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The '''South Georgia Peanuts''' were a short-lived [[minor league baseball]] team, based in [[Albany, Georgia]] in |
The '''South Georgia Peanuts''' were a short-lived [[minor league baseball]] team, based in [[Albany, Georgia]] in 2007. The team's home games were held at [[Paul Eames Sports Complex]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Peanuts played in the [[South Coast League]] and won the league title with a 59–28 record. However, the notoriety of the Peanuts was largely built upon the managerial comeback of [[Wally Backman]], who had been hired as manager of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and fired four days later due to reported legal troubles.{{cite news|title=Another Chance Ends Before a Season Does for Backman|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/sports/baseball/08backman.html|date=August 8, 2007|accessdate=April 27, 2016}} His return to managing and the Peanuts' 2007 season were documented by the independent |
The Peanuts played in the [[South Coast League]] and won the league title with a 59–28 record. However, the notoriety of the Peanuts was largely built upon the managerial comeback of [[Wally Backman]], who had been hired as manager of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and fired four days later due to reported legal troubles.{{cite news|title=Another Chance Ends Before a Season Does for Backman|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/sports/baseball/08backman.html|date=August 8, 2007|accessdate=April 27, 2016}} His return to managing and the Peanuts' 2007 season were documented by the independent TV series ''[[Playing for Peanuts]]''. |
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On March 4, 2008, the Peanuts announced that pitching coach Buddy York had been promoted to manager after Wally Backman departed for the [[Joliet JackHammers|Joilet Jackhammers]] of the [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]].{{Cite news|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/south-georgia-picks-buddy-york-to-lead-title-defense/n-3600809|title=South Georgia picks Buddy York to lead title defense|date=2008-03-04|work=OurSports Central|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en}} |
On March 4, 2008, the Peanuts announced that pitching coach Buddy York had been promoted to manager after Wally Backman departed for the [[Joliet JackHammers|Joilet Jackhammers]] of the [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]].{{Cite news|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/south-georgia-picks-buddy-york-to-lead-title-defense/n-3600809|title=South Georgia picks Buddy York to lead title defense|date=2008-03-04|work=OurSports Central|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en}} |
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