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 ...
Does your glove need some love? Are the laces broken? The fingers floppy? The leather cracked from leaving it outside in the rain? You need to call the Lonettis. Jim and Dom Lonetti are mitt mechanics ...
Plenty of sporting goods stores are eager to sell you a brand new baseball glove. Finding someone you trust to repair that worn, beloved – or sometimes lucky – mitt is a lot more challenging. That’s ...
Above the pennants, bobbleheads, and signed balls showcasing decades worth of Major League Baseball history, a framed Rawlings advertisement from the 1950s hangs inside D&J Glove Repair in Minneapolis ...
The crack of the bat, the smell of popcorn from the concession stand and the pop of a baseball caught in a favorite glove are sure signs of spring. But when that “pop” is not as resounding as it used ...
CAMBRIDGE — Robert Megerdichian’s idea of bliss is sitting in his kitchen listening to Boston Red Sox games on the radio as he refurbishes baseball gloves. Monday’s Red Sox home opener means the high ...
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 ...
With spring almost here, flea markets and yard sales beckon bargain hunters. Even if you’re a casual shopper at such venues, I believe that with some effort and luck a new guide for sale on eBay will ...
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When David Jolley saw Pete Gray’s glove on a list of Baseball Hall of Fame artifacts in need of some TLC, he called: “I got it.” Jolley, a vice president of public affairs for Geisinger, is a baseball ...
CAMBRIDGE — Robert Megerdichian’s idea of bliss is sitting in his kitchen listening to Boston Red Sox games on the radio as he refurbishes baseball gloves. Monday’s Red Sox home opener means the high ...