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Banana ball : the unbelievably true story of the Savannah Bananas

Banana ball : the unbelievably true story of the Savannah Bananas

Cole, Jesse, author.
Book 2023

"The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again ... The Bananas throw out a first banana rather than a ball. Their first-base coach dances to 'Thriller' or Britney between innings. Players run into the crowd to hand out roses. And the rules themselves are bananas: if a fan catches a foul ball it's an out; and players might go to bat on stilts or wearing a banana costume. And their fans absolutely love it ... For...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Baseball Social aspects United States
Cole, Jesse
Exhibition games Georgia Savannah
Savannah Bananas (Baseball team)
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ISBN:
9780593473412
Description:
viii, 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
Other Title:
BananaBall : the unbelievably true story of the Savannah Bananas
Contents:
The beginning
Scituate, Massachusetts
The love of the game
Jesse the entertainer
Bored by baseball
Meeting Emily
Marrying Emily
The mentors
The name and the look
Birth of the Bananas
Changing the game
Family
The tryout
Social media
The true baseball players
Entertainers
Ideas
2022 world tour
Kansas City, here we come!
The future
LCCN:
2022055492
Control Number:
3280130
Other Authors:
Yaeger, Don, author
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