| Robb Nen's Baseball Glove | |
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Origin |
Robb Nen |
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Type |
Baseball Glove |
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Effects |
Increases the acceleration of any held object when cajoled |
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Downsides |
Oscillates spin direction to cause unpredictable lateral movements |
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Activation |
Holding an object inside |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
May 3, 2024 |
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Origin[]
Robb Allen Nen (born November 28, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He spent most of his career as a closer. (A closing pitcher is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. The role is often assigned to a team's best reliever).
He is the son of former major league first baseman Dick Nen. Nen was known for an unusual delivery in which he tapped his toe on the ground before releasing the ball. His signature pitch, a slider, was nicknamed "The Terminator" with a velocity of up to 92 mph. In addition to the slider, Nen had a fastball that reached the upper 90s. A splitter rounded out Nen's pitching arsenal.
Nen pitched for the Florida Marlins (1993–97); in 1997, Nen won the World Series championship with the Marlins. He also played with the San Francisco Giants (1998–2002), with whom he was a three-time All-Star and played in the 2002 World Series, and the Texas Rangers (1993). Nen has 314 career saves with the Marlins (1993–1997; 108 saves) and Giants (1998–2002; 206 saves). He was 8th overall in career saves when he retired.
Effects[]
Allows any small item held fully within the glove without falling out to have its velocity accelerated to roughly 90-100 mph. The increase can be gradual during movement or instantaneous when at rest, somehow compromising the laws of motion. As a drawback, the high speed greatly reduces control. Any projectile now zips around making sidesteps in all directions with hairpin turns, which make avoiding them too chaotic to track.