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[S01 Ep01] - Features interview with MLB reporter Robby Incmikoski at a book event for "Sacred Ground," his 'love letter to baseball's cathedrals' that features his photography and stories from all 30 of Major League Baseball's ballparks. | Book Club member Anne Marie Sweeney joins David Fedor to discuss books | Poet and author Michael Comiskey discusses his book, "South of Pittsburgh: Poems from Northern Appalachia," This volume of Northern Appalachian poetry employs many traditional and modern poetic forms to survey the human and natural landscapes of that unique and often overlooked region.
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Sacred Grounds
by Robby Incmikoski
with Kyle Fager
Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, telling the story behind the story of all 30 Major League ballparks.
Purchase here: robbyinc.com/book
About "Sacred Grounds"
Sacred Grounds Takes Baseball Fans Behind the Scenes of All 30 Major League Ballparks
Former Major League Baseball TV field reporter Robby Incmikoski invites fans on an unprecedented journey through America’s favorite pastime with the release of his debut book, Sacred Grounds — an immersive collection of photography and first-person stories celebrating the character, culture, and community of every MLB ballpark.
After 16 seasons traveling the league as a reporter for the Twins, Pirates, and Rangers, Incmikoski brings readers where few get to go — from dugouts and clubhouses to media booths and bullpens — capturing thousands of behind-the-scenes images and 120+ interviews with the people who make each park special.
A Love Letter to Baseball’s Cathedrals
Sacred Grounds pairs Incmikoski’s all-access photography with moving, funny, and deeply personal reflections from players, broadcasters, and fans whose lives have been shaped by the game. From Barry Bonds’ 756th home run to the lingering heartbreak of Sid Bream’s slide, the book blends history, nostalgia, and awe into a vivid portrait of what baseball means to America’s cities.
The book also features exclusive essays by some of the sport’s most recognizable voices and cultural icons:
Joe Buck — “Growing Up Baseball”
Chuck D — “The Rhythm of the Game”
Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, Mary Ours, and Matt Vasgersian — each contributing reflections on the ballparks and memories that shaped their love of the game
A foreword by Janet Marie Smith, Executive Vice President of Planning & Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of baseball’s most influential architects
More Than a Book — A Living Archive
Beyond its 250+ pages of photos and stories, Sacred Grounds connects readers to a larger multimedia project at www.robbyinc.com, where visitors can explore extended interviews, exclusive galleries, and digital exhibits for all 30 ballparks plus Cooperstown’s National Baseball Hall of Fame.
About "South of Pittsburgh"
This volume of Northern Appalachian poetry employs many traditional and modern poetic forms to survey the human and natural landscapes of that unique and often overlooked region. Featured forms include the sonnet, ballad, haiku, ode, villanelle, elegy, found poem, epigram, narrative poem, and blank and free verse. Topics are as varied as the delicacy of the region's wildflowers, the devastation wrought by mountaintop removal mining, Northern Appalachian folklore, and the state of the region's working class.
Purchase here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?ch1OmvoTw4tQrFQRdB9z0Y8oyoQt4Uosa4mEKxcTMUM
Product Details:
Paperback
6 x 9 inches
126 pages
ISBN: 9798989106424
About Michael Comiskey: "I’m a retired professor of political science and economics at the Penn State Fayette Campus in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. That’s about fifty miles south of Pittsburgh, on the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains and just a bit north of the Mason-Dixon line.
I live happily in my hometown of Connellsville, Pennsylvania with my wife Mary Ann.
My father was a machinist on the B&O Railroad and my mother was a secretary and bookkeeper, but mostly a housewife. He was Irish. She was Italian. My grandparents and great-grandparents were immigrants. I grew up very conscious of the immigrant experience. If anyone cares–and even if they don’t–my last name is pronounced COMMA-ski.
Working class life in Pennsylvania was good when I was a kid in the 1960’s. It’s not so good now. That’s the subject of some of my poetry.
[S01 Ep01] - Features interview with MLB reporter Robby Incmikoski at a book event for "Sacred Ground," his 'love letter to baseball's cathedrals' that features his photography and stories from all 30 of Major League Baseball's ballparks. | Book Club member Anne Marie Sweeney joins David Fedor to discuss books | Poet and author Michael Comiskey discusses his book, "South of Pittsburgh: Poems from Northern Appalachia," This volume of Northern Appalachian poetry employs many traditional and modern poetic forms to survey the human and natural landscapes of that unique and often overlooked region.
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Sacred Grounds
by Robby Incmikoski
with Kyle Fager
Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, telling the story behind the story of all 30 Major League ballparks.
Purchase here: robbyinc.com/book
About "Sacred Grounds"
Sacred Grounds Takes Baseball Fans Behind the Scenes of All 30 Major League Ballparks
Former Major League Baseball TV field reporter Robby Incmikoski invites fans on an unprecedented journey through America’s favorite pastime with the release of his debut book, Sacred Grounds — an immersive collection of photography and first-person stories celebrating the character, culture, and community of every MLB ballpark.
After 16 seasons traveling the league as a reporter for the Twins, Pirates, and Rangers, Incmikoski brings readers where few get to go — from dugouts and clubhouses to media booths and bullpens — capturing thousands of behind-the-scenes images and 120+ interviews with the people who make each park special.
A Love Letter to Baseball’s Cathedrals
Sacred Grounds pairs Incmikoski’s all-access photography with moving, funny, and deeply personal reflections from players, broadcasters, and fans whose lives have been shaped by the game. From Barry Bonds’ 756th home run to the lingering heartbreak of Sid Bream’s slide, the book blends history, nostalgia, and awe into a vivid portrait of what baseball means to America’s cities.
The book also features exclusive essays by some of the sport’s most recognizable voices and cultural icons:
Joe Buck — “Growing Up Baseball”
Chuck D — “The Rhythm of the Game”
Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, Mary Ours, and Matt Vasgersian — each contributing reflections on the ballparks and memories that shaped their love of the game
A foreword by Janet Marie Smith, Executive Vice President of Planning & Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of baseball’s most influential architects
More Than a Book — A Living Archive
Beyond its 250+ pages of photos and stories, Sacred Grounds connects readers to a larger multimedia project at www.robbyinc.com, where visitors can explore extended interviews, exclusive galleries, and digital exhibits for all 30 ballparks plus Cooperstown’s National Baseball Hall of Fame.
About "South of Pittsburgh"
This volume of Northern Appalachian poetry employs many traditional and modern poetic forms to survey the human and natural landscapes of that unique and often overlooked region. Featured forms include the sonnet, ballad, haiku, ode, villanelle, elegy, found poem, epigram, narrative poem, and blank and free verse. Topics are as varied as the delicacy of the region's wildflowers, the devastation wrought by mountaintop removal mining, Northern Appalachian folklore, and the state of the region's working class.
Purchase here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?ch1OmvoTw4tQrFQRdB9z0Y8oyoQt4Uosa4mEKxcTMUM
Product Details:
Paperback
6 x 9 inches
126 pages
ISBN: 9798989106424
About Michael Comiskey: "I’m a retired professor of political science and economics at the Penn State Fayette Campus in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. That’s about fifty miles south of Pittsburgh, on the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains and just a bit north of the Mason-Dixon line.
I live happily in my hometown of Connellsville, Pennsylvania with my wife Mary Ann.
My father was a machinist on the B&O Railroad and my mother was a secretary and bookkeeper, but mostly a housewife. He was Irish. She was Italian. My grandparents and great-grandparents were immigrants. I grew up very conscious of the immigrant experience. If anyone cares–and even if they don’t–my last name is pronounced COMMA-ski.
Working class life in Pennsylvania was good when I was a kid in the 1960’s. It’s not so good now. That’s the subject of some of my poetry.
