The Savannah Bananas, founded in 2016, are a baseball team that plays in Savannah, Georgia at The Grayson Stadium. There’s just one thing: they play  Bananaball , a totally new version of America’s favourite pastime. They’re basically The Harlem Globetrotters of the diamond. Bananaball added eight different rules to the sport. Let’s check them out! Rule #1. Every Inning Counts.  To get a point you need to win the inning by getting more runs than the other team. But in the last inning of Bananaball every run counts as a point. Rule #2. Two Hour Time Limit.     After two hours the game ends and whoever has more points wins. If the match is tied at the end it’s The Ultimate Showdown: pitcher vs. batter with just one fielder. The pitcher and the fielder must stop the batter before he can score a run. Rule #3. No bunting.  It sucks. I hate bunting and so do the Bananas. Rule #4. Batters Can Steal First.  If a pitcher throws a wild pitch, the batter can attempt t...

If I traveled back in time and told you “You know the purple guy from McDonalds, Grimace? Yeah, he’s now a baseball superstition.” What would you think?  The New York Mets were on a seven-day winning streak ever since Grimace threw the first pitch at a New York Mets game against the Miami Marlins on June 12th (also Grimace’s Birthday). This wacky superstitious coincidence has been called “The Grimace Era” or “Grimacemania” by fans. Some people called the team “The Gay Grimace Mets” because The New York Mets changed their logo to a pride flag for Pride Month. The official McDonald’s Twitter account changed their profile picture to Grimace wearing a Mets cap, and their description became “mets go let’s” and they posted tweets saying “mee watching gamee 6 tonighttr. @Mets” and “I had a balll today lollll.” The New York Mets on Instagram posted a picture of Grimace holding a sign saying “I’m still watching 5-0.”  On June 19, 2024 in a New York Mets game against The Texas Rangers, ...