Reading Baseball
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Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Growing Up With Clemente and the upcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.
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Pete Peterson examines Hank Greenberg’s Hall of Fame career.
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Pete Peterson, thanks to Mark Twain, finds a connection between baseball and eclipses.
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Pete Peterson recently learned Paul Giamatti’s father is the former commissioner of baseball who banished Pete Rose from the game.
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The newest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame include longtime manager Jim Leyland.
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WSIU contributor Pete Peterson brings us his annual piece in honor of Black History Month.
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Pete Peterson tells us how a recent article reminded him of those days of going at it on the hardwood at the SIU Arena.
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Pete Peterson remembers an chain of events more than 60 years ago that changed his life forever.
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Pete Peterson talks about a new baseball book that highlights the magical moments in the game's history.
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Pete Peterson remembers Dick Groat, a two-sport athlete who passed away earlier this year.
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Pete Peterson explains how laughter is the best medicine to deal with your team's woes.