I don’t remember exactly when the Savannah Bananas rose to internet fame.
It feels like it happened overnight.
One day they just appeared on our feeds and everybody immediately understood what the Savannah Bananas were.
A baseball team that does wacky bits geared toward children and are good for viral internet clips.
They’re the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball.
It’s actually possible for the Savannah Bananas to lose.
I don’t know if it’s fair to sayeverybodyloved the Savannah Bananas at first.
But I don’t think they invoked any extreme negative reactions out of anyone.
I’ve always thought I’d like to catch a game someday.
If the stars aligned and I happened to be in the right city at the right time.
Some of their rules actually sound pretty fun.
That’s pretty fun.
I believe your ticket comes with a free beer as well.
I know the tickets are still highly sought after.
You have to key in your name in a lottery just for the opportunity to purchase them.
Which I also think is nice, because it keeps their prices reasonable.
I had only ever seen positive things about the Savannah Bananas.
I’m sure they weren’t everyone’s cup of tea.
But overall, the Bananas weren’t hurting anybody.
But that clip at the top the blog…
The lengthy choreographed dance on the pitchers mount that culminated in an 80 mph fastball 3-feet off the plate.
That was the tipping point.
What happens to every good thing on the internet finally happened to the Savannah Bananas.
That last tweet made me sad.
It made me want to call my mom and tell her I love her immediately.
That kid’s dear mother probably thought she’d thought of the perfect activity to do with her son.
She probably saw a Savannah Banana’s clip on Facebook and thought they looked like fun time.
“My son likes baseball.
He’ll probably think I’m a cool parent for suggesting this.
This could be a nice, light-hearted mother-son experience for us to enjoy together.”
But nope, sorry mom.
Your idea sucks shit.
I’m gonna roast your ass on the internet for even considering it.
He probably isn’t the most ungrateful piece of trash son in the entire world.
It’s not that serious)
My bad.
I got sidetracked trying to rationalize tweets for a second.
But back to my point.
And anybody who actually enjoys such a thing is representative of everything that is wrong with the world today.
I’m admittedly a day or two late to the Savannah Bananas hate wave.
Which is years in internet time.
Which is how these things always go.
But the Bananas' hate is officially out there.
If we’re being honest, the Savannah Bananas social team did this to themselves.
The video is of a pitcher throwing an all-around horrendous pitch.
Most people’s friend’s can probably do that just fine.
I hate to victim shame the Bananas, but they were kinda asking for it.
In a way the Savannah Bananas should be honored.
You haven’t made it in the world unless you have haters.
That’s what they teach us here at Barstool Sports.
The more haters the better.
That actually means you’re thriving.
