Former Mets 2B Wally Backman flips out!

[IE]

Wally Backman, former second baseman for the NY Mets, was featured in the miniseries Playing for Peanuts as manager of the South Georgia Peanuts. In this uncensored, deleted scene, Backman is ejected and delivers an obscenity-laden freakout for the ages.

WARNING: NSFW LANGUAGE!

 

[kegray1]

I gotta say Wally is not quite in the shape he once was.
Guy was sucking some serious wind.

 

[kickserv]

I was thinking the same thing.....I guess throwing bats really tires ya out:bed:

 

[gardenweasel]

lenny dykstra would so kick his ass....

 

[ppabart]

Now that's a good tirade! :00hour

 

[ripken8]

reminded me of earl...

 

[hawkeye]

I have to agree with Wally on this one--the ump is a jerk

 

[dunclock]

Lou Pinella and Earl Weaver would be proud of that one:0074

 

[BuckwheatJWN]

Didn't Wally flip out a few years back in a game? I know he did something newsworthy

 

[BuckwheatJWN]

Found it.
On November 1, 2004, Backman was promoted to manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks' major league squad. However, only a day later, reports surfaced that Backman had serious legal and financial problems.:nono: He had also been arrested in 1999 for DUI in Washington as documented on HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.:nono: A year later, he was arrested in connection with an altercation in his home in Prineville, Oregon.:nono: In addition, Backman declared bankruptcy to avoid paying over 20 creditors, including the IRS.:nono: The Diamondbacks initially stood by him, but fired him on November 5 before ever managing a game.:shrug:

 

[DZ]

This is HIlarious. Killed me at the end with this guy suckin' air :mj07: He broke a nail! whawawaaaaa:0002