{"podcast":{"title":"Sacred Grounds featuring Robby & Uncle Paulie","slug":"sacred-grounds-featuring-robby-uncle-paulie-7794388","podcast_index_feed_id":7794388,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/612860/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/612860","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/a/a/5/8aa5c4786b3f12ea16c3140a3186d450/SG_SocialIcon-1_3000x3000-20260319-s6okz77gw8.png","author":"Robby Incmikoski","episode_count":9,"summary":"As Steve Jobs once observed, people often don't know what they want until you show it to them. Sacred Grounds Now, we are certainly not comparing ourselves to Steve Jobs (that would be absolutely ridiculous), but we ARE saying that Sacred Grounds featuring Robby and Uncle Paulie covers a part of baseball that you never knew you wanted to hear - the story behind the story.....and then some! In Sacred Grounds, the book, you'll hear firsthand accounts from people connected to some of baseball's most unforgettable moments. There's Mike Bacsik, who embraced his place in history after giving up Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run and later built a successful career in media. Jeff Huson shares what it was like standing just feet away at third base on September 6, 1995, when Cal Ripken Jr. broke baseball's most unbreakable record — the consecutive games streak. And Larry Doby Jr. offers a rare look at what it was like growing up as the son of Hall of Famer Larry Doby, one of the most important — and often under-recognized — pioneers in the game. Sacred Grounds featuring Robby and Uncle Paulie brings all of this to life....plus we will make you laugh. (Mainly Robby, but we'll let P…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T20:18:25.938666+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-grounds-featuring-robby-uncle-paulie-7794388"},"episode":{"title":"EP 07: Rich Fitzgerald on the NFL Draft, Pittsburgh Sports & the Future of the City","slug":"ep-07-rich-fitzgerald-on-the-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-sports-the-future-of-the-city","published_at":"2026-05-21T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-grounds-featuring-robby-uncle-paulie-7794388/ep-07-rich-fitzgerald-on-the-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-sports-the-future-of-the-city","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-grounds-featuring-robby-uncle-paulie-7794388","url":"https://7b5d9d26-6ee3-4e6a-ae00-587082ea9de0.libsyn.com/ep-07-rich-fitzgerald-on-the-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-sports-the-future-of-the-city","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7b5d9d26-6ee3-4e6a-ae00-587082ea9de0/1TEAMMEDIA_Studio1_RAW_02.mp3?dest-id=5342450","summary":"Former Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald joins Sacred Grounds to talk about the behind-the-scenes process of bringing the NFL Draft to Pittsburgh, the transformation of the city, and why sports play such a major role in Pittsburgh's identity. Rich shares stories about working with the Rooney family, helping save Pittsburgh International Airport, growing up around Pirates baseball, and what makes Pittsburgh sports fans different from anywhere else. From Three Rivers Stadium memories to the future of PNC Park and Pittsburgh development, this episode dives deep into sports, politics, and the pride of being from Western Pennsylvania. The crew also discusses the Steelers, Pirates, Flyers vs Penguins rivalries, Dan Marino at Central Catholic, the changing role of media and social media in sports, and why Pittsburgh continues to shine on the national stage.","meta_description":"Former Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald joins Sacred Grounds to talk about the behind-the-scenes process of bringing the NFL Draft to Pittsburgh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2880,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sacred-grounds-featuring-robby-uncle-paulie-7794388/episodes/ep-07-rich-fitzgerald-on-the-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-sports-the-future-of-the-city/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-grounds-featuring-robby-uncle-paulie-7794388/ep-07-rich-fitzgerald-on-the-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-sports-the-future-of-the-city.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}