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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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4:02

Pete Peterson: My Life As A Hockey Fan

Reading Baseball ·

2016/07/01

The National Hockey League champions this season reside in Pittsburgh.

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4:22

Reading Baseball: Muhammad Ali and Roberto Clemente's...

Reading Baseball ·

2016/06/17

The recent death of Muhammad Ali - who some consider the most charismatic and controversial sports figure of the 20th century - showed how the former boxing champion overcame the controversies of his past to become a beloved figure across the world.

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4:08

Re-running the Pittsburgh Marathon with Pete Peterson

Reading Baseball ·

2016/06/03

Richard "Pete" Peterson is a retired English professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente. He also contributes to WSIU Radio through his Reading Baseball series.

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3:35

Reading Baseball: Landmarks

Reading Baseball ·

2016/05/20

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente.

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4:03

Reading Baseball: World War II Pocketbooks

Reading Baseball ·

2016/05/06

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente.

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3:31

Reading Baseball: Spring Running

Reading Baseball ·

2016/04/22

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente.

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3:41

Reading Baseball: Petes' Resurrections

Reading Baseball ·

2016/03/25

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente.

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3:49

Reading Baseball: Willie Mays

Reading Baseball ·

2016/02/05

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente.

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3:57

Reading Baseball: A Hot Stove Story

Reading Baseball ·

2016/01/15

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, the author of Pops: The Willie Stargell Story and Growing Up With Clemente.

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4:38

Reading Baseball: Chicago's South Siders

Reading Baseball ·

2015/08/07

In a region filled with fans of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox fans often feel left out. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson gives some love to the South Siders with a brief history of the White Sox franchise.

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5:06

Reading Baseball (6/26/15): Baseball Cards

Reading Baseball ·

2015/06/30

Reading Baseball's Pete Peterson takes a look back at the origin, and life, of baseball trading cards.

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3:52

Reading Baseball: Nicknames

Reading Baseball ·

2015/05/18

A national publication is out with its list of top ten nicknames in baseball history. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson shares some of his favorites, including a group of St. Louis Cardinal players who made their mark about 80 years ago.

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4:00

Reading Baseball: Breaking the Curse of the Cubs

Reading Baseball ·

2015/03/30

There are high hopes for the Chicago Cubs as the 2015 Major League Baseball season gets ready to open.

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4:14

Reading Baseball: Equality

Reading Baseball ·

2015/02/20

February is set aside to celebrate African American history and heritage. Many say they hope each year's events prompt conversation and awareness.

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3:55

Remembering Kent Haruf

Reading Baseball ·

2014/12/19

The Christmas holiday season is a time to spend with family and friends, but it can also be a time to remember the special people in our lives who we've lost.

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4:43

Reading Baseball: Pete on Running

Reading Baseball ·

2014/12/12

Pete Peterson's Reading Baseball essays usually focus on baseball. But today the retired SIU English professor turns his attention to another one of his passions - running.

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4:04

St. Louis: The Evil Empire

Reading Baseball ·

2014/11/10

A newspaper columnist in New York recently wrote a piece claiming St. Louis Cardinals fans were the least deserving of a World Series championship. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson takes a look at how the rest of the country views Cardinal Nation as baseball's new evil empire and who he blames for this change in perception.

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4:12

America's Pastime & The Great War

Reading Baseball ·

2014/08/29

When World War I broke out 100 years ago, there was another war of sorts going on within the United States.

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4:02

Remembering Jim Brosnan

Reading Baseball ·

2014/08/01

A former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs passed away recently without a lot of fanfare.

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4:07

Baseball: The Storytellers' Game

Reading Baseball ·

2014/07/18

This week Pete Peterson celebrates the 200th edition of Reading Baseball. The series of original sports essays and commentaries debuted on WSIU Radio in May 2004.

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