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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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Reading Baseball: Baseball Hall of Fame and the 9/11 Anniversary 11.09.2020 5:34

19 years ago a series of deadly terrorist attacks hit the east coast of the United States.

Reading Baseball: Renaming the J.G. Taylor Spink Award 04.09.2020 5:17

With the amplified call to remove racist references across the U.S. this summer, a recent column urged the Baseball Writers Association of America to rename an award for its industry that is connected to a man who opposed the integration of America’s pastime.

Commentary: Teachers Have Always Been Essential 28.08.2020 5:31

The Trump administration is now labeling teachers as essential workers. Some see it as a move to encourage school districts to open for in-person instruction for the fall semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reading Baseball: 100th Anniversary of Baseball's Greatest Tragedy 14.08.2020 5:29

The only Major League Baseball player to die from a pitch during a game lived in southern Illinois at the time.

Washington Redskins: What's So Traditional About a Team Name? 31.07.2020 5:35

After years of calls to change its team nickname, the Washington Redskins NFL franchise has finally relented. The team will be known this season as the Washington Football Team.

Reading Baseball: Antiques Roadshow 24.07.2020 5:33

Antiques Roadshow is a popular program on PBS.

Commentary: The Spanish Flu Pandemic's Impact on American Sports 17.07.2020 5:36

American professional and collegiate sports are trying to return after having their seasons turned upside down during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Reading Baseball: Be A Hero, Wear A Mask 03.07.2020 5:25

Wearing a mask has become a divisive issue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reading Baseball: Cheating and Stealing in Baseball 26.06.2020 5:23

Baseball is back with a late July start date in the works.

Reading Baseball: What's A Saluki: Ask the New Pirate's Manager 17.01.2020 5:20

Baseball fans in the Pittsburgh area who don't already know what a Saluki is are about to find out as former SIU baseball player Derek Shelton will be the manager of the Pirates in 2020.

Reading Baseball: Mr. 300 20.12.2019 5:02

Pete Peterson has been entertaining and informing us with his Reading Baseball essays and commentaries for nearly 16 years.

Reading Baseball: Baseball Thanksgiving Feast 22.11.2019 5:33

Thanksgiving is November 28. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson has his version of a baseball Thanksgiving feast.|

Reading Baseball: Baseball Thanksgiving Feast 22.11.2019 5:33

Thanksgiving is November 28. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson has his version of a baseball Thanksgiving feast.|

Reading Baseball: World Series Controversies 08.11.2019 4:25

A discussion about the greatest controversy in World Series history would undoubtedly produce a number of opinions.

Reading Baseball: Baseball and Halloween 25.10.2019 5:41

The World Series is underway. If the best of seven series goes the distance, it will end the day before Halloween.

Reading Baseball: Baseball Breaks Your Heart 11.10.2019 5:27

Major League Baseball players rarely play their entire career with the same team, even the best of the best.

Reading Baseball: Hispanic Heritage Month 27.09.2019 5:16

Over a quarter of the players in Major League Baseball are of Latino descent.

Reading Baseball: Pierogi Power 13.09.2019 5:32

Polish-Americans have played an important role in the history of Major League Baseball. Pete Peterson takes a closer look in this edition of Reading Baseball.

Reading Baseball: Baseball and Alzheimer's Disease 30.08.2019 5:24

Nearly six million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease.

Reading Baseball: Pittsburgh's Missing H 16.08.2019 4:52

The recent release of the book Southern Illinois University at 150 Years: Growth, Accomplishments and Challenges has unintentionally rekindled a look back at when the City of Pittsburgh lost its letter H.

Reading Baseball: The Day Jim Bouton Spoke at John A. Logan 02.08.2019 5:20

Former Major League pitcher Jim Bouton passed away recently. In addition to his baseball career, Bouton was a best–selling author, actor, activist, sportscaster and the creator of a bubble gum brand known as Big League Chew.

Reading Baseball: Addy, the Pirate Princess 19.07.2019 4:27

Countless baseball fans may attend Major League games and never come close to taking home a baseball.

Reading Baseball: The Myths of Eight Men Out 05.07.2019 5:29

This is the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox scandal. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson offers a rebuttal to a piece aired by some NPR stations that claims some of the assertions in Eight Men Out are myths.

Reading Baseball: Requiem for Pete Peterson 07.06.2019 5:07

What's in a name? Pete Peterson has his answer in this latest edition of Reading Baseball.

Pete Peterson Prepares to Run Final Marathon 26.04.2019 5:03

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