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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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Reading Baseball: Vic Harris, baseball's winningest...

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2025/02/21

Pete Peterson tells us about a legendary negro league manager who Pete believes was wrongly left out of the Baseball Hall of Fame again.

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4:57

Reading Baseball: The golden at bat

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2025/01/31

Baseball has found some innovative ways recently to try and make the game more appealing to fans.

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Reading Baseball: It's a Wonderful Life, but not as a...

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2024/12/13

Pete explains how his wife Anita’s disgust with her hometown Pirates led her to become a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, just for a fleeting moment.

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Reading Baseball: Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of...

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2024/11/15

Since his recent death, the debate has been reignited as to whether Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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4:58

Reading Baseball: Can baseball save us from politics?

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2024/11/01

If the current political atmosphere has you wanting a distraction, commentator Pete Peterson may have just the thing.

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5:04

Reading Baseball: In praise of the White Sox

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2024/10/18

The Chicago White Sox set a record with 121 losses in 2024.

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5:02

Reading Baseball: My 1930's era baseball glove

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2024/10/04

Pete Peterson tells us the story of how became the owner of a special glove.

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4:34

Reading Baseball: The greatest living ballplayer

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2024/09/20

Pete Peterson tells us who he thinks is the greatest living baseball player following the death of Willie Mays.

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5:02

Reading Baseball: The curse of the mustache

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2024/09/06

Pete explains the why his mustache turned out to be a curse for his beloved Pittsburgh Pirates.

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4:59

Reading Baseball: What's a doubleheader?

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2024/08/23

Pete Peterson looks at how modern day baseball's day-night doubleheaders are not doubleheaders at all.

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4:47

Reading Baseball: My first, and last, mustache

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2024/08/08

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes has made a big impression on fans, including our own Pete Peterson.

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4:59

Reading Baseball: Our last trip to Pittsburgh?

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2024/07/26

Pete Peterson explains why his most recent trip to Pittsburgh was extra special.

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4:54

Reading Baseball: I oughta know Milwaukee

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2024/07/12

Pete Peterson recaps Milwaukee's baseball history.

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4:54

Reading Baseball: Remembering the Say Hey Kid

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2024/06/28

Pete Peterson remembers the great Willie Mays, who died recently at the age of 93.

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5:08

Commentary: Deja vu all over again: Another 5K

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2024/06/07

Pete Peterson has been an avid runner for many years.

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5:01

Reading Baseball: Baseball's farewell to arms

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2024/05/24

Pete Peterson examines the rash of injuries to pitchers already this MLB season.

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5:02

Reading Baseball: Remembering Whitey Herzog

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2024/05/03

Herzog died recently at the age of 92.

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4:48

Reading Baseball: Baseball's first great Jewish star

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2024/04/18

Pete Peterson examines Hank Greenberg’s Hall of Fame career.

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4:52

Reading Baseball: An eclipse and baseball

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2024/04/04

Pete Peterson, thanks to Mark Twain, finds a connection between baseball and eclipses.

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4:57

Reading Baseball: Paul Giamatti's Father, Bart Giamatti

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2024/03/22

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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