What do you get when you combine a historic baseball stadium, dancing baseball players, a team who has sold out every home game since 2016, a team who’s motto is “We make baseball fun”, a dancing first base coach, a team owner dressed in a yellow tuxedo who also is the Master of Ceremonies at the game and who puts fans first? The Savannah Bananas!
Attending a Bananas game is like no other baseball game you’ve ever seen. The fun starts when the Banana Pep Band, the players, the Banana Nanas cheerleaders (grandmas) , the young dance team Banana Splits, and the owner Jesse Cole march between the two lines of fans waiting to enter the stadium.
There are no assigned seats and all of the tickets include free food – hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, chips, a cookie, and water or soft drink. Of course beer and cocktails are available for purchase.
The fun continued after the game started. The owner and players walked through the stands, the dancing first base coach break danced, and each time the teams switched sides at the bottom or top of an inning there was some kind of fun 60 second event. Most of the entertainment involved kids from the stands and dancing and singing.
Did they play real baseball? Yes, nine full innings. There were celebrations whenever the Bananas scored and when it was over the Bananas won 8-0.
The Bananas play their home games at the Historic Grayson Stadium which was built in 1926. Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Jackie Robinson are some of the baseball legends who have played ball here.
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Beth, this is hysterical. Who do they play against and do they always win?
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Suzanne, they are in a collegiate summer league and they don’t always win. The game we saw was the Lexington County Blowfish. One of my favorite other team names is the Macon Bacon. The tickets are almost impossible to get
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I went on their website and saw that this season is entirely sold out. It must be a really good show. Thanks for teaching me something today. This was really cool.
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And there is a long waiting list for next year. The best way to get tickets at the last minute is to ask around to see if anyone has some they can’t use. This is the first year we were able to get tickets.
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How fun! I never heard of this! Thanks for your post!
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Jesse Cole, the team owner, is a marketing genius and the fans love the games!
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How fun! Thank you for sharing this with us!
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It’s a real ballgame with lots of fun entertainment!
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How fun is this! Watching this game can definitely not get boring like some ball games.
I loved this. Thanks for taking us along!
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It was our first game and we were entertained the whole time!
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Okay, now this is ‘good’ news, and I LOVE it. What a hoot! It is so good to read about something positive in a community these days. Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve got to pass the laptop to my husband so he can read it.
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Thanks Judy! They have been in Savannah for 6 years and this is the first year we could get tickets. Every person I have talked to about the games said how much fun they had. I’m glad we finally got to experience it! You can find lots more videos on YouTube and Instagram.
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What a fun baseball game and great pictures to take us there Beth!
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Anne, the entertainment at the Savannah Bananas game was fun and so was sitting in a baseball stadium watching the game.
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We had hoped to catch a Bananas game on our way to or from Pawleys Island, SC. But their schedule just didn’t allow for that. Maybe next year! I love their shenanigans!
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I hope you can make it to a Bananas game one day! So much fun!
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Sounds like a roaring good time.
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Oh yes, it was a great time!
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