Reading Baseball

Milwaukee will be the center of the political world next week when it hosts the Republican National Convention.

The city also boasts the Brewers, who lead the National League Central division standings.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us the history of baseball in the Wisconsin city.

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.

The man known as the Say Hey Kid and known for “The Catch” in the 1954 World Series passed away on June 18.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson takes a look at the career of Willie Mays and two books inspired by his illustrious career.

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.

Longtime Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson has been an avid runner for many years.

Pete still runs fairly frequently even at the age of 85.

In his latest commentary, Pete tells us about the adventures on his most recent running event, a 5K fundraiser for SIH.

There is an outbreak of injuries to pitchers already in this young Major League Baseball season.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson examines the national pastime’s farewell to arms.

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.

St. Louis Cardinal fans are still mourning the recent death of former manager Whitey Herzog.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson remembers the Hall of Famer through a review of Herzog’s book published in 1999.

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.

American Jewish leaders are concerned about a major increase in antisemitic incidents.

While Jackie Robinson understandably received a lot of attention for the racial taunts and threats he received for breaking baseball’s color barrier, Hank Greenberg received his own version of anti-Semitic taunts as the game’s first great Jewish star.

In the latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson examines Greenberg’s Hall of Fame career.

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.

With the total solar eclipse coming up on Monday, April 8, we thought we would revisit Pete Peterson’s Reading Baseball segment from just before the 2017 eclipse where Pete looks at a novel that includes a story of an eclipse and America's favorite pastime.

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

Paul Giamatti is an Oscar-nominated actor, best known for leading roles in the films American Splendor , Sideways and Barney's Version.

But, in this edition of Reading Baseball, much to his surprise, Pete Peterson recently learned Giamatti’s father is the former commissioner of baseball who banished Pete Rose from the game.

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.

The newest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame include longtime manager Jim Leyland, who may be most famous for a confrontation in spring training with home run king Barry Bonds.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson examines the often-rocky relationship between Leyland and Bonds.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, the 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.

WSIU contributor Pete Peterson brings us his annual piece in honor of Black History Month. This year, Pete has the story of the American League’s Jackie Robinson.

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