It’s gridiron time again, Place to Be Nation! This year, throughout the NFL season, various PTB staffers will be sharing their thoughts, opinions, and predictions on the season as it…
Author: Joel Barnhart
A big-time baseball nerd, Joel is currently teaching English as a Second Language in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to his MLB passion, he enjoys good whiskey, good music, good movies, and good friends. He is currently engaged in an ongoing 12-year online debate over the merits of bubble wrap.
PTBN’s 2016 College Football Preview
With the 2016 college football season beginning next week, Place to Be Nation has you covered with a Top 25 primer, examining the teams that everyone will be talking about…
Sending Off A Legend: Alex Rodriguez’s Finalé
With the likely final game of New York Yankees’ third baseman/designated hitter Alex Rodriguez come and gone Friday, a few of the baseball die-hards at Place to Be Nation put…
August 2016 PTBN MLB Power Rankings
Greetings Place to Be Nation, and welcome to another installment of our MLB Power Rankings! July was an exciting month, with a clearer picture of the teams saying “This Year!” and…
Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: A Rundown of the 2016 Trade Deadline
Well, Place to Be Nation, the MLB non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone. Did your team make any major additions? What players will lift their teams into the playoffs?…
Greatness Awaits: The 2016 MLB Hall of Fame Class
This Sunday, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Chris Jordan (Griffey) and I (Piazza) took a look…
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: A Review of MLB Preseason Picks
Hello all you lovely PTB readers out there! One of the great things about baseball is just how humbling the game truly is. A superstar can go hitless on Monday,…
MLB PTBPR: Power Rankings for June 2016
Hello Place to Be Nation! It’s that time again: Another installment of the MLB Power Rankings. June was a fascinating month, with teams really starting to separate themselves into contenders…
Muhammad Ali: 1942 – 2016
This weekend my Facebook page, along with the pages of anyone with access to social media, exploded in tributes, quotes, photos, and videos honoring one of the most legendary self-promotional…
May 2016 PTBPR: MLB Power Rankings
Greetings, Place to Be Nation! Glad to see that baseball’s in full swing and the 2016 season is once again full of amazement, intrigue, and all the quirks that make…
