Playing for Peanuts

[ryno4ever]

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.

If you love the game, you'll love this!!! Lots of behind the scenes stuff and just a joy to watch.

Here is the current programming schedule, and it is on all comcast stations, not just the ones in Chicagoarea.

Sportsnet Chicago (DISH: 429, DIRECT: 640)- May 18 @ 7pm.

SportsNet NY (SNY) (DISH: 438, DIRECT: 625)- May 18 @ 6pm.

Sportsnet Philadelphia - May 18 @ 7pm.

Sportsnet New England (DISH:435, DIRECT: 620) - May 18 @ 8:30pm

Sportsnet Bay Area (DISH: 419, DIRECT: 654)- May 18 @ 8pm

*Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) will air Episode 1 "Meet the Peanuts" this Friday - May 16 @ 5:30pm and again on May 18 @ 11:30pm

I HIGHLY recommend it! Very entertaining!

[Bockstock]

Cool

On a related note, there will be a movie called "Sugar" this summer about a 16-year old Dominican recruited to play baseball in the US and the adjustments he has to make. It's by the same people who made Half-Nelson (never saw it) and got pretty good reviews. I think HBO is planning on airing it over the summer

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/24/sundance-review-sugar/