Banana Ball

[mde114]

This is me.  It's fun to see highlights and whatnot on twatter, but two hours of it might make me commit a genocide.

Same.

I just don't get the a peel.

[BASS]

No a peel to me either

[DrMongoose]

Drake Toll of Vilonia has been the announcer for the Party Animals the last 2 seasons, really talented kid.

The party animals are coming to Baum and it sold out in hours.

[BASS]

I remember being a kid and dying to go see the San Diego chicken at travelers games.

I didn't care for travelers at all, but that fucking chicken was very cool to a 7 year old.

[RPL]

The party animals are coming to Baum and it sold out in hours.

The Savannah Bananas have been selling out NFL stadiums.  I'm surprised the Party Animals weren't scheduled for DWRRS.

[dhog]

Sal Jacobo plays for the Party Animals.
He is from Rogers.  Good baseball player.
He started for us when my son was a senior.
If you can start at shortstop as a freshman at this level, you can play.

Grayson was ejected in the state playoffs against Fayetteville.  We were up on them 4-1 in the 4th inning.  James Bryan, an insurance guy in Fayetteville threw him out at the plate for making contact with catcher who was up the line.

Put left fielder in center and brought a kid off the bench in left.

A pop to shallow left and the new left fielder ran over Sal.  Broke his leg.

Tragic.

Sal is a good kid.

James Bryan is not.  He is the guy that thinks people come to see him umpire.

He is banned from ever calling another Rogers Baseball game.  He also was reassigned to another conference state tournament the next day after this fiasco.

I had a chance to get up close to him after the game and have a "discussion"

I had dealings with James Bryan in Little League a hundred years ago and he was a DICK.

[SwahiliSteve]

Why are all these teams out of Georgia? Are they just playing the same fucking teams all over the U.S.? Hoping it gets bigger so it's easier to get a damn ticket. A lotto for tickets 10 months before a game is insane

[Show-Me Hog]

Why are all these teams out of Georgia? Are they just playing the same fucking teams all over the U.S.? Hoping it gets bigger so it's easier to get a damn ticket. A lotto for tickets 10 months before a game is insane

Well they're pretty famous now, but it's not that hard to learn about them.

https://thesavannahbananas.com/about_us/

They play a couple of teams that travel with them, not just one like the Washington Generals. Obviously the entertainment is coordinated with these teams, but allegedly the competition is not.

https://thesavannahbananas.com/team/

And if you can't get a reasonable ticket to a game, here's a chance to get up close and personal with them.

BANANALAND AT SEA IS BACK! CRUISE FROM TAMPA TO COZUMEL WITH YOUR FAVORITE BANANA BALL PLAYERS. FEBRUARY 9-13, 2026.

[Usafhawg]

I remember being a kid and dying to go see the San Diego chicken at travelers games.

I didn't care for travelers at all, but that fucking chicken was very cool to a 7 year old.

The chicken didn't have nothing on Hookslide Bradshaw!!

[mde114]

The chicken didn't have nothing on Hookslide Bradshaw!!

Give me Max Patkin or Captain Dynamite!!

[Gambler]

Give me Max Patkin or Captain Dynamite!!

The Kissing Bandit.

[RPL]

The Kissing Bandit.

Morganna!

[egregious]

Morganna!

She was a little gross but the girl had spirit!

[Show-Me Hog]

Just saw the ad on our game, they're about to start on ESPN2 in 10 minutes. Maybe after we're done, if you don't know what they're about, you can check them out for a while.

[Thin Red Swine]

I'm in Savannah right now. I see Bananas gear everywhere. I had no idea what they were. I thought just another low level minor league team. I think they have a game here tonight.

[TC]

I remember being a kid and dying to go see the San Diego chicken at travelers games.

I didn't care for travelers at all, but that fucking chicken was very cool to a 7 year old.

I was there too, and I was a HUGE fan of the Travelers. The chicken came a couple of times. There was even of repeat of the World Series between the Royals and the Cardinals where The Chicken came.
 
Mark Salas was a catcher with the Travelers. He was my hero before Dale Murphy. He ended up getting a cup of coffee with the Padres. A couple of years later we watched a kid named Jose Oquendo come up thru the ranks at Ray Winder. He gave my buddy a broken bat which we used at Lamar Porter 2 days later in a game until my old man shut it down. We spent all night the night before trying to glue it back together with wood glue and spit. It probably weighed 2 1/2lbs.

[egregious]

Why are all these teams out of Georgia?

Georgia is the worldwide epicenter of travel ball, probably have a lot of spare guys around just wanting to play somewhere until they have to grow up.

[buff2.0]

I am once again calling for ISIS to hate Banana Ball

https://x.com/BasebaIlKing/status/1932460328492716515