http://www.wsiu.org Produced by WSIU Radio, Reading Baseball is a series of original essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, Editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Extra Innings: Writing on Baseball. It airs on alternate Fridays during the baseball season. en-us WSIU Public Radio Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:21:13 GMT Public Podcaster 30 wsiuradio@wsiu.org WSIU Radio no baseball,sports,public radio,wsiu Produced by WSIU Radio, Reading Baseball is a series of original essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, Editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Extra Innings: Writing on Baseball. It airs on alternate Fridays during the baseball season. WSIU Radio http://media.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/ondemand/podcast/podcastImage_11503_small.png http://www.wsiu.org WSIU Reading Baseball logo http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/1002713/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/1002713.mp3 Pete Peterson yearns for the warm summer days at the ballpark as he reflects on the greats of the game who passed away in 2011 in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/1002713/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/1002713.mp3 00:04:31 no WSIU Pete Peterson yearns for the warm summer days at the ballpark as he reflects on the greats of the game who passed away in 2011 in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson yearns for the warm summer days at the ballpark as he reflects on the greats of the game who passed away in 2011 in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/991017/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/991017.mp3 Pete Peterson takes a look at the history of great, popular players changing teams at various times in their careers. wsiu Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/991017/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/991017.mp3 00:04:17 no READING BASEBALL Pete Peterson takes a look at the history of great, popular players changing teams at various times in their careers. Pete Peterson takes a look at the history of great, popular players changing teams at various times in their careers. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/985602/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/985602.mp3 Pete Peterson takes us back to that fateful day in September of 2001 in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/985602/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/985602.mp3 00:04:44 no WSIU Pete Peterson takes us back to that fateful day in September of 2001 in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson takes us back to that fateful day in September of 2001 in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/980854/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/980854.mp3 Pete Peterson reflects on his connection with former major leaguer Eddie Stanky in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/980854/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/980854.mp3 00:04:30 no WSIU Pete Peterson reflects on his connection with former major leaguer Eddie Stanky in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson reflects on his connection with former major leaguer Eddie Stanky in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/978870/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/978870.mp3 Pete Peterson reflects on a recent trip to Pittsburgh and a baseball game between the Pirates and the Boston Red Sox in this Edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/978870/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/978870.mp3 00:04:21 no WSIU Pete Peterson reflects on a recent trip to Pittsburgh and a baseball game between the Pirates and the Boston Red Sox in this Edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson reflects on a recent trip to Pittsburgh and a baseball game between the Pirates and the Boston Red Sox in this Edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/953292/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/953292.mp3 Pete Peterson remembers SIU Baseball Coach Dan Callahan in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/953292/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/953292.mp3 00:04:38 no WSIU Pete Peterson remembers SIU Baseball Coach Dan Callahan in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson remembers SIU Baseball Coach Dan Callahan in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/923251/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/923251.mp3 Pete Peterson looks back at baseball's most dramatic home runs in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/923251/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/923251.mp3 00:04:27 no WSIU Pete Peterson looks back at baseball's most dramatic home runs in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson looks back at baseball's most dramatic home runs in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/918312/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/918312.mp3 Pete Peterson looks back at baseball's tumultuous year of 1994 in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/918312/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/918312.mp3 00:04:53 no WSIU Pete Peterson looks back at baseball's tumultuous year of 1994 in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson looks back at baseball's tumultuous year of 1994 in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/910837/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/910837.mp3 Pete Peterson remembers his days as a youngster playing ball during the dog days of summer in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/910837/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/910837.mp3 00:04:27 no WSIU Pete Peterson remembers his days as a youngster playing ball during the dog days of summer in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson remembers his days as a youngster playing ball during the dog days of summer in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/905938/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/905938.mp3 Pete Peterson examines baseball's unwritten rules in this edition of Reading Baseball. wsiu Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/905938/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/905938.mp3 00:04:18 no WSIU Pete Peterson examines baseball's unwritten rules in this edition of Reading Baseball. Pete Peterson examines baseball's unwritten rules in this edition of Reading Baseball. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/903481/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/903481.mp3 Pete Peterson examines his recent experience running in a marathon for this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 21 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/903481/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/903481.mp3 00:04:19 no WSIU Pete Peterson examines his recent experience running in a marathon for this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson examines his recent experience running in a marathon for this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/900731/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/900731.mp3 Peter Peterson experiences the thrill of opening day for his hometown team for the first time in more than 50 years in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 07 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/900731/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/900731.mp3 00:04:36 no WSIU Peter Peterson experiences the thrill of opening day for his hometown team for the first time in more than 50 years in this edition of Reading Baseball Peter Peterson experiences the thrill of opening day for his hometown team for the first time in more than 50 years in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896632/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896632.mp3 Pete Peterson looks back at the promising career that was cut short for former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jim Waugh wsiu Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896632/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896632.mp3 00:04:29 no WSIU Pete Peterson looks back at the promising career that was cut short for former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jim Waugh Pete Peterson looks back at the promising career that was cut short for former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jim Waugh WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896656/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896656.mp3 Pete Peterson previews former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog's induction in to the Baseball Hall of Fame wsiu Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896656/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896656.mp3 00:04:54 no WSIU Pete Peterson previews former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog's induction in to the Baseball Hall of Fame Pete Peterson previews former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog's induction in to the Baseball Hall of Fame WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896658/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896658.mp3 Pete Peterson presents a special edition of Reading Baseball in honor of Black History Month wsiu Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896658/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896658.mp3 00:04:29 no WSIU Pete Peterson presents a special edition of Reading Baseball in honor of Black History Month Pete Peterson presents a special edition of Reading Baseball in honor of Black History Month WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896661/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896661.mp3 Pete Peterson tackles the winter blahs in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896661/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896661.mp3 00:04:37 no WSIU Pete Peterson tackles the winter blahs in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson tackles the winter blahs in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896664/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896664.mp3 Pete Peterson checks his Christmas gift list with the baseball fan in mind for this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/896664/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/896664.mp3 00:04:30 no WSIU Pete Peterson checks his Christmas gift list with the baseball fan in mind for this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson checks his Christmas gift list with the baseball fan in mind for this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/870898/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/870898.mp3 Pete Peterson takes a look back at the baseball tradition of "Barnstorming" for this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/870898/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/870898.mp3 00:04:48 no WSIU Pete Peterson takes a look back at the baseball tradition of "Barnstorming" for this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson takes a look back at the baseball tradition of "Barnstorming" for this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/857672/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/857672.mp3 Pete Peterson investigates the oldest living Major League Baseball player in this edition of WSIU's Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/857672/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/857672.mp3 00:04:58 no WSIU Pete Peterson investigates the oldest living Major League Baseball player in this edition of WSIU's Reading Baseball Pete Peterson investigates the oldest living Major League Baseball player in this edition of WSIU's Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/851104/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/851104.mp3 Pete Peterson Commentary on Mascots for MLB teams all over the country. wsiu Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/851104/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/851104.mp3 00:05:43 no Pete Peterson Commentary on Mascots for MLB teams all over the country. Pete Peterson Commentary on Mascots for MLB teams all over the country. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/851307/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/851307.mp3 Pete Peterson takes a look at the history of team mascots in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/851307/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/851307.mp3 00:05:34 no WSIU Pete Peterson takes a look at the history of team mascots in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson takes a look at the history of team mascots in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/850500/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/850500.mp3 Pete Peterson takes a closer look at the history of eye glass wearing ball players wsiu Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/850500/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/850500.mp3 00:04:46 no WSIU Pete Peterson takes a closer look at the history of eye glass wearing ball players Pete Peterson takes a closer look at the history of eye glass wearing ball players WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/850498/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/850498.mp3 Pete Peterson reflects on the unique and celebrated career of Washington, D.C. sportswriter Shirley Povich wsiu Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/850498/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/850498.mp3 00:04:42 no WSIU Pete Peterson reflects on the unique and celebrated career of Washington, D.C. sportswriter Shirley Povich Pete Peterson reflects on the unique and celebrated career of Washington, D.C. sportswriter Shirley Povich WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/837164/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/837164.mp3 Pete Peterson is back with a confession of a life-long baseball fan in this edition of Reading Baseball. wsiu Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/837164/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/837164.mp3 00:04:49 no WSIU Pete Peterson is back with a confession of a life-long baseball fan in this edition of Reading Baseball. Pete Peterson is back with a confession of a life-long baseball fan in this edition of Reading Baseball. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/824617/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/824617.mp3 In light of the recent admission of steroid use by Alex Rodriguez, Pete Peterson looks back at his own brush with what he calls body altering substances in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/824617/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/824617.mp3 00:04:53 no WSIU In light of the recent admission of steroid use by Alex Rodriguez, Pete Peterson looks back at his own brush with what he calls body altering substances in this edition of Reading Baseball In light of the recent admission of steroid use by Alex Rodriguez, Pete Peterson looks back at his own brush with what he calls body altering substances in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/820593/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/820593.mp3 Pete Peterson remembers the life and times of Pitcher "Doc" Ellis in honor of Black History Month in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/820593/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/820593.mp3 00:04:39 no WSIU Pete Peterson remembers the life and times of Pitcher "Doc" Ellis in honor of Black History Month in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson remembers the life and times of Pitcher "Doc" Ellis in honor of Black History Month in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/805103/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/805103.mp3 Pete Peterson puts a baseball spin on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in this edition of Reading Baseball. wsiu Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/805103/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/805103.mp3 00:04:56 no WSIU Pete Peterson puts a baseball spin on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in this edition of Reading Baseball. Pete Peterson puts a baseball spin on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in this edition of Reading Baseball. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/791258/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/791258.mp3 Pete Peterson remembers three of the most admired hall of famers in major league baseball history in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/791258/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/791258.mp3 00:04:48 no Pete Peterson remembers three of the most admired hall of famers in major league baseball history in this edition of Reading Baseball Pete Peterson remembers three of the most admired hall of famers in major league baseball history in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/741544/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/741544.mp3 Pete Peterson looks back at America's pastime in the turbulent year of 1968. wsiu Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/741544/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/741544.mp3 00:04:56 no Pete Peterson looks back at America's pastime in the turbulent year of 1968. Pete Peterson looks back at America's pastime in the turbulent year of 1968. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/729817/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/729817.mp3 Foul Language has been a part of baseball for more than a century. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson looks at the orgins of foul language in america's pastime and the impact it made on him as a youngster. wsiu Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/729817/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/729817.mp3 00:04:50 no WSIU Foul Language has been a part of baseball for more than a century. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson looks at the orgins of foul language in america's pastime and the impact it made on him as a youngster. Foul Language has been a part of baseball for more than a century. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson looks at the orgins of foul language in america's pastime and the impact it made on him as a youngster. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/720291/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/720291.mp3 Songs about baseball cut across all genres of music. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson take us on a musical trip to the ball park wsiu Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/720291/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/720291.mp3 00:05:17 no WSIU Songs about baseball cut across all genres of music. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson take us on a musical trip to the ball park Songs about baseball cut across all genres of music. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson take us on a musical trip to the ball park WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/704607/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/704607.mp3 Pete Peterson details the days of his youth, playing baseball board and dice games. wsiu Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/704607/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/704607.mp3 00:05:01 no Pete Peterson details the days of his youth, playing baseball board and dice games. Pete Peterson details the days of his youth, playing baseball board and dice games. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/699177/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/699177.mp3 Baseball author and historian Pete Peterson looks back at how his baseball career came to an unfortunate end in the late 1950's wsiu Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/699177/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/699177.mp3 00:04:45 no WSIU Baseball author and historian Pete Peterson looks back at how his baseball career came to an unfortunate end in the late 1950's Baseball author and historian Pete Peterson looks back at how his baseball career came to an unfortunate end in the late 1950's WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/692840/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/692840.mp3 Pete Peterson details a Spring Training Phenom of the 1980's, and looks at April Fool's Day. wsiu Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/692840/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/692840.mp3 00:04:53 no Pete Peterson details a Spring Training Phenom of the 1980's, and looks at April Fool's Day. Pete Peterson details a Spring Training Phenom of the 1980's, and looks at April Fool's Day. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/667505/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/667505.mp3 Baseball Author and historian Richard Pete Peterson comments on how January has played a major role in shaping America's Pastime. wsiu Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/667505/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/667505.mp3 00:04:09 no Baseball Author and historian Richard Pete Peterson comments on how January has played a major role in shaping America's Pastime. Baseball Author and historian Richard Pete Peterson comments on how January has played a major role in shaping America's Pastime. WSIU Radio http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/657277/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/657277.mp3 Baseball author and historian Richard Pete Peterson suggests the perfect baseball book gift idea for baseball fans in this edition of Reading Baseball wsiu Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT wsiuradio@wsiu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wsiu/.jukebox/media/wsiu/657277/mp3/readingbaseball/podcast/11503/657277.mp3 00:04:14 no WSIU Baseball author and historian Richard Pete Peterson suggests the perfect baseball book gift idea for baseball fans in this edition of Reading Baseball Baseball author and historian Richard Pete Peterson suggests the perfect baseball book gift idea for baseball fans in this edition of Reading Baseball WSIU Radio