Pete and his wife Anita(Pete Peterson (provided))

For years, Pete Peterson has regaled us with stories about past Christmas presents and even offered us suggestions on baseball-related Christmas gifts.

But, this year, Pete has an extra special Christmas season commentary, one that changed his life forever.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.