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It’s Déjà vu for commentator Pete Peterson as he looks at the standings in the National League Central Division and sees the Cubs and the Pirates bringing up the rear.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete looks back on how this was the norm during his childhood in the mid-20th century.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.