Travel ball. Softball. Baseball. Same trauma.
Your kid is 9.
He's "elite."
Deadpan videos, useful gear, and a support group for daddyballers and crazy mommy ballers who can't stop. Hosted by Mr. Chubby, a glove with feelings.
The hits
Fresh from the bleachers. Turn the sound on, the pause is the joke.
Elite Majors at 9
"He's elite. Elite majors. West coast region of the world champions."
Tailgate Taquitos
0-for-6 on the day. 4-for-4 on gas station taquitos.
Chubby-approved gear
Stuff that helps you survive a 3-day tournament. Rated useful or cringe. We sell both.
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useful VEVOR L-Screen Pitching Net
So Dad can throw BP in the backyard without taking a comebacker to the nuts. Again.
$89 → Buy it
useful Rolling Cooler Wagon
Hauls 3 chairs, a canopy, 40 waters and one (1) child's bat bag across 800 yards of gravel. Also known to conceal contraband when entering those DEFCON-level security checkpoint baseball complexes.
$149 → Buy it
cringe 'Elite Travel Mom' Tumbler
40 oz. Holds coffee at 7am pool play and something else by the 4pm bracket game. A mini container fits inside to hold just enough "happy juice" to make it through a doubleheader.
$34 → Buy it
The newsletter
Travel Ballers
Anonymous
Hi, I'm Mr. Chubby, and I've been to 41 tournaments this year. Every week: the funniest new videos, one gear pick that's actually useful, one that's pure cringe, and a step toward recovery. Mommy ballers welcome. Nobody's judging. (Everyone's judging.)
- 1Admit you drove four hours for a 7:00am pool-play game that got rained out at 7:04.
- 2Accept that "elite" is a word the org put on the hoodie, not on your 9-year-old.
- 3Stop yelling "GOOD EYE" at a called strike three.
- 4Make amends with the umpire. He is 16. He is somebody's kid too.
- 5Retire the 40 oz tumbler from bracket play. You know why.
- 6Learn the difference between a coach and a dad with a clipboard.
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