Web Extras 139 - Wally Backman Ejected in Anderson, SC

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South Georgia Peanuts manager Wally Backman is ejected during a game in Anderson, SC.

The events that led to Backman's ejection:

• Outfielder Doc Brooks questions the location of a called strike
• Later in the same at bat, the umpire calls a ball
• Brooks looks at the umpire, words are exchanged
• Brooks is ejected, Backman emerges from the dugout
• Backman asks why his player was ejected, the umpire refuses to answer him, saying "You can read it in my report."

Following the ejection, Backman threw 22 bats and a bucket of balls onto the field.

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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.

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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