Wilson A1010

Great quality. Lots of life left on these balls after years of abuse. Just bought another dozen from Amazon.We've bought a bucket of Rawlings cheaper balls and a bucket of Champro balls. The Wilson 1010S is a far superior ball. The cover is more durable, no cuts after a year of abuse. The other 2 brands get cuts in their synthetic cover.The seams are raised on the Wilson balls to make for easier grip on fielding and pitching. The cover feels great in your hand also, not slick at all on wet days. The other 2 brands are smooth with no raised seams and slip right out of our hands when even slightly damp.The Rawlings and Champro balls have taken a beating from me during fielding practice and they have become lopsided and softened from me hitting to the kids.The Wilson have been hit just as hard but hold true and still fly as far as year after ago. They look better and could last a few more years to come. We are outside hitting and pitching 3-4 days a week from spring thru fall and have never had a tear, cut or even a loose seam from the Wilson brand. Can't say the same for the other 2 brands. They tear, soften and lose shape after a few hard hits...For about $4 a ball for either brand, the Wilson is far and away the better deal. These were marked as 'blemished' but they all looked pristine. Zero issues with them. The boys love hitting these because of the sound (and because they go farther!). They have a great sound off the bat compared to the dull thud of the other brands.Great product and we'll be buying more as we do tend to lose a few each year. (They don't do so well after being hit by a lawn mower. Just FYI)You can see in the pictures last year's ball next to this year's. The color has worn from use but still a great ball.The other 2 brands are just cheap covers and don't hold up...

I wanted to get some for batting practice and so I researched to make sure that I got the right kind. There are cheaper kinds of balls that have a different core and don't react well to batting. They are an object to hit, but I wanted to get a ball that would give my sons as true a reaction as I could get.While these are "blemished", I have not been able to identify with my naked eye what the blemish could be. These do have the raised seams per high school baseball guidelines and so that is a noticeable difference. I figure, if the official high school balls are raised seams, then it makes sense to practice with raised seams. I'm just old fashioned that way.I ordered the balls and they arrived with no issues. They shipped well packed and individually bagged in a plastic bag inside the case. I don't really have any negatives for this product or ordering process. I needed baseballs and I got baseballs. The price was very competitive for what I was looking for and the brick and mortar stores did not carry this type of ball.Buying these balls reminds me of the time that went to Wrigley Field for the first time to see the Cubs play. I entered the historic ballpark and went to the food vendor to order my traditional baseball fare; large hot dog, large drink, and a water flavored snow-cone. After arguing with the vendor that they did have water flavored snow cones, I took my seat to watch the game. I might've passed out shortly after the second inning started (Can someone say Old Style?), so I missed the game. I think it's safe to say that the Cubs lost, though.When I woke up, the cleaning crew was standing over me taking pictures of me to share with their friends and family. That didn't really bother me. We had a good laugh and then the police handcuffed me and took me away. I asked them why I was being handcuffed and taken away and they told me that I was not in the right seat! You can imagine my embarrassment! I apologized profusely over and over again, but the law is the law. I couldn't agree more. The officers were just doing their job.I knew later that night in my jail cell that two years later, I would recall this crazy tale whilst writing a review about the baseballs that I bought on Amazon. I'm almost even sure that my horoscope that day said as much. Weird stuff!