Wilson A1010

These baseballs are high quality and a great value for the money.

Yes these are blim balls and we found a few places with a little wrinkles or a little weird stitch but I'll be honest at $30 to $40 that doesn't less and in many cases of combination of those same balls is really a good deal

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!

I just reviewed the Rawlings Little League baseballs and gave them a 5 star. I had only used Wilson's A1010 High School baseballs in practice with my kids, but the official Wilson High School balls are double the cost of these and the Rawlings Little League ones. I had been hesitant to buy these blems mainly because we have a whole bucket of those Rawlings practice baseballs that are warped and busting. The more I read into these balls, the more I realized these are quite a bit different than the Rawlings practice balls.It's my understanding (from Wilson), that these are similar in quality to the Wilson Official High School baseballs, but don't have any affiliation stamp on them and can have some imperfections. I bought this dozen, went to the field with my wife and kids and now believe these Wilson Blems are the best value for the price.The one major difference I feel between these and the Rawlings Little League baseballs is the ping/pop/jump in them. I'm not the best tester of these since the field we practice on is a Pony League field (250 down the lines, 280 in dead center) and while I'm older now, I have developed my swing back to similar strength it was in college. I beat the fence to death with the Rawlings balls, but these Wilsons go a good 30-40 feet more than the Rawlings. Not a big deal for me since I used to hit balls over 400 foot, but it's a huge confidence boost for our son. He's only been playing baseball for two years, picked up pitching like it was nothing, but has only been an average hitter at best. I can see both his eyes and confidence light up when he hits one of these Wilsons. We took him and our daughter to the local batting cages and I'm already seeing marked improvement in consistent contact. I'm guessing he's just becoming more confident in his ability to hit, but I would still bet the pop of these balls have helped him too. I still would recommend the Rawlings, but do think the Wilson's are the better ball, especially for hitting and pitching practice. The seams are good for working on different variations of junk pitches.

These balls are pretty good, but not good enough to receive a 5 star rating. What you will get is a Wilson ball bucket with a padded lid and 36 individually wrapped Wilson A1010S baseballs. Keep in mind, these are blem baseballs, which means that most of these balls have minor imperfections. I would say that 20 of the 36 balls came in perfect condition. The others had some small insignificant defects, like scratches or slightly broken seams. I purchased these balls about a year ago and I have to say that they have held up pretty well, a lot better than I expected. I've been using these balls to hit in my cage about 3-4 times a week for the past year. A couple balls have become a bit deformed, and some of the covers have become a bit wrinkled, but that's about it, no major problems. However, I would only suggest that these balls be used in the cage. If you want to throw with these balls, you would have to go into the bucket and hand-pick a good ball that can be used to throw with. Like you can't just reach into the bucket and expect to find a good ball that has no blemishes. Also, the bucket is pretty sturdy and the lid is padded. Very convenient so you can sit on the bucket comfortably. Definitely recommend this product to anyone looking to buy a bucket of baseballs.