Bashor's Team Athletics

John Canzano's words captured the spirit of Donna perfectly. She was a spirited force. Passionate about the Portland Trail Blazers, her attention to detail with the uniforms, and more than anything her family. We loved having her here at Bashor's for the last 20 years of her career. She was loved by so many and will be missed by all of us here.

If you knew Donna, and would share a story with us, we'd love to hear it.

Canzano: Getting to the heart of a jersey Long-time Blazers seamstress, Donna Millak, dies.

Looking for a last minute gift?
Gift Certificates make great stocking stuffers.

Come see us today until Noon.
We are closing early to allow families to spend time together for the Holiday, and will re-open on Monday.

Merry Christmas Eve!

Miss us on Saturdays??
We will be open 9-1 the next three Saturdays. Come see us for some great deals, and come have a donut!

Bashor's Team Athletics Bashor's Team Athletics, established in 1944, continues to serve the needs of athletes across the Pacific Northwest.
Specializing in retail and team sales of custom uniforms, apparel, and team equipment.

Due to short staff we will be closed today 11/14 . We will be back in the office 9am-3pm on 11/17.

Ever wondered about a Nokona glove?
We stock a few, and can order anything you are looking for!

There’s a lot that goes into making Nokona baseball gloves stand out in the crowded sporting goods marketplace, but the thing that makes them most unique is the little tag on each one that says “Made in America.”

Being the last U.S.-made baseball glove company left standing is a nice claim to fame, though it does come with challenges at a time when every other glove maker is manufacturing overseas for a fraction of the cost. Still, after some tough times in decades past, Nokona’s business is strong as the company prepares to celebrate its 100th year of making leather goods in Nocona, a town of about 4,000 people 90 minutes north of Fort Worth.

The Nokona factory is smaller than you’d imagine, and that’s part of the charm. Half the building is filled with state-of-the-art machines to map and cut leather, and the other half is filled with about a dozen or so craftspeople who stitch and form each glove by hand, pretty much the way it’s been done for a century.

Sheets of leather come in through the back door, and their first stop is a big examination table. Steer hides are like any other hides, including yours, and they’re sometimes covered with the scratches and scars of a life lived. A Nokona employee looks each one over, marking imperfections with a laser wand.

The usable portion of the hide — usually 70% to 80% of it — is mapped using a computer program that overlays a template of all the glove parts that can be cut from that piece of leather. From there, each part — glove fingers, webbing pieces, etc. — is cut using a machine. And that, for the most part, concludes the mechanized portion of the process.

Each glove follows the same steps. First, the linings are stitched together. Since this is the part of the glove no one sees, this is where the newbies start at Nokona.

One of Nokona’s owners, Rob Storey, the great-grandson of the company’s founder, said it takes about four months to master sewing the linings. From there, employees graduate to sewing exterior portions of the gloves. Only the best craftspeople end up doing the final stitching and lacing.

Of the 340 million people in the U.S., Storey said, less than 10 are skilled enough to do that, and they all work at Nokona.

Read the full story from reporter Matthew Adams → https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article311504705.html

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All-Star moms get ready… it’s white pant season!

Moms are always the most creative problem solvers 😂 (via michelleconover3/TT)

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Looking to give your team a pop of color, or some new swag, give us a call, we'd love to get you looking 🔥🔥🔥

Looking for a Unicorn?
We've got a couple PINK ICONS left.

BBCOR:
1/32" and 1/33"
$499.95

USSSA:
1/32(-5) and 1/29(-10)
$399.95

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Holiday Hours:
Christmas Eve 9am-12pm
Christmas Day CLOSED
New Years Eve 9am-12pm
New Years Day CLOSED