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Reading Baseball

WSIU Public Radio

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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5:03

Pete Peterson Prepares to Run Final Marathon

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2019/04/26

WSIU Radio contributor Pete Peterson is about to run a half-marathon once again in Pittsburgh.

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4:22

Reading Baseball: Money and Spaghetti

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2019/04/12

WSIU Radio contributor Pete Peterson had a successful career as a professor at SIU-Carbondale, But, while growing up, he dreamed of playing professional baseball.

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5:28

Reading Baseball: Lost Ballparks

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2019/03/29

The start of the Major League Baseball season is -- for some -- a sign that spring is finally here and a time for new beginnings.

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5:29

Reading Baseball: Babe Ruth Books

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2019/03/15

Over 100 years after he broke into Major League Baseball, Babe Ruth is still one of the most revered names in the history of the game.

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5:23

Reading Baseball: Pete Peterson's 50th Anniversary

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2019/01/25

January 1969 turned out to be a momentous time for the SIU-Carbondale Department of English and for a future professor from western Pennsylvania.

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4:21

Reading Baseball: Collection of Baseball Ties

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2018/12/14

Christmas is coming, so that means it's time for Pete Peterson's annual holiday edition of Reading Baseball.

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5:14

Reading Baseball: World Series vs. Super Bowl

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2018/10/26

The 2018 World Series is underway featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox.

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5:24

Reading Baseball: Red Schoendienst

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2018/10/12

The St. Louis Cardinals failed to make the playoffs this season, but maybe the franchise's biggest loss was when Red Schoendienst passed away in June after 67 years with the organization.

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5:28

Reading Baseball: Philip Roth and Donald Hall

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2018/09/28

Baseball's familiarity makes it a great subject for American literature.

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5:17

Reading Baseball: Moon Shots

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2018/09/14

Former St. Louis Cardinal and Los Angeles Dodger player Wally Moon passed away earlier this year. The Arkansas native took advantage of the oddly configured Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to hit dozens of home runs.

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3:59

Reading Baseball: Anita Does the Wave

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2018/08/31

Anyone can get caught up in the excitement of a Major League Baseball game.

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4:34

Reading Baseball: Bicentennial Baseball Writers

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2018/07/20

The organizers of Illinois' bicentennial celebration say it's a time to celebrate the state's influence on music, art, transportation, agriculture and more. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson says it's also a good time to recognize the state's impact on sports writing, especially on America's national pastime.

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5:27

Reading Baseball: First All-Star Game (Bicentennial)

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2018/07/06

July 6 is the 85th anniversary of the very first Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

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4:02

Reading Baseball: Meghan Markle's Baseball Playing...

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2018/06/22

Last month's royal wedding of Prince Harry and American Meghan Markle captured the attention of people across the world. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us how the international event even had a connection related to arguably one of the greatest baseball teams in history.

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4:52

Reading Baseball: The Great American Read

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2018/06/08

A new PBS series highlights the power of reading through the prism of America's best-loved novels -- as chosen in a national survey.

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5:24

Reading Baseball: Danny Boy

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2018/05/25

Irish-born ballplayers have played a pivotal role in Major League Baseball since the sport's early days.

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4:32

Pete Peterson Prepares For His 9th Pittsburgh Marathon

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2018/04/27

It's almost time for the 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon.

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5:20

Reading Baseball: Bicentennial

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2018/04/13

Illinois' bicentennial year in 2018 features plenty of celebrations.

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5:27

Reading Baseball: The Stratton Story

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2018/03/30

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us why he thinks a baseball film from nearly 70 years ago should've been included on Illinois' bicentennial list of all-time great movies.

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4:25

Reading Baseball: SIU Press

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2017/10/13

The Southern Illinois University Press is struggling financially and a committee is currently studying the best way for the press to move forward, if at all.

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