Mets and MLB Missing the Boat on Wally Backman

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Reality Show Puts Former Mets 2B in Positive Spotlight This past Sunday Wally Backman made his television debut in New York. It wasn’t the one he has been hoping for since his dismissal from the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, but it will have to do for now. “ Playing for Peanuts ” is a reality show about independent minor league baseball. The scene is Albany Georgia where ... [link]

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  • BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7
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    Sometimes what a man can do on the field is more important than what he's done off it.  Wally Backman got screwed over by the Diamondbacks in 2004 and should be given another chance.
    Posted 5/15/2008 [reply] [flag]
  • Fred9964 Fred9964
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    What about Barry Bonds?  Is what he did off the field less important than what he did on it?  I think there is a clear correlation between the two; you can't separate them.  If they can't manage their lives off the field, then they also can't manage them on the field.
    Posted 5/15/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Dugout Central: Silva: Mets and MLB Missing the Boat on Wally Backman
Published 5/15/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Dugout Central: Silva: Mets and MLB Missing the Boat on Wally Backman Swingin’ Steve Foucault’s Pendulum!...It’s a conspiracy! The real question to me is why haven’t we heard more about the attributes of Wally Backman? Here in New York the Mets television affiliate (SNY) ran the debut of the show hours after a game with the Cincinnati Reds. There was no mention of this show before, during or after the game. Matt Cerrone’s Metsblog which is described as a “grand central station of Mets news and information” failed to acknowledge this show exists. This kind of treatment of a ...

Random Update: May 17, 2008
Published 5/17/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (John Fitzgerald) at Playing for Peanuts Blog
The Mets pulled out a win today, despite some technical snafus with the audio that made Gary, Keith and Ron sound like they were gurgling salt water. "Playing for Peanuts" airs in less than an hour - I hope the audio is fixed by then. Here is your Peanut-flavored random update: Mike Silva wonders why SNY is burying "Playing for Peanuts." Productive Outs asks, "Where's Wally?" Meanwhile, I tried to set the record straight this morning. Wally Backman has burned no bridges in New York but SNY continues to spread rumors to the contrary. In ...

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