You can play concerts in Sanford, you play football in Sanford, you can have commencements and Olympic soccer at Sanford. But, by God, you’d better not let the Savannah Bananas play there:
I mean, it seems like the kids had fun, and people were out to tailgate and see them like it was a home football game. Methinks it’s kind of popular.
I mean, if you let Yell Leaders exist at your home stadium, you can’t really argue with allowing a parody baseball team playing there, can you?
Would you have this reaction if The Bananas came to Sanford Stadium?
Obviously it will never happen because the Hedges prevent them from using the “whole field” like they do at other CFB/NFL stadiums.
That said, I don’t find a whole lot of entertainment value in it, but they have certainly kept (something like) baseball alive in Savannah, which is something. Loved watching real baseball at Grayson Stadium growing up, whether with a few dozen people on a Sunday afternoon or a few hundred who showed up for Thirsty Thursdays, so I have to give the Bananas credit for keeping it going!
You would think. 79, but the Bananas has played at several football only stadiums . They simply have 180 foot left field or right field lines.
I would blame Bobo for setting the game up.
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I find the Savannah Bananas tedious.
They will eventually flame out like the Globetrotters, but if people find it entertaining, good for them.
Well, if they flame out like the Globetrotters, that will be pretty successful. The owner of the Bananas is making money hand over fist.
They came to Houston a couple of years ago. I thought about going on a lark. Check the tickets and it was sold out. Checked the secondary market and they started at $200. The Bananas have a club that you can pay $75 (I believe) for the right to buy tickets to any of their games. It’s not something I’d do, but lots of people disagree with me. In the entertainment realm, they’re doing something right.
No doubt. At least at their peak, the Globetrotters played basketball (I believe Wilt Chamberlain played for the Trotters at one time) and sprinkled in the entertainment. The Bananas don’t seem to be anything more than a game resembling baseball meets Tik Tok.
Now, get off my lawn. 🙂
Dear Mister J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics, schedule the Savannah Banana team for a one hundred year run in Sanford Stadium.
Run this fan off, who gives a good giggly goat fornication what this rectal deposit fan thinks. I’m not a Banana Boy (on multiple levels) but some bum arse fan thinking their feelings hold Big Bulldog hostage is dumb. Let me get this straight: we’re in a golden age and a fan wants to decide, out of the blue (or yeller in this case) that they’re walking over something they don’t need to pay for or attention to? SAD. Last time I checked there’s an eight year old gentlewoman named Georgia that laughingly skips through the Arch. She’s being raised right, loves the Dawgs, is the future and will look back and laugh with fond memories – pure awesomeness. Tradition is good let it build greatness down the road. When you honor what’s behind you, love who’s beside you and knock the tar out of challenges in front of you – good things happen. Some kid would watch Banana Ball and fall in love with Athens and grow to be a DGD and that’s worth it to me. I saw Bro Country Bryan cover Enter Sandman Between the Hedges, I saw the Macarena Between the Hedges, and you know what else I saw? Beating Notre Dame in their hindquarters and I’ll take it (don’t be lewd). Enjoy the ride, Refugees, regardless of some of the stops. It starts with whippin’ Tennessee State’s arse and then fifteen more!
#GoDawgs
My daughter, son in law and 7 yr old grandson were at the Kyle Field game. Had a blast! I’d love to see them come to Athens!!! Fun stuff. Saw a short documentary on the creator. Pretty impressive what he’s accomplished.
The guy’s book passed around our office from the CEO down. There was some good information in it especially regarding in-person interaction with clients that can add to your organization based on a lot of negative feeling consumers have post COVID
Of all the things to worry about…this ain’t one of them.
Good grief. If you say that Georgia football is your driving passion then giving it up because UGA rented Sanford for one day of Bananaball then your passion does not run deep.
BRING ON BANANABALL!!! Foul balls that go into the FG net count as a run! Hell, bring on more concerts and events. I hate that we have this ENORMOUS asset that gets used MAYBE 25 times a year, possibly 12-ish for public events (G-Day, commencement, etc).
I’m a Banana’s season ticket holder since day 1 – back when the tix were $18(!)/game. They don’t even sell season tix anymore, so we’re grandfathered in and renew each year. The wife and I will attend 1 game and the rest go to my employees and their families. The schtick gets overwhelming (sometimes, I just want to watch baseball), but always entertaining and my employees love it.
I don’t think of it as they are the new Globetrotters. It’s more like they are building the next WWE, with their own league, rules, multiple teams, etc. And yes, they are PRINTING money. Also, the owners (the Coles & the Ortons) are really nice people so good for them.
Getting to be a bunch of cantankerous curmudgeons around here.