Index glove finger?

[Sungi]

Just a quick question, does anybody know, why do most players stick their index finger out of the glove in their glove hand? Is it just fashion or is there a reason for it?

[Toy Cannon]

I did it because it made my glove pocket feel larger and more importantly, didn't hurt my index finger when catching line drives.

[PopTop]

I do it so I have a digit free for nose picking.

Really it was just to give me extra padding for that finger like Toy said. I've noticed that a lot of the guys now have that little out-of-glove pocket added to their mitts for their index fingers.

[redsfan]

I also did it for the extra pocket. It made it easier to catch the ball. It does hurt your finger catching the ball if you don't take the finger out

[DaCubz]

if i keep my index finger in my glove, it feels constricted and therefore much less comfortable, making me play worse.