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.
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…
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!
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...
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.
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"
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
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.
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
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!!!
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!
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!
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?!?
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.
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
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
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
➡️
"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
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🤣
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!
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!
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!
“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🤣
@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
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."
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!
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!
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!
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.
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...
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.
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
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.
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!!
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🤣
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.