Ready to see a dancing umpire, a pitcher wearing stilts, a cheerleading squad of grandmothers, a crawling competition for babies, a dog that retrieves baseball bats, topless players with six-pack abs, behind-the-back catches, a pre-game parade with a brass band, and so much more?! Boston Red Sox legend and World Series champion Jonathan Papelbon was there at Grayson Stadium, and he was wearing a kilt!
The Savannah Bananas have officially blown my mind. I've attended nearly 2,000 baseball games, and I've never experienced anything like this. Even the rules are wacky. If a fan catches a foul ball, it counts as an OUT! Batters can't bunt or step out of the box, but they CAN steal 1st base. There's a two-hour time limit for the game, and so on. This was like watching baseball on another planet, and here's a bold claim: even if someone thinks baseball is lame, they will love this video and the Savannah Bananas.
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This video was filmed on September 2, 2022 by "Fenway Chris" (@yonnernyc on Instagram) and it was edited by Rachel Messbauer. Huge thanks to Bananas owner Jesse Cole (@yellowtuxjesse) for inviting me and a big thanks to YOU for watching!