Playing for Peanuts

The Peanuts kick off their wild season with legendary manager Wally Backman.

The Peanuts start the season in Florida without manager Wally Backman. Hilarity ensues.

The Peanuts return to Albany, GA for their home opener and baseball legend Cecil Fielder stops by.

The Peanuts continue their red hot start as a popular player is traded, a talented pitcher is signed by the Milwaukee Brewers, and a former star prospect gives the dream one more try with the South Georgia Peanuts.

Peanuts manager Wally Backman is ejected and suspended as the Peanuts are suddenly the center of a national controversy.

Peanuts star outfielders Jon Zeringue and Steve Garrabrants are signed by the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox. Meanwhile, manager Wally Backman adds knuckleballer Chris Webb and former White Sox star Mike Caruso to the Peanuts roster.

The Peanuts clinch the first half championship but things spin out of control during a game with the Macon Music.

Controversy swirls as Wally Backman leaves Georgia to serve an 8-game suspension at home in Oregon as the South Coast League starts to fall apart.

The league reverses itself and gives Wally Backman his job back. Meanwhile, catcher Tug Gillingham struggles to make sense of life in the bullpen.

The Peanuts wrap up a tumultuous regular season and prepare to face the Macon Music in the championship series.