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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BruisedOrange said:
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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Slow your roll, my fellow old-timer. Every era has shown interest in novelties. The Globetrotters for basketball being my favorite example. You can add professional wrestling, monster trucks, demolition derby events, even the clowns at rodeos. Sounds like the impact to the purity of baseball is your greatest concern but if banana ball introduces young people to the real sport is that not a win? That’s what Meadowlark Lemon did for me with basketball. Would we not agree that banana ball is a better representation of baseball than Veeck putting someone with dwarfism at the plate to be walked on four straight pitches?

The win will be children asking their moms and dads today to go outside and play catch after watching this event.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go see if anyone is on my lawn.
 
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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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What exactly the "concept"?? I truly don't know what this is supposed to be.
 
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preacherman20 said:
I was offered tickets and passed on them. Not baseball. A sideshow for the youngens and those who don't really know baseball. If they would lose the sideshow stuff I love their rules but not the theatrics and dances and songs and stuff. I could live with them when it was just different rules.
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Huh? How long has this been going on? It's a thing? There are rules?

I admit that I don't do any social media and don't spend a huge amount of time on the Internet, but how did I miss this.... whatever it is?
 
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adam.vol said:
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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Ah...Globetrotters. So it's not a new sport or league. It's a traveling circus like the globetrotters and their nightly opponent? Now I think I understand it. Thanks for clearing it up for me. To each their own. Can't believe it drew a crowd that big though.
 
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I guess I'll state the obvious...IT IS ENTERTAINMENT...not meant to be serious baseball. I personally would not attend one. I have watched from afar and IF one tries to get to literal watching....then you'll be lost and grumbling about it. Most, if not all, where highly rated talent at one time. Most from college programs, but many who didn't make it long in professional ball(they are extremely athletic). The guys make a great living acting crazy. AND CLEARLY, with 101,000 in Neyland, there's a market for it. I appreciate there several players on several teams are strong, moral, Christ-honoring men and that's what actually caught my attention initially. So...enjoy or not. Just make sure you understand its a parody to baseball...not what we grew up playing (mostly)
 
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GSPVol said:
Ah...Globetrotters. So it's not a new sport or league. It's a traveling circus like the globetrotters and their nightly opponent? Now I think I understand it. Thanks for clearing it up for me. To each their own. Can't believe it drew a crowd that big though.
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Many families spend thousands of dollars flying all over the country to see them play. It's a huge event, now. I believe something like 1.2M people had entered the ticket lottery for the games here.
 
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GSPVol said:
Ah...Globetrotters. So it's not a new sport or league. It's a traveling circus like the globetrotters and their nightly opponent? Now I think I understand it. Thanks for clearing it up for me. To each their own. Can't believe it drew a crowd that big though.
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Never underestimate the power of a PR campaign. I see the game is on tv this morning and the stadium we couldn’t sell out in 2018 is sold out for baseball globetrotters.
 
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