Here to honor America with the singing of tonight's national anthem.
It was a Friday night in Baltimore, shockingly temperate.
It was the perfect night for a ballgame.
Last weekend, my colleague Jason Gay caught a game at Camden Yards.
That's the home of Baltimore's major league baseball team, the Orioles.
The place was completely packed.
It felt more like a party than any baseball game I'd ever been to.
And it really delivered on what the phenomenon has been.
The phenomenon Jason was there to see wasn't the Orioles.
It wasn't even really baseball.
Jason was there.
for Banana Ball.
Banana Ball, taking America's favorite pastime to new and often ridiculous heights.
The wildest thing in sports today.
It's part baseball, part big top, and non-stop fun.
And just for the uninitiated, what is Banana Ball?
Could you describe it?
Banana Ball is a fast-paced, circus-like, short attention span.
attack on your senses.
It is really all about entertainment maximization at all times.