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By David Martin
Published on May 20, 2009 at 2:01am
Wally Backman played second base on the personality-rich New York Mets club that stomped on New England's heart in the 1986 World Series. The career .275 hitter went into managing after his playing days ended. The Arizona Diamondbacks introduced Backman as their new manager on November 1, 2004, only to fire him four days later, after prior arrests and a bankruptcy surfaced in the press. Backman tried his hand at running a fishing business and eventually returned to baseball, accepting a low-paying job as skipper of an independent league team. For the second season, he manages the Joliet JackHammers, who face the Kansas City T-Bones at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark (1800 Village West Parkway). Tickets are available at the box office or by calling 913-328-2255. See tbonesbaseball.com.
Tue., May 26, 7 p.m., 2009
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