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Pete Peterson and several members of his family gathered recently in Pittsburgh.

To no one’s surprise, part of the trip included a visit to PNC Park for a Pirates game.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete tells us about the highly charged atmosphere at the game between the hometown Pirates and the cross-state rival Philadelphia Phillies.

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.