Welcome to this week’s Banana Breakdown!! In today’s episode we discuss some of the top moments of the weekend including:

-The Savannah Bananas extend their historic win streak to 14 games!

-Firefighters end the win streak in showdowns thanks to Joe Lytle & Ben Dum. This clinches the first Firefighters win of the season vs. the Savannah Bananas

-Ben Dum has been incredible on the mound this year and keeps getting better!

-The closers in Banana Ball are incredible! From Drew Gillespie on the Party Animals, to Danny Hosley on the Savannah Bananas, to Jon Reid & Brett Carson on the Texas Tailgaters, and Ben Dum on the Firefighters, the closers are the stars of Banana Ball!

-Was the Golden Batter used incorrectly in game 2 of the Party Animals vs. The Texas Tailgaters? Sammy’s opinion is that if it was not used for a celebrity guest in the 8th and instead used in the 9th, his Party Animals might have taken home then win!

-Playing at LSU and having Zach Watson, an LSU Alumni wear his LSU jersey and complete back to back trick plays while mic’d up and score the winning run in showdowns all in his LSU jersey.

-in Showdowns, after Zach Watson gave the Texas Tailgaters the 1 point lead, Jon Reid was on the mound. After striking out 4 batters in the 8th and 9th innings, he led the party Animals to hit a pop fly straight to Jordan Hussein who completed a behind the back catch, the first ever trick play in Showdown history!!

-Drew Gillespie and the Party Animals completed a 44 second inning, the fastest in Banana Ball history! Now Drew has the 2 fastest innings in the game. His previous record was at 46 seconds.

-Jesse Cole’s Dad was a huge help creating the rules of Banana Ball. He came up with the idea of the “win the inning, get the point” but was also hesitant when Jesse mentioned having a 2 hour time clock. Jesse mentioned how it is actually a good thing to leave them wanting more at the end of the game.

-Dalton Ponce of the Party Animals threw 6 strikeouts in 2 innings!

-Ryan cox completed a trick play which pushed the league total across all teams this year to 1,360 trick plays which beat the record set in previous world tours!

If you want to see some interviews with Banana Ball Players, this playlist contains all of those interviews. We’ve had on some incredible guests and will continue to have more soon: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6g01GH67V92Epe5nGo0X6oF5yhMSyp-

If you want to see some of the previous episodes of our weekly banana breakdowns, you can find those here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6g01GH67V__H-R88ebrkiAzvkLQ6BKw

INTRO MUSIC:

Shout out to Michael Barrow and the Tourists for our intro music!

You can stream their song "Over It" here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6HjksF4Mq7fyS5t9g9lIxZ?si=5b0e6269a8c2457d

You can check out their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCHIZ6mN1eJi0oSwNF4NihUA

Is Fisher Polydoroff a time traveler? In this full interview, we sit down with the old-timey star of Banana Ball—a.k.a. Ole Knuckles—to hear how he brings vintage baseball vibes to the greatest show in sports. From his iconic look to his on-field antics, this is one story you don’t want to miss.

Fisher just finished playing for 6 weeks on the Savannah Bananas developmental team the visitors! He and the rest of that team are hoping to secure a spot on one of the 6 Banana Ball teams next year!

The Savannah Bananas have won their last 11 games and across that span, they have beat every team in Banana Ball! It's gonna be tough to bring them down from this! We discuss this and a ton of other fun topics in this week's Banana Breakdown!

Get ready for an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most electric voices in Banana Ball.

In this episode we interview Drake Toll — the voice of the Party Animals and one of the most entertaining broadcasters in the sport. Whether you’ve heard him calling insane walk-offs or roasting the other teams mid-game, there’s no denying Drake brings a one-of-a-kind energy to Banana Ball. But who is he when the mic’s off?

In this conversation, we dive deep into Drake’s journey to the Party Animals booth, the pressure and chaos of Banana Ball, what it’s really like traveling with the most unpredictable team in sports, and how this game is changing everything we thought we knew about baseball. Drake doesn’t hold back, and this is your chance to hear it all — straight from the source. Get ready for a wild ride with one of the voices redefining the game.

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2 games this weekend ended in showdowns with one of them ending with KJ Jackson getting a walk off home run in the 3rd round! We discuss the following points in this podcast episode:

-Missed Call in Showdowns

-Showdown Rundown (and Break down new Showdown rules).

-Overall Standings of the league

-Drake Toll joins the show and discusses why the Party Animals are so good!

-Noah Bridges gets a walkoff for the firefighters.

-BananaLytics (Visitors Edition)

-How did the Party Animals Lose vs. the Visitors & Firefighters.

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Shout out to Michael Barrow and the Tourists for our intro music! You can stream their song "Over It" here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6HjksF4Mq7fyS5t9g9lIxZ?si=6581d4a8c93a42e6You can check out their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@MichaelBarrowTheTourists⁩

The Savannah Bananas just took over Fenway Park — and the All-American Rejects played a live in-game concert?!!

We break down the wildest moments, top plays, and what this night means for the future of Banana Ball.

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Brett Carson is a rising star in Banana Ball! He is on the newest Banana Ball team, the Texas Tailgaters! They face off against the other teams in their league like the Savannah Bananas. In this interview Brett goes super deep into his story of how he got here to Banana Ball and some funny stories along the way! Hope you enjoy it!

This was an incredible weekend full of fun banana ball moments! The Savannah Bananas sold out back to back nights at Nationals Park MLB Stadium! They played against the firefighters and had a ton of fun moments! The Visitors (Banana Ball's developmental team) played against the Party Animals this week and they won one of the games which is crazy because it is their first time playing Banana Ball and the Party Animals are the best team in the league!Stay tuned, we've got some fun player interviews in the pipeline! Shout out to Michael Barrow and the Tourists for our intro music! You can stream their song "Over It" here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6HjksF4Mq7fyS5t9g9lIxZ?si=377477849c6a45bcYou can check out their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCHIZ6mN1eJi0oSwNF4NihUA