Meet the Peanuts

Coaching Staff
    6  Wally Backman
  10  Larry Olenberger
  23  Bubber Birdsong
  27  Buddy York

Catchers
    4  Tug Gillingham
  19  Josh Eachues
  24  Nick Prosise

Infielders
    2  Steve Butler
    5  Joey Hooft
    9  Steve Garrabrants
  14  Mike Caruso
  15  Johnny Washington
  24  Brandon Woolard
  32  Desi Wilson

Outfielders
    1  Chris Demons
    3  Jasha Balcom
    7  Doc Brooks
    8  Travis Hundley
    8  Jon Zeringue
    8  Curtis Goodwin
  21  Kyle Keen

Pitchers
  11  Paul Mezzetta
  11  Chris Webb
  12  Damien Dantibo
  13  Austin Weilep
  16  Pat Ford
  16  Derek Duclos
  18  Jake Upwood
  20  Drew Shetrone
  22  Mike Colacchio
  26  Dumas Garcia
  28  Shannon Wirth
  30  Josh Cowles
  31  Dustin Taylor
  32  Jared Sutton
  32  Ja Jones
  34  Jerome Gamble

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Playing for Peanuts - TV Airings!!!

Update: A viewer of "Playing for Peanuts" has created a petition to urge Mets management to hire Wally Backman as a minor league coach or manager. Click here to view the petition.

Playing for Peanuts
Episode 5 - "It's Raining Bats and Balls"
Premieres Sunday, June 22 (check local listings)

In this episode, manager Wally Backman gets ejected and a media firestorm erupts around Backman, the South Coast League and the production of "Playing for Peanuts." Meanwhile, the Peanuts visit a charity bingo hall in Anderson, SC in an attempt to kill time and win some money. And then Cecil Fielder shows up to talk baseball.

Post your questions and comments at the Playing for Peanuts Production Blog.

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Playing for Peanuts can be seen on these channels:

SportsNet NY (SNY) (DISH: 438, DIRECT: 625)
Sportsnet Chicago (DISH: 429, DIRECT: 640)
Sportsnet Philadelphia
Sportsnet Bay Area (DISH: 419, DIRECT: 654)
Sportsnet New England (DISH:435, DIRECT: 620)
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS)

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"Playing for Peanuts" is a new TV show about minor league baseball. The show uses reality TV and documentary techniques to follow the South Georgia Peanuts in their inaugural season. The Peanuts are made up of a mix of rookies and veterans, all hoping to get back into affiliated minor league baseball. The Peanuts are managed by former Major League second baseman Wally Backman.

DVD Pre-Order

For a limited time, you can pre-order the DVD of "Playing for Peanuts" for low price of $9.99. The DVD will ship during the summer and it will feature all 10 episodes of "Playing for Peanuts" plus extra footage and deleted scenes. Order by clicking the button below:

Here is a new commercial that has been running on Comcast Sportsnet Chicago. "Playing for Peanuts" will premiere on Sportsnet on May 11. The crazy version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is performed by Whiskey on a Sunday. You can find the song on iTunes and also at Amazon.com. The band has since changed their name to Jameson's Revenge - if you are into Irish music, check out their new album.

The organ version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (heard at the start/end of the commercial) is from a CD available at StadiumSounds.com.