Victor Martinez sure likes that first baseman's glove

I see that in last night's Red Sox/White Sox game, Victor Martinez used a first baseman's glove to catch knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.

If you think about it, this makes quite a bit of sense if the catcher is comfortable with a first baseman's glove. The first baseman's glove would seem to have much more flexibility than a catcher's glove making it easier to catch a fluttering, unpredictable pitch. Also since a knuckleballer is only throwing 60 or 70 mph, a catcher would not necessarily need the added padding of a catcher's mitt which itself is one reason why the catcher's mitt is so inflexible. Makes perfect sense.

How come nobody thought of this before? This could have saved plenty of passed balls and wild pitches over the years.

Victor Martinez, you are a true baseball innovator, visionary, sage, prophet whatever. We salute you.

One tip though. Keep this kind of quiet otherwise the Baseball Hall of Fame which seemingly wants any relic which could remotely be considered historical might want that glove and I am sure that you would rather keep it.

If they come calling, give them another one. They will never know.

Don't feel guilty either.

Remember Toy Story 2? How many people wanted Woody to end up as a museum artifact?

I rest my case.