I’m guessing the Savannah Bananas are no longer affiliated with an MLB club?

[runkpanole]

Here Is An Update On The Savannah Banana's And Their "Banana Ball" Rules From Earlier This Week. It's Awesome.

So last week Big T wrote all about the Savannah Banana's and their brand new style of baseball called "Banana Ball". Shorter games, fans catching foul balls for outs, no walks, that sort of thing. A v...

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[LesClaypool]

Came for banana hammocks. (Oh crap - did I say that out loud?)

Leaving disappointed.

 

[3boysmom]

That would be a blast going to games. I'm giggling at the first base coach getting down to the music. And imagining what someone would be thinking if they didn't know what they were getting into.

 

[runkpanole]

That would be a blast going to games. I'm giggling at the first base coach getting down to the music. And imagining what someone would be thinking if they didn't know what they were getting into.

Agreed. I just can’t see this not being an actual minor league game.

 

[3boysmom]

Agreed. I just can’t see this not being an actual minor league game.

Ha! I bet the team owners would be on board

 

[GarryO37]

I remember when they were the Savannah Sand Gnats. Those uniforms are awful.

 

[NoleATL]

Here Is An Update On The Savannah Banana's And Their "Banana Ball" Rules From Earlier This Week. It's Awesome.

So last week Big T wrote all about the Savannah Banana's and their brand new style of baseball called "Banana Ball". Shorter games, fans catching foul balls for outs, no walks, that sort of thing. A v...

www.barstoolsports.com

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They have a great Tik Tok account...

 

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[pepsicock]

They never were

 

[Bonerfarts]

We watched the televised game last week and it was the longest my family has watched a game in years, also the most fun.

 

[hawkifann]

As Pepsi said, they weren’t ever a minor league team. The Sand Gnats used to be a low-A team, but they’ve been gone for years. The Bananas have been a summer collegiate wood bat league (think Cape Cod League). Then they started the “Banana Ball” stuff and split - they were collegiate in the summer and basically an independent ball team around that. They’re dropping the collegiate and just doing the weird/fun stuff.

 

[hawkifann]

We watched the televised game last week and it was the longest my family has watched a game in years, also the most fun.

If you get a chance to go in person, do it. It’s great.

 

[DBQStarHawk]

Just moved back to Iowa from Savannah. Loved going to the games! Cool stadium too with lots of history.

 

[Pinehawk]

We watched the televised game last week and it was the longest my family has watched a game in years, also the most fun.

Saw a bananas game on tv last week as well. It was over the top and pretty entertaining.
Guy was doing ‘trick pitches’, 360 spin, charging the hitter upon release, etc…

 

[TC Nole OX]

Just moved back to Iowa from Savannah. Loved going to the games! Cool stadium too with lots of history.

How did you like living in Savannah?

 

[runkpanole]

Welcome everyone to March 2021!

 

[NoleATL]

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The team and players have some fun Tik Tok accounts as well.

 

[jberesford]

On a related note I watched a really great documentary a year or two ago called 50 Summers. It focused on the Omaha AAA team and their own history but also about the evolution of minor league baseball in general. Cool film narrated by Rob Riggle. I didn't realize how few teams still exist outside the Iowa Cubs that haven't came up with their own name due to the licensing money they have to pay to keep that name.

 

[PoopandBoogers]

Saw this team playing a team called the Party Animals on the espn app tonight and was like wtf? Googled them and I saw a guy get a hit with a flaming bat and became more confused. Took me awhile to figure this out. Weird timing for this thread as I just learned about these guys a few hours ago.

 

[anon_b29nm7v7dwp6r]

Big fan of this team. The ESPN+ series has been good so far too. Want to make it down to Savannah for a game!

 

[pepsicock]

As Pepsi said, they weren’t ever a minor league team. The Sand Gnats used to be a low-A team, but they’ve been gone for years. The Bananas have been a summer collegiate wood bat league (think Cape Cod League). Then they started the “Banana Ball” stuff and split - they were collegiate in the summer and basically an independent ball team around that. They’re dropping the collegiate and just doing the weird/fun stuff.

Our team in Lexington SC was originally The Columbia Blowfish named after The Blowfish band and they moved to Lexington SC because Columbia got a single A team Columbia Fireflies which is associated with the Kansas City Royals which use to be the Mets organization. And the Lexington Blowfish are basically college baseball players from South Carolina like Clemson , Coastal Carolina Citadel Winthrop and the Gamecocks

 

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[kc78]

They're basically the globetrotters of baseball right?

 

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[DooBi]

Don't they play in Des Moines this summer sometime?

 

[HawkRugged17]

Don't they play in Des Moines this summer sometime?

You are correct, sir. August 25 and 26 at 7:00 PM at Principal Park.

 

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[ICWestfan]

They're basically the globetrotters of baseball right?

More like The King and His Court (if you're old enough to remember them).

 

[TC Nole OX]

John Cena Makes Savannah Bananas Debut

 

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[Moral]

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That's pretty cool. Made a good memory for a young man.

 

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[hawkifann]

So who is up and watching?

 

[TC Nole OX]

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This explains why traffic was so horrendous around the stadium on Friday night. I had to take every shortcut imaginable to get home. This was close to 10 pm