The 1977 Saluki baseball team (Dewey Robinson #19 - third from the right)(SIU Athletics)

The SIU Saluki baseball program has an impressive history that includes five College World Series appearances and over 20 players who have made it to the Major Leagues.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us how two former Salukis are teaming up to try to turn around one of MLB’s worst franchises.

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.