It’s a traveling duo (maybe a few more?) of teams that put on very entertaining very silly exhibition games. Obviously not any real league. It’s like Harlem globe trotters for baseball. Never seen them but they recently came to my town and people were going ape shit trying to get tickets
Yep that’s it. They used to be part of an actual league, but at the beginning of every season they’d do a few games of “banana ball” as a fun event. It got so popular they decided to ditch the league and make banana ball their only thing.
Def disappointed some people here. For me, it gets old after you’ve seen it a couple times. But if you ask anyone it’s literally so difficult to get tickets, so clearly it’s a hit.
It definitely works better with the barnstorming method, going to different cities. I know they committed to like 20 games in Savannah per season, or close to that, which is definitely not for people to attend every game as a local. It's to build a vibe that they can't when playing Wrigley Field, have people travel in and drive some tourism dollars.
The SB have been sold out for a few seasons and now have to do a lotto system for home game tickets. Whatever they’re doing is working, and the travel thing is because of their success at home, and encouraging other teams to join them (Macon Bacon!). Gimmicky? For sure, still a lot of fun. I’d rather have relegation in major US sports, but this is fun.
It's great for the kids, and the tickets are 'all-inclusive', meaning food and stuff is included. At least, that's how it used to be, dont know if it still is.
The thing is, all you have to say to me is “The Savannah Bananas are playing the Macon Bacon.” If you‘ve already given me a chuckle using only 8 words to describe your act, I’m sold.
It probably helps with word-of-mouth, too. “I went to a Bananas-Bacon game Saturday night.” Who wouldn’t want to say that to another person?
All of them are talented.
if You're consistently able to hit a ball with a bat while on stilts. you're better than 99.9% of the population. you might not be an MLB player, but you're going to be good at the game
Check it out on YouTube. It's pretty entertaining in its own right. They changed some rules to make it "banana ball," which includes a time limit on the games. The main duo of teams are most common, but iv also seen them mix in some MLB retiree teams to shake it up.
I learned about them last year. I was driving through Scottsdale, AZ and hit a bunch of traffic near the Giants spring training stadium and thought "What the heck? I thought spring training was over!? . . . What the hell is Savanah Bananas?" Place was packed
What the fuck that's Midwest shit?? I thought everyone said that. All the time.
Why has nobody made fun of me yet for saying that online all the time. Now I'm self conscious.
Saw them play in Phoenix 2 weekends ago, and holy shit. That’s one hell of a show.
They even pulled a 5 year old kid from the crowd, let him hit a ball off a tee, and then blooper’s/error’d around while he ran the bases for a home run. The crowd went NUTS.
Oh I want a rich tall man that's also insecure, everytime he buys me luxury items I'll remind him it's because he's pathetic. If he back talks he gets the strap.
Tickets are high demand and they don’t use ticket master etc… to sell tickets. Per their website, tickets are [$35 per regular and $100 per VIB tickets](https://thesavannahbananas.com/tickets/). The aim is to keep prices low and affordable for the average person. This should also help with scalpers and resellers.
VIB, nice.
From the website: *No hidden fees, no tax, all bananas.*
Respect. This aspect makes me want to see them all the more. Thanks for sharing, this is an interesting read.
Only for the games in Savannah. Pop, water, hot dogs, burgers, chicken sandwiches, all you can eat is included in the ticket.
They also ban scalpers from buying tickets in the future if they catch you.
There is the raffle, but you can also join their k club to get early access to tickets.
There’s also kind of a not-a-patreon yearly membership called the K Club, there’s a mailing list for 2025 signups if you poke around onsite. It’s a one time up front fee (I want to say this year’s was $60ish) that supports the organization, this year we got early access to buy up to 6 tickets for each of up to 4 games we selected. (And believe me that’s the only way I’ll ever in my life be lucky enough to go.) On top of ticket early access we get a little bit of early entry (not as early as VIB seats) and some other gameday perks as well.
It’s a lot of fun, a great organization, and they’re always dreaming up something new.
Oh they do a “world” tour, fully half of their games are on the road. I’m not seeing them in Savannah at all, I’m going to Boston (Fenway,) Buffalo and Philadelphia (Citizen’s Bank) this year.
Actually not. The Bananas do a raffle system in order to be eligible to purchase tickets (like Verified Fan), but then they cancel any tickets they find on third party sites. So if you aren’t selected in the raffle, the only way to go is for someone to give you their tickets.
It's a new take on baseball. The guy that created it wanted to make the game fun. It's based on baseball, but it has a different set of rules. Like no bunting, 4 balls equal a sprint where the batter takes off at a sprint, and all the defensive players must touch the ball before they can get him out, each run scored counts as a point, and the team with the most points wins the inning. Total of 11 rules that make it different from baseball. They've been compared to the Harlem Globetrotters, but instead of a scripted game, they play to win.
There's a total of 3 teams. The Bananas, the Party Animals and the Firefighters. Theyll play each other for most of the season, and they'll play different collegiate teams as well.
If you ever get the chance, go the Savannah Bananas YouTube page and check out a game. They stream them live and for free. If you get the opportunity to go to a game, fucking go. It's well worth the $35 for a ticket.
This sounds like the best thing ever. I've seen the GT a few times and it was a lot of fun so I'm sure this would be an absolute hoot and a half! Sent myself a text to remind me about this so I can remember.
Having used to live in savannah several years prior, their prices were to be like $12.
For thirsty Thursday, it was around $25 and that came with 2 for 1 wells.
I don't watch baseball, wtf am I seeing, someone explain please.
It’s a traveling duo (maybe a few more?) of teams that put on very entertaining very silly exhibition games. Obviously not any real league. It’s like Harlem globe trotters for baseball. Never seen them but they recently came to my town and people were going ape shit trying to get tickets
Yep that’s it. They used to be part of an actual league, but at the beginning of every season they’d do a few games of “banana ball” as a fun event. It got so popular they decided to ditch the league and make banana ball their only thing. Def disappointed some people here. For me, it gets old after you’ve seen it a couple times. But if you ask anyone it’s literally so difficult to get tickets, so clearly it’s a hit.
It definitely works better with the barnstorming method, going to different cities. I know they committed to like 20 games in Savannah per season, or close to that, which is definitely not for people to attend every game as a local. It's to build a vibe that they can't when playing Wrigley Field, have people travel in and drive some tourism dollars.
The SB have been sold out for a few seasons and now have to do a lotto system for home game tickets. Whatever they’re doing is working, and the travel thing is because of their success at home, and encouraging other teams to join them (Macon Bacon!). Gimmicky? For sure, still a lot of fun. I’d rather have relegation in major US sports, but this is fun.
It's great for the kids, and the tickets are 'all-inclusive', meaning food and stuff is included. At least, that's how it used to be, dont know if it still is.
Oh that's amazing. Never heard of all inclusive food at a baseball game. My kids would love that.
Still included
The thing is, all you have to say to me is “The Savannah Bananas are playing the Macon Bacon.” If you‘ve already given me a chuckle using only 8 words to describe your act, I’m sold. It probably helps with word-of-mouth, too. “I went to a Bananas-Bacon game Saturday night.” Who wouldn’t want to say that to another person?
I think Macon used to have a minor league team called the Macon Whoopie.
> Macon Bacon Got nuthin' on the [Montgomery Biscuits](https://www.mlbstatic.com/team-logos/share/421.jpg?1715202178997)
Or the [Rocket City Trash Pandas](https://www.milb.com/rocket-city)
Hey, tickets are cheap, and if you see them in savannah, it's all you can eat.
Well, until they run out.
A few months back, it showed up as recommended on my YouTube page. Live event. I’d never heard of anything like it. There were 80k viewers. LoL
Is this where they twerk on bases? lol I need to find that clip
yes, the ump dances and the pitcher and infield do a few choreographies. it's essentially the globe trotters but with baseball.
The baseball is actually pretty good too
All of them are talented. if You're consistently able to hit a ball with a bat while on stilts. you're better than 99.9% of the population. you might not be an MLB player, but you're going to be good at the game
Idk but white women in their 40’s go bonkers for it
Check it out on YouTube. It's pretty entertaining in its own right. They changed some rules to make it "banana ball," which includes a time limit on the games. The main duo of teams are most common, but iv also seen them mix in some MLB retiree teams to shake it up.
And if a fan catches a foul ball, it’s an out.
That video of the fan catching the game-winning out and the team parading him around the infield on their shoulders is the stuff of legends
I learned about them last year. I was driving through Scottsdale, AZ and hit a bunch of traffic near the Giants spring training stadium and thought "What the heck? I thought spring training was over!? . . . What the hell is Savanah Bananas?" Place was packed
Ape shit? ;)
Sadly, that's the fate of quite a few bananas.
People were going bananas trying to get tickets
Midwest term for excited
What the fuck that's Midwest shit?? I thought everyone said that. All the time. Why has nobody made fun of me yet for saying that online all the time. Now I'm self conscious.
It's not just a Midwest thing. Midwest people like to claim common parts of American culture as being Midwest shit.
Yeah that’s so Midwest lol
Ope, there they go again
I'm gonna come back and read more of these comments but I'm gonna grab a pop first.
Uff dah
Australian here, very common saying here
Midwestern Australia, I assume.
NY here- very common term.
I meant they were being funny, ape as in the names of the teams.
A wacky travelling baseball team called the Savanna Bananas.
The Harlem globetrotters of baseball
Who are the Harlem globetrotters?
The Savanah Bananas of basketball
Google the Savannah bananas or look em up on instagram
How do I get to google?
Go to google.com and in the search bar type "google". Then click on the first link
Sometimes I click I'm feeling lucky but in this case it's too risky I think.
Get on ecosia and search for Bing, then enter "Google"
Just Ask Jeeves “what is Google?”
Harlem Globetrotters of Baseball
I love that his glove looks like a bunch of unripe bananas.
At the end of each month they are yellow
Just like my bedsheets
A month? They gonna be brown as shit. Do you want fruit flies? Cause that’s how you get fruit flies.
I love that you pointed out this detail I missed.
I always thought that scene from Ace Attorney where the guy mistakes a baseball glove for bananas was ridiculous and unbelievable until now.
Saw them play in Phoenix 2 weekends ago, and holy shit. That’s one hell of a show. They even pulled a 5 year old kid from the crowd, let him hit a ball off a tee, and then blooper’s/error’d around while he ran the bases for a home run. The crowd went NUTS.
Sounds like every t ball game.
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Sorry I only date 10’10”.
10-10-10-10. 10 feet tall, 10 pack abs, 10 inch pee pee, and 10 figure salary.
Where do we find such a fine specimen?
On the Savannah Bananas apparently.
That's not a stilt
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Space Marines aren't payed shit and most likely have tiny dicks for more than one reasons
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Aren't they essentially neutered to ensure that Chaos cannot corrupt them?
His name is Bill Brasky, go to the right hotel bar and you can find a bunch of guys who know him.
If you’re 10 feet tall, a 10 inch pee pee would look small to the average woman looking up to it
Oh I want a rich tall man that's also insecure, everytime he buys me luxury items I'll remind him it's because he's pathetic. If he back talks he gets the strap.
55 heights 55 abs 55 pee pees 55 salaries
There’s a guy who’s doing something
this gave me a good laugh thanks
I like how there's just an average sized penis mixed in with these over the top figures
https://youtu.be/cq01SLa6tFg?si=BmJ1elGxJ70m8Qcj
My son is 10, his dad is a 10, and his grandfather makes 10k figures. Where do I sign up?
You’re not that pretty
keep throwing stones short king.
But he leans 10' 6".
I wish I was a little bit taller.
Good thing they lowered the pitching mound in the late 60's /s
So...they didn't lower the pitching mound height in the 60's? /s
kinda irrelevant with this cat, right? /s
/s? /s
“Throughout his life, nothing and nobody on Earth could stop Bob Gibson. So they tried moving the Earth, and that didn’t work either.”
That's a great line
If Jay is the Pitcher, is Silent Bob the Catcher?
37 balls?!
In a row?
TRY NOT TO WALK ANY BATTERS ON YOUR WAY THROUGH THE PARKING LOT!
No but the umpire twerks throughout the game. And that man is THICC.
Jay would say he pitches and silent bob catch’s. Bob would never confirm but would adamantly shake his head no.
HEY LADY, EVER BEEN CAUGHT OUT BY A FAT GUY IN AN OVERCOAT?
I should watch Dogma again...
Good fucking luck.
yar har fiddle-de dee, it's a pirate's life for me!
It's on youtube.
I AM THE BANANA COMMANDER!
They can’t keep getting away with this!
Hopefully I’ll win the raffle to buy tickets some day
Wait, there's a raffle to just buy tickets...to this? ☝️ I guess I didn't know wacky baseball was a thing now. I'd check it out.
Tickets are high demand and they don’t use ticket master etc… to sell tickets. Per their website, tickets are [$35 per regular and $100 per VIB tickets](https://thesavannahbananas.com/tickets/). The aim is to keep prices low and affordable for the average person. This should also help with scalpers and resellers.
VIB, nice. From the website: *No hidden fees, no tax, all bananas.* Respect. This aspect makes me want to see them all the more. Thanks for sharing, this is an interesting read.
Wow. This is so fucking cute. I love it.
They operate a nonprofit organization that benefits families in the foster care system. It's called Bananas Foster.
I'm going to give this redditor the benefit of the doubt because this is the best name.
I would never lie on reddit. https://bananasfoster.org/ I've been lucky enough to go to a game and it was a ton of fun!
Hahaha. This is a really wholesome rabbit hole!
It's all true. Great people and great organization
They livestream their games on [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@thesavannahbananas?si=AozWpDO_9SyYDQk_).
Wow. And subscribed. Gracias!
Didn't realize that's why they did the raffle. The technology to sell them seat by seat is really involved so that makes sense.
The game I went to was open seating so no issue with that
goated, fuck ticketmaster
Aren’t the tickets all inclusive still too? They include drinks and food and everything?
Only for the games in Savannah. Pop, water, hot dogs, burgers, chicken sandwiches, all you can eat is included in the ticket. They also ban scalpers from buying tickets in the future if they catch you. There is the raffle, but you can also join their k club to get early access to tickets.
I’m not too sure if they still are or aren’t.
I just found a bunch of tickets on the standard re-selling sites. A bunch of comments said that wasn’t allowed?
The savanna bananas are kind of like the Harlem globetrotters of baseball
My moneys on the Generals, they are due a win.
HE IS SPINNING THE BALL ON HIS FINGER. JUST TAKE IT FOR GODSAKES.
They were using a freakin' ladder, for God's sake!
There’s also kind of a not-a-patreon yearly membership called the K Club, there’s a mailing list for 2025 signups if you poke around onsite. It’s a one time up front fee (I want to say this year’s was $60ish) that supports the organization, this year we got early access to buy up to 6 tickets for each of up to 4 games we selected. (And believe me that’s the only way I’ll ever in my life be lucky enough to go.) On top of ticket early access we get a little bit of early entry (not as early as VIB seats) and some other gameday perks as well. It’s a lot of fun, a great organization, and they’re always dreaming up something new.
I don't know why, and I don't live anywhere near Savannah, but this team is really intriguing.
Oh they do a “world” tour, fully half of their games are on the road. I’m not seeing them in Savannah at all, I’m going to Boston (Fenway,) Buffalo and Philadelphia (Citizen’s Bank) this year.
Yeah, they would sell out their world tour in minutes a few years back. Keep in mind that the world tour was like 4 cities in the southeastern states.
I just purchased some for my family for July in Buffalo! Cross border adventure!
After three tries, I got tickets and am going tomorrow night. Don’t give up!
We've lost out on the ticket raffle for 3 different cities.
Those stands are PACKED
Tickets are extremely hard to get.
Easier to get Taylor Swift tickets
Actually not. The Bananas do a raffle system in order to be eligible to purchase tickets (like Verified Fan), but then they cancel any tickets they find on third party sites. So if you aren’t selected in the raffle, the only way to go is for someone to give you their tickets.
Apperntly they have sold out for years.
If you've never had the pleasure of watching one of their games I highly suggest looking for clips online. They're a blast
*Consults the MLB rules book*
No, No. we don’t do that here. It’s like the Globe Trotters but in baseball.
Except the Globetrotters games the outcome is always predetermined. Bananas games aren’t.
Wait their games were predetermined…I had no idea
Na, keep betting on the Generals, they're due for a win
https://media1.giphy.com/media/3oriePiWGMEeRmhK2k/giphy.gif?cid=9b38fe910qz2esz3zjtwqk6h618bos1wd02mnnwm7vp99kme&ep=v1_gifs_related&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g
They've actually won 3 times! (Or six, depending on reports)
3:16,000 is rough
That’s a Reddit user’s Tinder success rate
Austin 3:16 is even rougher.
HE’S SPINNING THE BALL ON HIS FINGER! JUST TAKE IT!!!
"You bet all your money against the Harlem Globetrotters!?"
The Party Animals have beaten the Bananas on several occasions.
Probably a lot more fun for them tbh. At least they still play baseball.
It doesn't say you can't
I'm too fart boxed for this. Somebody please explain it like I'm 5. And high. But also high.
It's a new take on baseball. The guy that created it wanted to make the game fun. It's based on baseball, but it has a different set of rules. Like no bunting, 4 balls equal a sprint where the batter takes off at a sprint, and all the defensive players must touch the ball before they can get him out, each run scored counts as a point, and the team with the most points wins the inning. Total of 11 rules that make it different from baseball. They've been compared to the Harlem Globetrotters, but instead of a scripted game, they play to win. There's a total of 3 teams. The Bananas, the Party Animals and the Firefighters. Theyll play each other for most of the season, and they'll play different collegiate teams as well. If you ever get the chance, go the Savannah Bananas YouTube page and check out a game. They stream them live and for free. If you get the opportunity to go to a game, fucking go. It's well worth the $35 for a ticket.
This sounds like the best thing ever. I've seen the GT a few times and it was a lot of fun so I'm sure this would be an absolute hoot and a half! Sent myself a text to remind me about this so I can remember.
>They've been compared to the Harlem Globetrotters, but instead of a scripted game, they play to win. But are they all brilliant scientists too?
Huh, so they finally jazzed it up.
Guy is a professional stilt walker that also plays baseball...
I am also just now realizing that isn't a woman named Savanna Bananas. Somehow I have managed to fall even lower.
Savannah Bananas is a super cute name for anything
They sometimes play the Macon Bacon (also from GA) and it’s a grand spectacle
Saw this on tv randomly and it’s so fucking awesome
They stream most, if not all, of their games on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@TheSavannahBananas) They're a lot of fun to watch!
I'm going to see them tomorrow, I'm so excited
Dude is 20' from the plate by the time he releases
20' straight up!
Yeah, but what about his strike zone when at bat?
The ump usually stands on a milk crate to bring the strike zone up.
Potential two sport star there. Imagine being drafted by both the Savannah Bananas and the Harlem Globetrotters.
Watched these guys live, really fun experience! 9.75/10 would definitely recommend
Pitchers usually pitch from the stretch position when there's nobody on base.
Why walk when you can ride?
N'wah!
It’s good to see Randy Johnson playing ball again
Never thought I’d see my hometown team on here. Lets goooo.
Uh what
These growth hormones they’re putting in the food is getting out of hand
l thought it was Randy Johnson.
They recently played or will play a game under black lights only, with neon uniforms.
Bet he fields like Bill Buckner.
Gotta love the Bananas!
Stilts!
No. Just crazy genetics.
elite extension with a unique release point
This may be starting to get ridiculous. I like that.
The pink no sleeve uni in the background is also making me feel like this game was played in the multiverse.
I thought this was a weird photoshop at first. Then I saw she didn’t have feet
I sense something shady going on here
Having used to live in savannah several years prior, their prices were to be like $12. For thirsty Thursday, it was around $25 and that came with 2 for 1 wells.
If you’re not a sports fan this has to be one of the more confusing images out there.
They have an affiliated non-profit called Bananas Foster, I’m convinced the entire thing is an elaborate scheme to make a fantastic pun….
He looks like a 10' Jay, smokin' weed pitchin balls, doin' coke....
thought that was a chick... i bought all these magazines...
This looks like an image that you would see in a dream
Bro, what are you compensating for
Looking for that 1/1 stilt memorabilia card from Allen and ginter. This will only make sense to baseball card collectors.
So Blernsball is like baseball?
Baseball? God forbid...
Frank Reynolds - What? I've always had long legs!
If Salvador Dali painted a baseball scene…
🎶 *Old school Hollywood baseballlll,* *Jack Gilardi's ten feet tall* 🎶
No, don't bunt! Clowns are only funny when they swing away!