Playing for Peanuts: A TV Show About Minor League Baseball

Welcome to the official site of "Playing for Peanuts."

Playing for Peanuts - TV Airings!!!

Playing for Peanuts
Episode 3 - "The Good Life City"
Premieres Sunday, June 8 (check local listings)

Synopsis: The Peanuts return home to Albany, GA (aka "The Good Life City") after winning six games in a row to start the season. Steve Butler takes us on a tour of the player's disgustingly dirty house. Back at the stadium, the Peanuts are visited by former MLB slugger Cecil Fielder and manager Wally Backman chews his team out after a sloppy performance.

Post your questions and comments at the Playing for Peanuts Production Blog.

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Playing for Peanuts can be seen on these channels:

SportsNet NY (SNY) (DISH: 438, DIRECT: 625)
Sportsnet Chicago (DISH: 429, DIRECT: 640)
Sportsnet Philadelphia
Sportsnet Bay Area (DISH: 419, DIRECT: 654)
Sportsnet New England (DISH:435, DIRECT: 620)
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS)

"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.

DVD Pre-Order

For a limited time, you can pre-order the DVD of "Playing for Peanuts" for low price of $9.99. The DVD will ship during the summer and it will feature all 10 episodes of "Playing for Peanuts" plus extra footage and deleted scenes. Order by clicking the button below:

Here is a new commercial that has been running on Comcast Sportsnet Chicago. "Playing for Peanuts" will premiere on Sportsnet on May 11. The crazy version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is performed by Whiskey on a Sunday. You can find the song on iTunes and also at Amazon.com. The band has since changed their name to Jameson's Revenge - if you are into Irish music, check out their new album.

The organ version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (heard at the start/end of the commercial) is from a CD available at StadiumSounds.com.

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Thanks again for checking out the new site. There will be alot of updates in the coming weeks.

Best Regards,
John Fitzgerald
Producer/Director
"Playing for Peanuts"
www.PlayingforPeanuts.com