Baseball that's gone bananas

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Published 2022-06-05
There's no crying in baseball, but there are a lot of laughs, when the Savannah Bananas bring their circus antics to the ballpark. The Georgia-based Coastal Plain League team has attracted millions of fans with their TikTok videos, which show batters on stilts or players in kilts. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave checks out the playful play-by-play.

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All Comments (21)
  • @mindakahn9964
    It’s really been a rough couple of years, this man is a business genius and a hero for bringing people together to have fun and smile.
  • @ryantantalo4233
    As a baseball purist, I love this. Why not have something different?
  • @a.d.jenkins5835
    20 bucks for a ticket and all you can eat? That's cheaper than a beer at my home park lol
  • @hfled
    I’m a “baseball purist”. Love the game and its history. If this guys was trying to change baseball into this, I’d have a problem with that but no reason we can’t have both. I’d love to go to one of these games!
  • @tonymazz9912
    I drove over 4 hours today from Ocala FL down to Port St Lucie to see the Mets. Spent: $110 for 2 tickets, $70 gas and tolls,$15 parking $7 for 1 ice cream, $15 water and soda. It was ok but not worth it. Someone next to me told me about the Bananas. Seeing this , Im going! 🎉😂
  • @georgeriley4818
    The most interesting thing was seeing the fans run to the ballpark. When you got them doing that, you're doing something right.
  • @TC-bh3bi
    Now that is a baseball team that I can afford to take my kids to see! Keep on rocking it Bananas!
  • This is like semi-pro in real life . Nice to see people happy and enjoying themselves again.
  • @aheat7453
    Great idea! The Savannah Bananas are the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball.
  • @Slaphappy1975
    There's room to love both traditional baseball and Bananaball ♥️
  • @verican68
    Nice to see people happy and enjoying themselves again
  • @richmoves
    I don't know how I haven't heard of this wonderful team and that wacky owner! I def will be looking them up. Such a brilliantly insane concept. This is just what America's favorite pastime needs. Wow! ⚾🇺🇸
  • @Quonzer
    MLB: Noooo! You can't be silly and have fun! Baseball is about hard work and statistics!!!! Savannah Bananas: LOL no.
  • @_NittiFire
    Second baseman and backup dancer, imagine that on your resume lol 😂
  • @dmhoyt28
    Love the Savannah Party Animals, Bananas and Firefighters.
  • @MrMalchore
    I saw the Harlem Globetrotters as a kid, the early 80s. The original Curly and Meadowlark. That was a fun night with the family.
  • @jofi4580
    Wow! They did what I thought was impossible. They made me wanna watch a baseball game.