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@BikoRicoSuave

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“An idiot with a stupid board” - someone’s Grandma on Facebook || @TheSavBananas Broadcast Entertainer || Watch Bananaland on ESPN+

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Biko Skalla
1 year
Tim Kurkjian's mind is blown by Banana Ball. Probably the coolest moment I've ever had in the booth.
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10,000 likes and I broadcast the whole game from left field
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My scorecards are on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I’m beyond grateful for everyone in my life who has made this insane thing possible.
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Savannah Bananas
8 months
The Savannah Bananas are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The new exhibit features relics that tell the story of Banana Ball and the Savannah Bananas.    "As a kid, you look up to your heroes in the Hall of Fame. To even be considered among them for this display, is a…
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1,000 likes and I’ll buy a countertop from Buc-ee’s for the house I don’t own
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I'm incredibly excited to announce that I've signed a 12 month contract extension with the Bananas! I truly had the time of my life in Savannah this summer and I'm looking forward to producing content for the Nanners throughout the offseason!
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1 year
If this was a Banana Ball game Bobby Whitt Jr. would be out because of this
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Talkin’ Baseball
1 year
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a foul ball into a suite and his dad caught it! Those are some insane odds
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10 months
@Hokies02 @TheSavBananas This is very real and also applies on pop ups!
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8 months
There are no words that could properly explain how proud I am of our BTV Team. We just put on 87 broadcasts across 7 months and continued to plus our shows every step of the way. All our hard work culminated in a decisive final game of the tour. Here's how we set the scene...
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3 years
Wait Clare's parents are named James and Lily?! Pretty suspicious @Clare_Crawley
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3 years
Well folks the verdict is in, baby goats love Biko but HATE Emmys!
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4 years
One of the coolest moments I’ve had in my young broadcasting career. A huge thank you to @CoachStrick21 @YellowTuxJesse @jorton622 for letting me swing the lumber in the Breakfast Bowl last night! Next time I’ve gotta take the 1-1 slider to right though. Rookie mistake.
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Savannah Bananas
4 years
Nothing quite like the Broadcaster coming down mid game to jump in a uniform and take an at bat to lead off the eighth. Biko does it all💪
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4 years
Juan talking about his go ahead single and the benches clearing afterwards. What was his mentality with the game on the line? "Just trying to get a base hit for the boys"
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4 years
Not the most eloquent setup in my broadcasting career but what an exciting finish in Grayson tonight! Juan Colato with his 2nd RBI single of the night to give the Bananas the lead late. The kid from San Salvador is LEGIT! Race for the Golden Spork 🍌4 Wins 🥓1 Win
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4 years
This was supposed to be a minute long video taking a look at some of my old baseball cards. I decided it would be fun to do it with the goats. It did not go well.
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10 months
The booth is loose
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11 months
Dalton Mauldin sets the single game trick play record as he records FIVE against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs! @DaltonMauldin also went 1-1 with a double, 2 RBI, a run scored, a stolen base, and walked off the 7th inning with a ball-four sprint
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7 months
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I've wholeheartedly enjoyed my three years of broadcasting Bananas baseball in the CPL. While there are aspects of it I will miss, none more than our amazing players, I truly cannot contain my excitement about the future of this team. More opponents, more cities, more fun!!!
@TheSavBananas
Savannah Bananas
2 years
The next chapter is Banana Ball. More games, more teams, more fans. Full announcement here:
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4 years
I’m incredibly exited for the opportunity to be broadcasting baseball in Savannah in just a few weeks time. Thank you to the Bananas for putting your trust in me to run the show this season! Here’s how you can watch some baseball this summer!
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Savannah Bananas
4 years
Meet Biko! Our Broadcast Entertainer for Bananas Insiders! Biko peels his bananas from the top NOT the bottom, he likes ketchup on his mac and cheese, and he's stoked for this summer! To learn more about Biko click this link!
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11 months
Bill LeRoy joins us in the booth to crack open some blue crabs and chaos ensues🤣 @bleroy28
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4 years
This was the first time Kyle’s hit in a game since he was at Richmond Hill High School in 2016... and he goes yard while mic’d up with his best friend on a live broadcast... with his high school coach at third base... are you kidding me?!?
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Savannah Bananas
4 years
I mean what more could you ask for?? While mic'd up on the broadcast with Biko & Bill, Kyle Luigs sends an absolute bomb over the right field wall.
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Biko Skalla
4 years
They call me The Banana Oracle🔮🔮🔮 More importantly @drew_yniesta has 3 home runs in 2 days and looks like a man possessed in the box. A couple weeks ago he told me, "I'm a man on a mission." If that mission is clobbering baseballs he's off to a terrific start.
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Biko Skalla
8 months
The Bananas and Party Animals have played 68 times. They are 33-33-2 against each other. Game 69 decides the tour. HERE. WE. GO!!!
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Savannah Bananas
8 months
It all comes down to this. The final game of the 2023 Banana Ball World Tour. Who will win it all? 👀 🆚 @ThePrtyAnimals 📍 Cooperstown, NY 🏟️ Doubleday Field 📺 @ 12:30pm ET ⚾️ 1pm ET
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Biko Skalla
1 year
Last night Dan Oberst hit one of the furthest home runs I've ever seen in my life
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1 year
This was a no-joke barrel from Stilts! Dude’s getting legitimately good at baseball while playing on 5-foot stilts
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Savannah Bananas
1 year
Barrel party last night from our guy Stilts😁
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1 year
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Not the most eloquent setup in my broadcasting career but what an exciting finish in Grayson tonight! Juan Colato with his 2nd RBI single of the night to give the Bananas the lead late. The kid from San Salvador is LEGIT! Race for the Golden Spork 🍌4 Wins 🥓1 Win
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9 months
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8 months
Superb story from John about my odd broadcasting journey and how special it is to be back in Syracuse!
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John Boccacino
8 months
The @TheSavBananas put the fun back in baseball, and the voice of the team, Biko Skalla '18 ( @BikoRicoSuave ) has a personality that aligns perfectly with the team's zany on-field antics. Get to know Skalla in this @SyracuseU profile! #SavannahBananas ➡️
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"This looks like a play you'd see in a Savannah Bananas game." - David Cone Terrific analysis, @dcone36 as this was a double play the @ThePrtyAnimals tried to pull off on Friday night
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MLB
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What a 3-1-4-2 double play!
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9 months
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4 years
Jose Gonzalez Jr. mashes baseballs. That's it. That's the tweet.
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8 months
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1 year
One of the oddest things I've ever seen happen on a baseball field. And from the booth it just looked like a run of the mill foul ball to me🙈
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Biko Skalla
2 years
Dear Montgomery, Alabama: @TheSavBananas are headed your way
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Dylan Porter pulled off the first trick play from a pitcher in Banana Ball history and it did NOT disappoint!
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2 years
We chatted with Bill on the phone after Friday night’s game and he told us: “I can’t believe how good I feel after dying” “I’m ready to play 18 holes right now” “Save two beers for me at the stadium, I’ll be pitching tomorrow night” Guy’s a national treasure🤣
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Eric Byrnes
2 years
Bill “Spaceman” Lee feeling FRESH 🙏
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8 months
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9 months
The Rocket approves! Legendary first ever Banana Ball game in Massachusetts tonight!
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Jared Carrabis
9 months
Shout out to everyone at the @TheSavBananas for having me tonight! I honestly had the best time and I don’t think I can even put into words how much fun that was. Can’t wait to come back!
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1 year
Bryson Bloomer smashes a shot for his first Party Animals homer in just his third at-bat!
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Shoutout to our Banana Panorama Pilot, Nick Keldie, who quite possibly performed the most daring drone flying through fireworks in the history of broadcast television last night!
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1 year
Fact: We've never seen Noah Bridges and Superman at the same time
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Biko Skalla
2 years
@MLBRandomStats I've got: Scherzer, Verlander, Porcello, Ray... Who am I missing here though...
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1 year
After spending the last 3 weekends in Texas, Alabama, and Arizona, it feels pretty darn good to be back in Savannah
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9 months
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Driving through LA at night had me thinking I was in North Jersey. Turns out it looks VERY different in the daytime.
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1 year
A battle of titans. Ivan Traczuk vs Malachi Mitchell. It did not disappoint!
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10 months
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Max Bergmann is the first Banana to notch a Pitching Ninja Sword of the Year! 1:17 mark for the disgusting slider
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Rob Friedman
1 year
2022 Swords of the Year. ⚔️🏆 Nearly 4 minutes of Swords from 2022!
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7 months
Braves fans: last night you could have had Acuña hitting with the season on the line instead of Vaughn Grissom…
@TheSavBananas
Savannah Bananas
7 months
Introducing the newest Banana Ball Rule: Rule #11 - The Golden Batter Rule. Now, in 2024 the team's best hitter can always bat in the 9th inning, when the game is on the line!
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“Is that a shiner on the broadcaster?” “Yes it is!” “I hope he’s okay!” Happy to report that I’m perfectly fine, although the vision isn’t amazing out of the left eye🤣
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4 years
Split is ejected for arguing a safe/out call and then a woman wins a solo dance off all in under 2 minutes... Only in Grayson Stadium.
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9 months
@GrumpyLVdealer @Jared_Carrabis @RexChapman @TheSavBananas He hit a single up the middle his next at-bat and then stole second
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Biko Skalla
3 years
Happy #BigTigerFriday everyone!
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4 years
And awayyyyyyy we go!
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1 year
@Starting9 Arenado & Machado are untouchable in this group. Devers & Riley are so incredibly close. I slightly lean towards keeping Devers just over Riley because he’s got a slightly longer track record of success, but it’s tight as can be there
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Biko Skalla
10 months
Tanner Thomas makes a miraculous game-saving catch in the rightfield corner in the pouring rain! @Tannerthomas15 told @JoshTalevski and I after the game, "I was ready to break every bone in my body to catch that ball."
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Biko Skalla
3 years
It made my day seeing Banana Ball on @AroundtheHorn , but it was especially exciting to hear @TonyReali and @JustinTinsley are ALL IN. @ramonashelburne What would it take to get you in Grayson Stadium to experience the game live? I think you'll change your tune!
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@LetUsBraves @TheSavBananas I score it F-F for “Foul-out to Fan” but I personally like F-10 and F-(seat number) a lot too haha
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I’m now farther west than ever before. Big day for me. Cities farthest west I’ve been to now in life: 1. Houston, TX 2. Kansas City, KS 3. Mobile, AL 4. Nashville, TN 5. Birmingham, AL Thank you to @TheSavBananas for being the reason I’ve ever gotten off the East Coast!
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Nowhere I’d rather be for a baseball (or Banana Ball) game than Grayson Stadium. What an unbelievable ride it’s been so far, and I’m incredibly excited to be back for another year!
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Biko Skalla
8 months
Thanks to over $15,000 being donated to Bananas Foster, @JoshTalevski had to shave his mustache. So naturally we got @Kyle_Luigs5 for the job.
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Biko Skalla
8 months
Surprising how much of my job is actually just flipping soft toss
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chris carlson
8 months
Two hours before first pitch, Savannah Bananas right fielder blasting squishy balls into the crowd from the NBT Bank Stadium steps. The team credits much of its popularity to its willingness to engage fans at all times.
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I raise you this insane tag by @RyanCox_5 last night
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Jomboy Media
9 months
Luis Urías just had the tag of the century
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Biko Skalla
2 years
THAT’S 2016 SAVANNAH BANANA RYLAN BANNON!!! The first @TheSavBananas position player to play in @MLB is batting 1.000!
@MLBPipeline
MLB Pipeline
2 years
First big league hit for @Orioles ’ Rylan Bannon.
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Biko Skalla
9 months
Another day in paradise!
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Bill LeRoy blasts his first homer of 2023 with his head coach from last year's tour @byrnes22 in the booth! The homer was @bleroy28 's 9th walk-off of the tour but not the last one he'd have in San Jose...
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4 years
Happy to finally get my company car
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Happy TBT (Throwback Tuesday)! How about the biggest swing of the Bananas season. @drew_yniesta 's first swing of the postseason. Can't make this stuff up.
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Biko Skalla
8 months
Love seeing the Bananas jersey in the background
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Jomboy Media
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A Wisconsin bar was offering free drinks if the Jets lost, and they starting running up their tabs after Aaron Rodgers got hurt Then the Jets came back to win and everyone realized they had to pay
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You’ll never guess the question that caused this response from me
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Newhouse Sports Media Center
8 months
What a great night with @NewhouseSU alums @BikoRicoSuave and @IvanTraczuk from the @TheSavBananas So much fun and so much learned!
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Biko Skalla
1 year
I present to you: The Worst Shift in Banana Ball History
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5 years
Friendly reminder to brush up on your Spanish before heading over to your local Dominican barber shop for a trim...
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Biko Skalla
3 years
Rick comes in here saying this is HIS idea. Come on now, give us the credit we deserve, RICK! @TheSavBananas #TheBachelorette
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Biko Skalla
1 year
This is literally one of the greatest plays I've ever seen in my life @SportsCenter #TopTen
@TheSavBananas
Savannah Bananas
1 year
MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU @DRDavidray !!!!!! 🌌⚔️
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Biko Skalla
10 months
Me when another Challenger Game gets canceled
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Savannah Bananas
10 months
Tonight's game has been rescheduled for August 4th due to flooding on the field. Ticket purchasers will receive an email with all details of the reschedule.
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It was so cool to see the former Major Leaguers getting into the spirit of Banana Ball last night. Two great examples: John Buck with a handstand up to home plate and then Billy Burns juggling three bats on fire!!
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Biko Skalla
2 years
Dear Montgomery, Alabama: @TheSavBananas are here. See you tomorrow night!
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Biko Skalla
3 years
Not the first time I’ve been called “Bingo” and it will not be the last. But hey, I don’t think I’ve been called “Bingo” by anyone more influential than @CBSSports , so at least I can hang my hat on that🤣
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Biko Skalla
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Jake Skole is punishing baseballs at an alarming rate right now. He leads the tour in AVG, OBP, SLG, runs scored, RBI’s, ball-four-sprints, hits, and home runs. Here's some of the carnage from this past week.
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Biko Skalla
1 year
Brandon Sherman has only watched 5 movies in his life. The list is astonishing.
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9 months
The 61st game on the tour was only the 8th to have Showdowns. Here's how it unfolded...
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