Moms and Baseball

Diana and Stephanie do a quick update on life, talk about the upcoming baseball season, and discuss  the hot topic of Alyssa Milano’s gofundme for her son’s Cooperstown baseball trip.

Apologies for the robotic-sounding audio on this one -- we were having some technological difficulties on Diana's end!

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Alyssa Milano GoFundMe story
NBC News Alyssa Milano
Episode 19 Moms and Baseball Fundraising Ideas

Diana and Stephanie discuss The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman.

• Words of Affirmation
• Acts of Service
• Quality Time
• Giving Gifts
• Physical Touch

They discuss what love language their teens speak. Take the quiz here to find out your love language, as well as your teens love language to improve the way you communicate.


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Holiday Gift Guide for Baseball Families

Youth 

• Kids Electronic Baseball Pitching Machine
• Crocs with jibbitz
• Blitzball Starter Pack
• WebGlove Training Glove
• Sliding mitt, Black Friday deals on elbow guards
• Baseball Lifestyle 101 clothes
• Baseballism clothes
• Personalized Number Charm Necklace
• Subscription boxes: Plate Crate, Inside the Batters Box, The Baseball Box, Sports Box Co.
• Camwood training bat
• Baseball cards - holiday mega box at walmart $25, Topps Value box 

Teen

• Bruce Bolt Batting Gloves
• Weighted Blanket: Black Friday Deal $34.87
• Necklace: Iced Out Diamond Chain, $16.88 with 20% off coupon
• Victus No. 2 wooden bat
• Oakley Men's Sunglasses: Black Friday Deal $118.95
• Blenders sunglasses –Black Friday Deal $41.30
• Number necklace (black friday deal - $7.91)
• Beats by Dr. Dre Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones: Black Friday Deal $99.95
• Gym Membership
• Batting Cage with HitTrax Membership

Adults

• Hooded Stadium Blanket: Black Friday Deal $29.58
• Hand Warmers Rechargeable- Black Friday Deal $24.99
• Portable Charger-Black Friday Deal $31.99
• Simple Modern 40oz tumbler $29.99
• GCI Outdoor Big Comfort Stadium Chair With Armrests $92.39
• GCI Rocker Chair Black Friday Deal $55.99
• Baseball diffuser necklace (charm - $8)
• Large (golf) umbrella Black Friday deal $20.90
• Weather pod $69.99 after $30 coupon
• Savannah Banana tickets

Gifts under $20

1. Bat tape: Lizard skins
2. Athletic tape in team colors
3. Pine tar grip spray
4. Hydration packets: Prime, LMNT, Liquid IV
5. Silicone wristbands with motivational words
6. Customized arm sleeve with initials or number
7. Eye black

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Stephanie and Diana discuss a poll from Parents and Baseball and share the honest truth about why we started down the travel baseball path.

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Diana and Stephanie sit down to update a bit about what our summer baseball season looked like and try to examine where the newfound feeling of baseball burnout is coming from.

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This episode we are reviewing the WWBA 2026 Grads Tournament with special guest, Patrick Malley. The WWBA 15u National Championship took place at East Cobb Complex and surrounding Atlanta facilities.

Location(s):

PG East Cobb Complex 

Hog Mountain Sports Complex, Flowery Branch, GA 

Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA

North Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA

Rating

• Facility: 4/ 5 points 
• Tournament Management: 4/ 5 points
• Fees: 3/ 5 points 
• Restrooms: 5/5 points 
• Umpires: 3/ 3 points
• Concessions: 1/ 2 points 
• Miscellaneous: 4/ 5 points

TOTAL RATING: 24/ 30  (Triple)

Note: Our reviews are completely based on our own personal opinions, and we are not receiving any compensation or incentives for our reviews (and if we ever did, we would disclose that information).

If you have any corrections, please send them to us. 

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Moms and Baseball Tournament Ratings Scale (30 possible points)

• 28+: Grand Slam
• 25-27: Home Run
• 22-24: Triple
• 19-21: Double
• 16-18: Base Hit
• Under 16: Strikeout

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We all know how all the expenses from travel baseball can add up over the season, so today we are going to talk about why you are spending too much money on travel baseball, and what you can do to lower the overall cost.

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Mentions
Episode 019: Moms and Baseball Fundraising Ideas
Episode 026: Interview with Minor League Mom, Debbie Mikolajchak

Today we are talking about the inside scoop of college recruiting from a former Ivy League coach’s perspective. To help us with this topic we invited special guest Kayla Noonan. Kayla was the head softball coach at Columbia University for 14 years and she is sharing her expertise on recruiting, athlete characteristics coaches look for, and expectations as a college freshman.

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Highest Degree: Former Bay City All Saints standout Kayla Noonan finishes her ninth season at the helm of the Columbia University softball program

Today we are reflecting on our 15-years-combined experience of being a baseball parent and discussing all the things we have learned that we wish we knew when our kids started travel ball. Listen and find out what made our top 9 list.

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Episode 7: Moms and Game Day Essentials
Episode 100: Baseball and More from a 15 yo Perspective, Part 2
"Going Out to Eat" Interview

This is our 100th episode and we want to thank all our listeners for continuing to share and listen to our episodes. We are so proud and happy to create some great content for parents, coaches, youth athletes and anyone else that loves baseball.

Today, Stephanie interviews Keegan, her 15-year old son, to hear his perspective on some baseball topics. They discuss his favorite Little League memories, favorite tournament destination, and his thoughts on negative comments on social media, sports anxiety, his view on the new MLB rules, his goal of playing D1 college baseball, and more.

You can follow Keegan and his journey on Instagram @Keegan_m.15 or on Twitter @Malley_k
 

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