Sometimes the gimmick just falls flat. Such was the case for Robert Anthony Cruz of the Savannah Bananas, who was trying to introduce the masses to Banana Ball on CNN. Cruz, 26, attempted a backflip on live TV in-studio on Thursday, July 24, only to face-plant on the landing. Amid audible laughs from the crew off camera and as one of the anchors, Kate Bolduan, attempted to hide her face with her hands, her coanchor, John Berman, tried to continue the segment, calling the Bananas a "new twist on America's pastime.