A clip from the Wally Backman RV Interview. In this clip, Wally discusses how he didn't want to return to independent baseball. Backman managed in independent ball from 1997-2001 and affiliated baseball from 2002-2004. In 2004, he was named manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was fired four days later after the team was threatened by a sponsor of the minor league Birmingham Barons (White Sox AA affiliate). For more on that story, click here.This is unreleased bonus footage from the TV show, "Playing for Peanuts."RSS (New video clips every weekday)About Playing for Peanuts Playing for Peanuts is a documentary/reality TV show about minor league baseball. The show follows the South Georgia Peanuts during a season in the independent South Coast League.Buy the 3-disc DVD set (3 DVDs for $24.99) Watch the first two episodes on the web:Episode 1 (sponsored by Most Valuable Network) In the first episode, former big leaguer Wally Backman tries to revive his managerial career by taking a job with the South Georgia Peanuts of the South Coast League. Later in the episode, the team watches as a skydiver crashes into the outfield fence during pregame festivities on Opening Day.Episode 2 (sponsored by Most Valuable Network) During the second episode, the Peanuts are stunned when the lights go out during their first game. Later, the team blows off steam at a local karaoke bar. Playing for Peanuts is sponsored in part by Most Valuable Network
Playing for Peanuts is a documentary series about independent minor league baseball.
