a protection sleeve is provided for a wire rope to prevent the wire rope from contacting other components in an oil and gas operation . the protection sleeve , in some embodiments , has a body that substantially corresponds to the wire portion of the wire rope , and the protection sleeve has specialized flaps at the ends of the body that correspond to thimble eyes of the wire rope . the protection sleeve may have a variety of configurations to accommodate different aspects of a wire rope or any other device that necessitates protection .