Blog - Peter Scariano

28 Nov

Dreams Fulfilled: When Baseball’s Lessons Follow You Into Life

In the chapter titled Dreams Fulfilled, he discovers something far more meaningful: that sometimes the dream you chase is only the door...

27 Nov

All Good Things Come to an End: The Final Seasons That Closed a Childhood Era

Every baseball story has its final inning. Not always a dramatic walk-off, not always a sweeping triumph—sometimes it ends quietly, lik...

27 Nov

High School and Beyond Hope: When Baseball, Brotherhood, and Real Life Collide

High school has a way of stretching you—pulling you in every direction, testing how much you can balance, and revealing who you’re goin...

26 Nov

Baseball Highlights: The Moments That Defined a Childhood on the Diamond

Every athlete, no matter how young, eventually gathers a collection of moments—big and small—that stand out like bright threads stitche...

26 Nov

Good Fortune and a New Game: The Summer a Mysterious Boy Changed Everything

Some summers arrive softly, with a slow build of warm evenings and familiar routines. Others arrive with a twist—an unexpected person, ...

25 Nov

A Wrinkle in the Game: When Baseball Meets Adolescence and Everything Starts to Change

Baseball has a way of marking time. For kids like Peter Scariano growing up in 1950s Chicago, each season was a milestone, a chapter of...

25 Nov

Advancing to Babe Ruth Baseball: Bigger Fields, Fiercer Competition, and the Glove That Still Wouldn’t Come

There’s a moment in every young athlete’s life when childhood games give way to something larger—when the stakes rise, the fields stret...

25 Nov

The Unforgettable Summer of ’57: When Baseball Became a Way of Life

Every childhood has a summer that refuses to fade. For Peter Scariano, that summer was 1957, a season full of baseball, laughter, scrap...

24 Nov

The Draft That Changed Everything: A Twin, a Tryout, and a Life-Shaping Mistake

There are moments in childhood that replay for decades, sharp and unforgettable. For many young athletes, a first real tryout becomes o...

24 Nov

Growing Up in 1950s Chicago Baseball: A Childhood Shaped by Dust, Dreams, and the Wilson A2000

There are certain childhoods that feel stitched together by a single sound, a single smell, or a single place. For Peter Scariano, grow...

13 Nov

From Fields to Classrooms: A Teacher’s Thoughts on Life and Baseball

Baseball is only a game to some people. It served as a mentor, a teacher, and the cornerstone of Peter Scariano's lifelong commitment t...

13 Nov

The Wilson A2000: A Sign of Hope, Not Just a Glove

Every generation has its idols, and in the late 1950s, the Wilson A2000 glove was the most sought-after item for young baseball players...

19 Jun

The Wilson A2000 Quest: A Story of Brotherhood, Baseball, and Dreams

What do you picture when you think about childhood dreams? Growing up in Chicago in the middle of the 20th century, baseball was Peter ...

19 Jun

Growing Up in Garfield Ridge: How a Baseball Dream Was Shaped by Chicago

Baseball was the lifeblood of Garfield Ridge in the 1950s and 1960s, as is the case with all neighborhoods. Author Peter Scariano trans...

19 Jun

The Diamond’s Life Lessons: tenacity, fortitude, and cooperation

Although baseball is frequently referred to as America's pastime, Peter Scariano saw it as something far more. It served as his mentor,...

Blogs

Dreams Fulfilled: When Baseball’s Lessons Follow You Into Life

All Good Things Come to an End: The Final Seasons That Closed a Childhood Era

High School and Beyond Hope: When Baseball, Brotherhood, and Real Life Collide

Baseball Highlights: The Moments That Defined a Childhood on the Diamond

Good Fortune and a New Game: The Summer a Mysterious Boy Changed Everything

A Wrinkle in the Game: When Baseball Meets Adolescence and Everything Starts to Change

Advancing to Babe Ruth Baseball: Bigger Fields, Fiercer Competition, and the Glove That Still Wouldn’t Come

The Unforgettable Summer of ’57: When Baseball Became a Way of Life

The Draft That Changed Everything: A Twin, a Tryout, and a Life-Shaping Mistake

Growing Up in 1950s Chicago Baseball: A Childhood Shaped by Dust, Dreams, and the Wilson A2000

From Fields to Classrooms: A Teacher’s Thoughts on Life and Baseball

The Wilson A2000: A Sign of Hope, Not Just a Glove

The Wilson A2000 Quest: A Story of Brotherhood, Baseball, and Dreams

Growing Up in Garfield Ridge: How a Baseball Dream Was Shaped by Chicago

The Diamond’s Life Lessons: tenacity, fortitude, and cooperation

Peter Scariano

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