BUCS SHOULD PLAY BANANA BALL

The Savannah Bananas carny baseball circus sold out two games at PNC Park over the weekend.

Perhaps the money-hungry Pirates organization will take inspiration from that and deploy their team in similar fashion.

Why can't the Pirates play Banana Ball?

The Pirates aren't going to win. That's not the intent.

Profit is the intent, and Banana Ball is pure profit.

Oneil Cruz can wear stilts when he bats. (His swing couldn't be any more haphazard.)

Have the outfielders do tip drills and behind-the-back catches.

Andrew McCutchen could wear a pierogi costume — and DH.

Become a clown show officially.

The Pirates offered a taste of that Sunday at Boston. 

Jarren Duran of the Red Sox drove a ball into the gap in right-center.

Cue "Yakety Sax."

Fenway Park's outfield wall has an odd notch where Duran hit the ball. The carom made Pirates outfielders Cruz and Alexander Canario look like two toddlers chasing a marble rolling around a bathtub. Duran completed his inside-the-park home run standing up.

The Pirates often inadvertently play Banana Ball.

Give the people what they want.