The Savannah Bananas are must-see baseball

Al Yellon Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social

MESA, Arizona — This isn’t a recap of the Savannah Bananas game Saturday night at Sloan Park.

That’s because the score of the game isn’t really the point, although if I recall correctly, the Bananas “arch-rival” Party Animals scored 16 runs in the first eight innings and the Bananas had four. Or five, I didn’t keep score because... well, you really can’t at a Bananas game, because while they are playing baseball, they are also doing backflips. And dancing. And ... well, here are the Banana Ball…