Who’s watching the Savannah Bananas at Neyland Stadium?

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BruisedOrange said:
Sorry, Ed, but you obviously don't appreciate the subtleties of strategery.
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A certain panache must be required. I’ve tried to watch on a number of occasions but haven’t been able to get there, myself. I get the concept, but not something to which i’d expose a child seeking to learn real baseball. ⚾️
 
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Some things are over-the-top and really for people who don’t get baseball or for kids. Their time clock, points system, and trick plays do make for some entertainment. They actually do play baseball, but to some quirky rules.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
A certain panache must be required. I’ve tried to watch on a number of occasions but haven’t been able to get there, myself. I get the concept, but not something to which i’d expose a child seeking to learn real baseball. ⚾️
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Seems like a prime example of this era's demand for novelty--and often novelty over substance.

I've been mapping out a summer workshop for young writers using classic movies, and when it came to the section discussing genres, I realized that their cinematic experience has been the mashing of genres to such an extent that they no longer know what distinct genres are or were.

Genres had their own rules or expectations. Breaking one of those rules, or zagging on one of those expectations, is what allowed creativity and the exploration of new (novel) themes. Creativity requires limits. Without rules or expectations or limits, creativity becomes chaotic, ceases to communicate substantively, and the result is you're marketing novelty in lieu of true creativity.

That's how banana ball strikes me. Individually, the skills displayed are impressive. As an event or experience, the tone is lively and very family-friendly. But it feels like the inevitable, de-evolutionary response to YouTube-wired attention spans.

LOL--of course, that's probably about what men my age were saying back when baseball was suddenly being replaced by football as the national pastime for a generation growing up watching TV!
It's definitely what men my age write when they wake up at 2:30am with their own privately sad, frustrated observations.
;) "Blame it on the kids-these-days!"
 
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I liked the idea of the Bananas more when I thought they were a real minor league team. Don’t really have much interest in it knowing they’re a Globetrotters team.

Fixed anything is unwatchable ever since I found out The Ultimate Warrior actually sucked at wrestling and Kurt Angel was one of the best wrestlers ever to perform in the WWE.. Think about how many other pro sports that can actually apply to (LeBron James struggles to dribble).
 
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