do some serious damage to your wrist if you work it for that long without resting it
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Well the oil in the stick could be the problem, or you could just be allergic to the medication in chap stick.
200092
Use it...and a little shaving cream, use about the size of a quarter for the first 3-5 days that you are going to use it.   DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, put a ball in it and tie it with laces, rope, elastic, or whatever you'd tie it with.  You want the glove to mould to the shape of your hand from the inside out, and so it moves with your hand, after all it's to protect your hand, not to the shape of the ball outside in.  Whoever that person at sports authority who said to fold it inside out, should at the very least be fired for saying that, you want the glove to last a while I am assuming. You don't want the leather to get too stretched, let alone the damage it would do to your poor lacing.
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No offense, but take it to a Professional. You will be better off. If you've got it "in your hands" there's a good possibility your frying it as I type this message.
325235
You need to try something which dissolves oil but does not attack canvas.  Can you try a chlorinated hydrocarbon?  Carbon tet or trike might to the trick.  Try an obscure corner of the bag first though.
372376
To expedite it,I learned in Boy Scouts that olive oil softens the leather. Then you just use it and as the oil evaporates, you'll have a nice glove that is adjusted to you hand.\n\nBut ultimately, the normal way is to use it often.
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Hmm  I don't think anyone has yet hit the newly built box adjacent of the batter.  And I think the construction included special tempered glass/plastic?  I am not sure.  Did hear something about it on the news, but got distracted by the kids fighting.  However, I hope that the player would not be responsible.  At least I am hoping.  He has no control of where he hits the ball.  And you are talking about the the home field of the Cubs.  And they definitely have no control this year.  However, I am sure the ball club would consider taking care of it.  Would you offer to pay for the broken window that you hit a ball into?
914023
yes, lack of lubrication can result in painful burns!!!
996740
For some, it's a nervous habit, like Joe Morgan with that wacko elbow movement before he batted and Julio Franco's ultra bat movement. How about Craig Counsell or Mike Hargrove (back in the day) and that stuff with his batting gloves? Also, footing does play a role as well as superstition, but footing is going to be good most of the time, unless the dirt is wet, otherwise, it shouldn't stick in the cleats. Mostly, it's just a habit.
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Heat will also help break up oil.  Look at a grease-ridden frying pan after washing it with cold water and soap.  Then look at it after you have to wash it again in hot water.