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I have recently been made aware of the "Absolutely Ridiculous" phenomenon

scooter · 2025-02-18T18:07:47.272Z

friend of mine with a Little Leaguer brought me up to speed on the craze kids have with this new line of baseball gloves and equipment. Wow. We're talking $400+ baseball gloves. Clemson Baseball is the first school with a equipment contract/NIL deal with them. Our guys are sporting some really wild looking gear. https://absolutelyridiculous.com/ https://x.com/ClemsonBaseball/status/1882443179753951512 https://x.com/ariagloves/status/1891606633244950539

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I wont miss that part of it

Feb 18, 2025, 3:39 PM

Sonof- decided to stop playing baseball this year at 14 years old. The last couple seasons the only “new” stuff he got was cleats because used cleats are gross.

He needed another glove, so we shopped Play-It-Again. He was fine with that. “Already broken in!” he said.

Needed a BBCOR rated bat, bought one from a family friend’s son who was selling his old equipment to buy the latest $500 bat. He was fine with that, too. Given the way he treated it as he went back to the dugout angry after strikeouts, I’m glad I didn’t pay full price.

Then this year he and I had the “don’t play because you think I want you to play, do it because YOU want to play” discussion. And he told me that he didn’t want to and I was OK with that.

It was immediately followed by “…but you’re not doing ‘nothing.’” Highschool swim had just finished (freshman year) and he wants to keep swimming, so we’re now in a “mostly competitive” year-round swim team (Not that this is less expensive, the $500 is now drawn out over several months). 4x per week, an hour and a half of just swimming. And he’s seeing improvements and is excited.

And that makes me happy.

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I have recently been made aware of the "Absolutely Ridiculous" phenomenon

This isn't new. When I worked in a sporting goods store, it was nothing

no, this specific brand

My favorite thing about little league is all the

$400 bat. $2 swing***

For my son's travel ball bat he uses a handmedown

I bet his dad wears a flat billed hat

with strong Uncle Rico vibes***

Not after they get a private hitting coach***

"sliding pants"?

Why? Didn't seem to have any problems with it sliding out of you.***

By the way, I learned some very disconcerting news last year

If you see your son measure the drapes at your MIL's house, you may need to

And that oh-fer had at least one backwards-K, right?***

Oh yeah, they gotta have those sliding mitts

Re: I have recently been made aware of the "Absolutely Ridiculous" phenomenon

again, talking about a specific brand called "Absolutely Ridiculous"

Re: again, talking about a specific brand called "Absolutely Ridiculous"

Baseball especially youth travel ball has become an elite, country club sport

It's still very blue collar but people are blowing their life

All youth sports are like that, even AAU basketball

What kind ghey shid is this?

Glad mine noped out on beisbol early. Shid,

Those high end cleats aint cheap though

I wont miss that part of it

How come he wasn't doing nothing?***

Because doing "nothing" would mean sitting around just playing video games

That seems OK to me.

In about 1995 a friend of mine gave me a WIlson A2000 baseball glove because

eggsactly

Even better, by next year the 8YO will need all new slightly bigger gear.***

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