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What exactly are the Savannah Bananas becoming?
The Bananas started as baseball’s most eccentric attraction. Now they are building something that increasingly resembles a traveling entertainment universe of their own
TL;DR
- The Savannah Bananas brand has become larger than the team itself, expanding into a league of professional bananaball teams.
- Bananaball focuses on entertainment, trick plays, and crowd engagement, deviating from traditional baseball.
- The organization targets a family demographic, similar to Disney, with child-friendly music and extensive merchandise.
- The success of bananaball's unique entertainment model suggests potential for it to rival MLB in popularity, especially among younger fans.
- The Bananas' founder, Jesse Cole, views the organization as a creative entity akin to Disney and Saturday Night Live, unafraid to innovate and take risks.