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We've had the pleasure of communicating with the Morrissey family and wanted to share Tommy's incredible journey with you. Please enjoy this No Days Off video by Whistle Media. We're happy to be affiliated with the Morrisseys. Always remember whenever you have doubts—where there's a will, there's a way!
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Parenting is a challenge. Throw an elite baseball player in the mix, and it becomes even more so. Communication is key to keeping the entire system moving in the right direction, but it takes some work! I came across an old gangster movie on TV. A tough guy in a trench coat rapped on a rusty door at the end of a dark alley. A latch slid open with a screech. This exposed a space only big enough to reveal a pair of eyes. They darted back and forth, a disembodied voice said, “What’s the password?” “The moon rises high...
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Aydin Jeffress, 12-year-old Little League Star from Wyoming, hit a two-run home run in the Mountain Region Tournament that instantly made him internet famous. It wasn't just the distance of the slugger's hit: 290 feet. Aydin ended up on SportsCenter because he did so while wearing yellow ranching gloves. Nothing like the LLWSYou know when you see a kid from Wyoming wearing leather ranching work gloves, he’s hitting dingers@BarstoolBigCat pic.twitter.com/7Lir1QsMdP — Travis (@tw_cunningham) August 7, 2022 Stay in the know Six million views later: BRUCE BOLT Founder, Bear Mayer and Brandon Nimmo, Wyoming native and starting center fielder for...
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America's oldest newspaper, the New York Post, just wrote a feature article on the origin story of Bruce Bolt! Things like this wouldn't happen without you—our awesome community crushing it in life and at the plate every day. Stay in the know "Named after Mayer’s grandfather, Bruce (who was struck by lightning twice, yet lived), the company, Bruce Bolt, was born. Based out of Austin, Texas, the company sought to become the premier choice in batting gloves. Five years later, Bruce Bolt is represented by two prominent Mets, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil, as well as other players around the league. How did...
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On a crazy humid July afternoon in Queens, a congregation of Little League ballplayers sat at attention as their guest of honor preached his gospel. “I’m from Wyoming,” Brandon Nimmo announced, making eye contact with his charges. “I’m not supposed to play baseball.” His entire life, Brandon has overcome preconceptions. Overcome the obstacles that fed such preconceptions. Overcome others’ doubts _ and even, at times, his own doubts. Stay in the know Always, he has done so with a great support system. Take the critical juncture in April of 2016 when Brandon found himself wondering whether he truly was supposed...
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Most of our customers know that BRUCE BOLT was started 4 years ago by Bear who was 16 and needed gas money for the '93 Landcruiser he'd just purchased. Read "A Bolt of an Idea" by Joe Favorito What a lot of customers don't know is that for about the first year and half, Bear was only selling 1 to 2 pairs of gloves a day - if that. He used to wake up early, pack up the orders, answer emails, post to Instagram and then head off to school, then baseball, homework and bed. Then he'd wake up early and do...
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