Geddy Lee Auctioning Part Of His Baseball Memorabilia

If you don't already know, Rush's Geddy Lee is a collector. A major collector of bass guitars, wine, and baseball memorabilia.  He was on Dan Rather's show on AXS The Big Interview and you get to see both his baseball and bass collection. They both have their own rooms in his house. Check it out if you haven't seen it - click here.

Geddy walks Rather through his baseball collection, but after seeing it collection might not be a big enough word. Geddy Lee's mass of baseball memorabilia might describe it a little better. He's been collecting this stuff for most of his adult life but has decided to move on from a bit of his baseball collection. Chad Jennings from The Athletic has a great story about Geddy's baseballs and inside the article, Geddy tells a story about one specific ball he has.

Going to auction will be some incredible pieces from Lee's collection including balls signed by JFK, FDR, and the Beatles from their Shea Stadium Show! A Mickey Mantle-signed bat is one item up for grabs. You might ask yourself why he's moving on from pieces he worked so hard to get and build an astonishing collection. Geddy had a great quote in the Athletic article, “Baseballs, nobody owns them. They’re like houses. You take care of them for a while, and then they move on to the next person, the next custodian.”

The auction will fetch a lot of money. A signed Hank Aaron Braves jersey is valued between $500,000 to $1 million. A Lou Gehrig-signed bat is $400,000 to $600,000. Many of the baseballs are believed to be worth over $100,000 each. The baseball signed by all four Beatles (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) during their Shea Stadium appearance is valued at nearly $300,000. The whole collection is amazing, but to do it justice take a look at the interview with Dan Rather. It'll give you an appreciation for how big Geddy Lee's collection is, and how hard it must've been to come across all that stuff.

The Savannah Bananas 2024 schedule has been released and you can put yourself in the lottery to win a spot for next season! The viral sensation is just wrapping up its 2023 Banana Ball World Tour and now will be taking on Major League Stadiums in some cities for 2024, including Philadelphia. That's pretty awesome!

According to their website, this is how they would describe themselves!

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They actually made a stop to the Delaware Valley in 2023 at the Trenton Thunder Ballpark on August 9th. We are guessing the games will be as popular as last year and we were right. The lottery filled up VERY quickly and now fans are patiently awaiting their spot.

On the Beasley Media Group podcast, Do What You Love, host Jeff Kurkjian had a chance to chat with the founder to find out about how he created the now-viral sensation. It's an inspiring story that encourages everyone to follow their dreams and never give up. Listen to it below.

The lottery closed on December 1st of 2023. Fans are anxiously awaiting to be part of the incredible year the Savannah Bananas have planned.  After a random drawing, if your name is selected you will then have a chance to purchase tickets.  Tickets are affordable at $35 per ticket and there are no taxes or fees on top of that.

Let's take a look at what this year brings us starting with TAMPA! They get the first stop on the tour.

Check out the locations and dates below for the Savannah Bananas 2024 tour:

Dates to be released soon but they will be playing at George M. Steinbrenner Field! This picture was before a Phillies/Yankees spring training game.

They will be playing at the Peoria Sports Complex. Another great Spring Training venue that is absolutely perfect for Banana Ball.

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This is the Bananas home stadium! This is where it all started for the viral sensation. Scroll back up to hear our interview with Jesse Cole. Lots of dates for this venue.

121 Financial Ballpark will host the Savannah Bananas as well, another game in Florida. The first week of March will be nice because of that Spring Training weather!

MINUTE MAID PARK! Yes, a Major League Ballpark will be hosting the Savannah Bananas in 2024. This is the home of the Houston Astros and will soon be home to the Bananas for an evening.

Alex Box Stadium opened in 2009 and has hosted seven NCAA super regionals! This is a big time ballpark, not quite Major Leagues but getting there.

Coolray Field is another stop on the schedule for today. What do you think of this great location? Fans have traveled from all over or planned trips around these stops.

In the heart of college basketball country, we will have Banana Ball playing!

At the Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park, perhaps the longest stadium name they will visit on the tour!

Back to Arizona for another Spring Training ballpark visit. This time they are taking on Sloan Park.

My favorite name of a stadium on this list, Chukchansi Park without a doubt. I don't know what it means but hey, it's cool.

Sutter Health Park in Sacramento will host the Bananas and Party Animals. That's their arch rival team (that they play every single time).

Okay maybe this one is a better name than the one in Fresno, I will let you decide. Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Huntington Park ain't too far from where Ohio State plays their massive football games. This will be a bit different!

No way! FENWAY PARK! The legendary ballpark will host banana ball. I'm sure some traditionalists will be pretty upset about this but c'mon, it's fun!

Nashville, the country music capital of the world, just got bananas. The First Horizon Park will host them June 13-15.

Victory Field (what a great name of a park, so optimistic) will play host. Start your engines Indy!!

Sahlen Field are the home of the Triple-A team the Buffalo Bisons (prior to 1988). A classic ballpark look!

Nationals Park, another major league park, will play host for the bananas. This one in our nation's capital!

The home of the baseball bat slugger, Louisville. Fitting, playing at the Louisville Slugger Field.

AND another Major League Baseball Ballpark!! Progressive Field in Cleveland is a top favorite as well for fans.

Harbor Park Stadium in Norfolk will play host as well. The Bananas just added a new team to banana ball as well, fun fact. The Firefighters!

Gotta love this part of the country and Smith's Ballpark!

At Principal Park, there's only one principle and that's great fun baseball!

YESSSS! Coming to Citizens Bank Park. This is going to be huge for fans in the Delaware Valley. Much bigger venue than Trenton!

Loan Depot Park seems to close out the World Tour for the Bananas. This is the spot for the Miami Marlins usually now some fruit are gonna take over.