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Posted on 08/01/2025 4:44:59 PM PDT by Vision
Can anybody explain to me what is going on here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5FLP0QVRY0
Is it some sort of party baseball league? There was a hit to the outfield and the fielder caught it in a fedora and playing cards came out of his hat. They stop the action to dance to a song. Camden yards is packed and it's never that way for the Orioles. The entire stadium is smiling. Can't tell if this is fun or Idiocracy.
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Imagine if the Harlem Globetrotters were a baseball team.
People on FR love it. I think it’s gay as hell. But, to each his own.
Are there only two teams like the harlem globetrotters vs washington generals or is there a league?
The Bananas play the Party Animals, the Firefighters, and the Texas Tailgaters.
That league has some strange rules. I believe one of them is if a batter hits a foul ball into the stands, and a fan legitimately catches it, the batter is called out.
Apparently there a handful of teams. Here’s some more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Ball
We in Philadelphia sell out CBP twice when they come here. It’s gay but good entertainment to most.
THEY SELL OUT NO MATTER WHERE THEY APPEAR, IIRC.
I have not been to a Savannah Bananas game yet but the whole purpose of that rule is to make the game fun again and to involve the fans in it.
Never heard of it until a couple of months ago. I work at a sports bar in Northern Commiefornia and Bananaball is more popular than the 49ers.
It’s a fun time with VERY loose baseball rules and lots of made up rules! lol My kids just went and saw a game earlier this month in Charlotte, NC and had a great time! Hard to get tickets. I think my daughter was on the wait list for at least 2 years before she got notified? Maybe it was 3 yrs? Their games are always sold out which is why there is such a long wait list. Two teams but I think they are getting another team together to play? Also tickets are pretty cheap compared to MLB tickets. Forget what my daughter paid....but I know it was less than $50 a ticket. I want to say something like $25 or $35 per ticket [and up]? If you watch a game [on line] those guys are really athletic and very good! You should google Savannah Bananas to see how this all started. Interesting history.
Yep, that is a rule. And you are correct it’s to get the fans involved and make the game fun. My kids loved it when they saw them earlier this month. They had a great time!
This is playing on ESPN HD now (Verizon FiOS Channel 570).
It’s entertainment.
It’s an alternate baseball league which adds a bunch of new rules, including “trick plays”, if a team’s fan catches a foul ball, it’s an out, and a player can steal first base on a wild pitch. Lots of silly and fun additions, dance routines and fan interactions.
The Orioles are having a bad season.
It was on 60 Minutes fairly recently. I watched it but not sure if a rerun or not.
https://youtu.be/Hluf-1XUb2k?si=18nk_lOnClQIec6i
The Harlem Globetrotters of baseball.
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