An exhibit dedicated to the sport's wackiest team, the Savannah Bananas, will open Friday at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Some 6,500 tickets sold out in minutes, which has become the norm for the barnstorming, Harlem Globetrotters-style team that spawned its own reality series and claims to have a waiting list of more than a million fans.
"I think the game, as it is, is incredibly entertaining," Rawitch said."But they've added an additional element." Among the rules: a two-hour time limit on games, no bunting, batters having the option of trying to steal first, no stepping out of the box, no mound visits, and a scoring system that awards a point to the team that puts up the most runs each inning.
"Some people who are more traditional may think this isn't quite baseball. And it is different," Rawitch said."At the same time, if you look at the exhibit we have on baseball in the 1800s, you're talking about playing the game with no glove and underhand pitching. The game continues to evolve, and I think Banana Ball is part of the evolution."
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