Savannah Bananas

[imref]

Coming to Nats Park on July 13!

[HalfSmokes]

Did we get relegated?

[Mattionals]

I hear tickets are like 500 a pop.

[Five Banners]

I hear tickets are like 500 a pop.

Wut

[Mattionals]

Wut

From their website

Our tickets start at $35 when you purchase them from our site. If you find some that are way more than $35, those tickets had been bought from us and are now being sold on a third-party platform that we cannot control. These third-parties include StubHub, Ticket Master, etc. We also highly recommend that you DO NOT purchase from people on Facebook as those are typically fraudulent. Warning: Tickets purchased through third party sites are often fraudulent and will not be accepted.

Pretty sure they sell at 35 bucks on their website and sell out instantly. Then the second hand market blows things up.

[Five Banners]

From their website

Pretty sure they sell at 35 bucks on their website and sell out instantly. Then the second hand market blows things up.

Ah

[imref]

anyone able to register for the ticket lottery? I filled out the form and got an email confirmation a few hours later but never receive the follow-on SMS confirmation.

[GataNats]

This is the lamest thing I’ve ever witnessed.   Different strokes

[nfotiu]

Are they really selling out major league stadiums?   

[imref]

This is the lamest thing I’ve ever witnessed.   Different strokes

I think of it like the Harlem globetrotters

[imref]

The Bananas just notified those who entered the lottery for tickets at Nats park of the results. I did not get a ticket slot. This freaking event is going to sell out the stadium.

[machpost]

The Bananas just notified those who entered the lottery for tickets at Nats park of the results. I did not get a ticket slot. This freaking event is going to sell out the stadium.

I got the same rejection email. But a couple of weeks ago they had a season plan holder presale and we were able to buy four seats in the club level (200 level I believe) for $75 a pop. Not cheap, but I succumbed to FOMO.

[Five Banners]

I think of it like the Harlem globetrotters

Finally looked up some clips. Do they do athletic skill tricks and routines like the Globetrotters, or is it more of the dancing/costume change prop slapstick comedy attempts? Basically, is it a two hour version of the Presidents race with associated (cringeworthy) hijinks?

[imref]

Finally looked up some clips. Do they do athletic skill tricks and routines like the Globetrotters, or is it more of the dancing/costume change prop slapstick comedy attempts? Basically, is it a two hour version of the Presidents race with associated (cringeworthy) hijinks?

a bit of everything:

[Natsinpwc]

I don’t know about now but you used to be able to see the Globetrotters for basically free. This seems like a lot of money to see something similar. Maybe due to the newness? 

[imref]

I don’t know about now but you used to be able to see the Globetrotters for basically free. This seems like a lot of money to see something similar. Maybe due to the newness? 

that and limited schedule.

[Five Banners]

I don’t know about now but you used to be able to see the Globetrotters for basically free. This seems like a lot of money to see something similar. Maybe due to the newness? 

Yeah, one can watch the Nats for the sublime to the ridiculous in the field for less

[imref]

i'm going to see if i can get some taylor swift tickets and trade them for banana ball tickets.

[wj73]

I was notified today that I won the lottery to buy tix. It looks like it’ll be fun.

[English Natsie]

[Count Walewski]

I'll be out of the country when they come to Nats Park, grr. My wife and I have been looking to see the Bananas play for years, it looks really entertaining. They sell out every single game.

Here's one of many articles about how they went from a middling minor league team to one of the hottest tickets in America: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/26/savannah-bananas-baseball-team-tiktok-banana-ball

[imref]

Greatest walkup song of all time?

https://x.com/HamiltonMusical/status/1790782294082416910

[wj73]

Greatest walkup song of all time?

https://x.com/HamiltonMusical/status/1790782294082416910

 

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Definitely an upgrade on the constipated waddle out to Creed

[imref]

Bananas sold out Fenway the other night.

This is from a couple of years ago, it's a talk by the owner discussing how they went from barely existing to selling out every game (before they went on the road).