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Wally Backman's passion and intensity could make him strong candidate

With his fire and intensity, Wally Backman might be the man for the Marlins job if the Fish decide to part ways with current manager Mike Redmond.

On September 22nd 1959 Wally Backman was born in his hometown of Hillsboro Oregon. Since that day, Backman has been a fixture in baseball. Backman was a key member of the 1986 Mets team, a team as notorious for its trouble off the field as its excellence on the diamond. And with Mike Redmond currently on the hot seat, Backman has been linked to the Marlins.