The gloves come with history. They show up at Chris Petroff’s home in suburban Phoenix, a few deliveries per day, UPS, FedEx and regular mail. He will learn the biography of each one. Petroff can ...
When the Brockton Rox needed their baseball gloves re-laced, they called on Michael D'Errico of Middleboro. It's a craft he's honed over the past 17 years. “I've learned the make-up of a baseball ...
At his workbench, Jimmy Lonetti cuts open a worn baseball glove while keeping an eye on an old highlight reel. Snip. Snip. Snip. Bits of frayed lacing pile up on the table like a tangle of worms. In ...
About 50 years ago, a customer walked into Fran Fleet’s custom-sandal-making shop holding a baseball glove and asked if Fleet could repair it. She confidently said she could, even though she had no ...
MINNEAPOLIS --Baseball fans are rejoicing. After a long winter, Major League Baseball is back and the Twins will open the season in Kansas City. But here at home, a Minneapolis man is making sure ...