Savannah Bananas

[@1RBFjr]

I’m going to have to make a road trip to check out the Owls.

Love to have you!

 

[preacherman20]

Let me know and I will meet you there. The food is great, games are fun, and the owners are pretty good guys also.

 

[@1RBFjr]

Bananas on deck in Forest City tonight. Now back to your regularly scheduled Tennessee baseball game thread.

 

[@1RBFjr]

Win over the Bananas tonight- that’s Vol Angus Pence in our tweet:

 

[TNHopeful505]

The Harlem Globetrotters of baseball. I love it. Would LOVE to watch these guys. I'm glad that baseball is making a comeback, and amazingly, I feel like none of it is due to MLB, but due to programs like ours, and programs like the Bananas making baseball fun again.

 

[LeannaVol]

CBS Sunday Morning did a story on them today. Yes I’m old watch CBS Sunday morning. But they look like a good time and what Minor League ball should be.

 

[MAD]

CBS Sunday Morning did a story on them today. Yes I’m old watch CBS Sunday morning. But they look like a good time and what Minor League ball should be.

I wouldn’t be surprised if more teams follow their business model. It seems to work.

 

[MAD]

 

[taylorvol]

Let me know and I will meet you there. The food is great, games are fun, and the owners are pretty good guys also.

Will do. Would love to catch a game and talk some Vols baseball.

 

[imw8n4u]

That’s what they do at the beginning of the season, then they ripen to all yellow uniforms.

Do they end up brown and spotted?

 

[@1RBFjr]

Do they end up brown and spotted?

No, only bright yellow.

 

[WestTennesseeVol]

Do they end up brown and spotted?

They need a banana bread uniform for the ones you tell yourself you’ll eat and then go bad so you need to do something with them

 

[MAD]

This is a great bit on understanding what inspired the concept at what the bananas are about.
The owner is very clever.

 

[MAD]

 

[chuckiepoo]

Brilliant marketer. Reminds me of a real marketer… @preacherman20

 

[@1RBFjr]

Knew this was coming. Savannah Bananas fold collegiate team to focus on Banana Ball

 

[MAD]

Knew this was coming. Savannah Bananas fold collegiate team to focus on Banana Ball

It makes sense.

 

[@1RBFjr]

A relative down there sent me this article. She said some people liked real baseball with a touch of wacky and don’t like the end of it:

I've lost that lovin' peelin': My breakup letter to the Savannah Bananas

 

[MAD]

A relative down there sent me this article. She said some people liked real baseball with a touch of wacky and don’t like the end of it:

I've lost that lovin' peelin': My breakup letter to the Savannah Bananas

Clever title

 

[taylorvol]

A relative down there sent me this article. She said some people liked real baseball with a touch of wacky and don’t like the end of it:

I've lost that lovin' peelin': My breakup letter to the Savannah Bananas

Great article and the gist was some of the Savannah locals feel a bit betrayed. Their local team just left them (and the Coastal Plains League) to barnstorm across the US seeking fame, glory, and the all-mighty dollar. Some would call it chasing the American dream and the byproduct of “growth”—-while others would call it greed and commercialism. Candidly, I’m not sure how I feel about it as I see truth from both sides.

 

[MAD]

Great article and the gist was some of the Savannah locals feel a bit betrayed. Their local team just left them (and the Coastal Plains League) to barnstorm across the US seeking fame, glory, and the all-mighty dollar. Some would call it chasing the American dream and the byproduct of “growth”—-while others would call it greed and commercialism. Candidly, I’m not sure how I feel about it as I see truth from both sides.

My take is they have created something very unique and special and have the potential to be a huge international success. It would have been nice to keep the Coastal team but I think ultimately that was holding them back.

 

[taylorvol]

My take is they have created something very unique and special and have the potential to be a huge international success. It would have been nice to keep the Coastal team but I think ultimately that was holding them back.

The husband and wife owners followed their passion and risked their life savings to pursue their dreams….I guess that’s pretty neat that they are being financially rewarded.

 

[@1RBFjr]

Great article and the gist was some of the Savannah locals feel a bit betrayed. Their local team just left them (and the Coastal Plains League) to barnstorm across the US seeking fame, glory, and the all-mighty dollar. Some would call it chasing the American dream and the byproduct of “growth”—-while others would call it greed and commercialism. Candidly, I’m not sure how I feel about it as I see truth from both sides.

I agree it’s easy to see it either way. I’ve often been asked what I thought of them. My response is ‘what do you want? A game that’s mostly baseball and some antics where you aren’t certain who is going to win, or a game that’s mostly antics and some baseball where you know who probably will win?’ Depending on what you want answers the question, so there’s not a wrong answer. I hope they do well.

 

[taylorvol]

I agree it’s easy to see it either way. I’ve often been asked what I thought of them. My response is ‘what do you want? A game that’s mostly baseball and some antics where you aren’t certain who is going to win, or a game that’s mostly antics and some baseball where you know who probably will win?’ Depending on what you want answers the question, so there’s not a wrong answer. I hope they do well.

Well said. Now, I need to figure out how to leave corporate America and make a living in baseball. . When I was in college, my dream job was in Marketing for the Atlanta Braves. The closest I’ve gotten is buying their tickets. Lol.

 

[MAD]