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Pete Peterson
Reading BaseballRichard "Pete" Peterson is the creative force behind WSIU Radio's Reading Baseball Series. Pete's original essays and commentaries are a regular staple for any fan of the game.
Originating in March of 2004, Reading Baseball is in its 10th season! Pete is a Professor Emeritus of Southern Illinois University. He is also the editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader, and the author of Growing Up With Clemente and Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.
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Pete Peterson explains why his most recent trip to Pittsburgh was extra special.
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Pete Peterson recaps Milwaukee's baseball history.
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Pete Peterson remembers the great Willie Mays, who died recently at the age of 93.
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Pete Peterson has been an avid runner for many years.
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Pete Peterson examines the rash of injuries to pitchers already this MLB season.
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Herzog died recently at the age of 92.
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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.