Pete Peterson

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

The hot topic at the beginning of the Major League Baseball season was the emergence of torpedo bats. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson looks at these bats with a non-traditional design and how the bat has evolved over the years. 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.

3 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Former Saluki baseball standout Derek Shelton lasted over five seasons as the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates before the franchise fired him last week. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson explains how Shelton faced an uphill battle in getting the Pirates back on track.

3 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Since his death last year, the debate has been reignited as to whether Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In a November 2024 edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson looked at the controversial career of the game’s all-time hits leader...and Pete proved prophetic in some ways, 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.

1 month ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

The recent death of Pope Francis got Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson thinking about his visit to the U.S. nearly ten years ago. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete wonders if the pope was a baseball fan? 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.

1 month ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson. It started in the spring of 2004. This edition of Reading Baseball is another milestone in the series for Pete. Pete Peterson is the author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.