Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but a search didn't turn up anything. What happened to the Spalding brand? When I was a kid, Spalding gloves were as ubiquitous as Rawlings or Wilson. Now that I'm back in the sport, the brand seems to have pulled out of baseball entirely, and a shell of its former self. Anyone know the history?
What ever happened to Spalding?
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Wally Gator
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Has to be thee most poorly promoted baseball company in recent times. Should be a top brand featured on sites and catalogs. I couldn't name an ad campaign theme from any modern era. Sad because many of us bought a glove or mitt from the bay deals and liked them. My favorite discovery was their All Weather Baseball. They are completely sealed with a synthetic cover and hit very close if not exactly like high end wool wrapped, cushioned cork center baseballs. Blow out priced around $23 dozen, they are the perfect practice baseball - even if you don't have a pond beyond the center field fence.
Party mafia
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Cano signs with ssk now.
NYC
Swag on 100.
Cool, he used their bats for years.
MaverickAH
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Spalding is still around. They've just gotten predominately out of the baseball business. They still own Dudley so they're still involved in the softball business with balls & bats. No gloves though. Their business is now completely centered around basketball.