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MMO Exclusive: Mets '86 Champ, Wally Backman - Metsmerized Online
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Backman Named B-Mets Manager
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Two peas in a pod: Ducks' L.J. Mazzilli says father Lee and Wally Backman are one and the same - Newsday
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Wally Backman Serves Up Good News With an Appetizer of Humor - The New York Times
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Mets' Matt Harvey shouldn't hang the media out to dry – New York Daily News
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What was the significance of the NY Mets players rubbing dirt on their knee to honor Tom Seaver? - Quora
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Mets should give Wally Backman a bigger role with organization – New York Daily News
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What was the significance of the NY Mets players rubbing dirt on their knee to honor Tom Seaver? - Quora
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Wally Backman, New York Mets organization part ways, Sports
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Wally Backman says he resigned over lack of respect - Newsday
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Mets - Baseball Prospectus
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Wally Backman says he can't believe Mets didn't choose him as next manager after interviews – New York Daily News
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Studious Metsimus: The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of the Mets: Wally Backman