Hello, Place to be Nation, and welcome to the first installment of the 2016 MLB Power Rankings! The season is off to a great start already, with surprises and disappointments,…
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.
2016 American League West Preview
Yesterday, we checked out the National League Central, and today we wrap up the American League by putting the West under the microscope. In 2015, the American League West was…
2016 American League Central Preview
The Kansas City Royals reigned supreme in the American League Central in 2015, riding that division crown all the way to a World Series title, the team’s first since 1985.…
2016 MLB Season Preview: American League East
Spring is in the air here at Place to Be Nation and that means it’s baseball season once again! Over the course of Opening Week, we’ll be bringing you our divisional…
Rebooking Starrcade 91: Battlebowl: The Lethal Lottery
It’s that time of year again. A time of joy and celebration. A time of reflection on the year passing and the new one coming. A time of great happiness…
PTBPR: MLB End-of-Season Power Rankings
Last week, the Kansas City Royals snapped a 30-year championship drought, topping the New York Mets four games to one in the World Series, capping off a most sublimely unpredictable…
The MLB Postseason Predictions (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Anarchy)
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing color, temperatures are dropping, and everyone’s busy picking out Halloween costumes for their bash (or for their kids). In short, Fall…
PTBPR: September MLB Power Rankings
Hello, Place to Be Baseball Fans! Welcome to the latest MLB Power Rankings. Sorry for a slight delay in getting this edition out, but I had a fairly significant relocation…
PTBPR: Midseason 2015 MLB Power Rankings
Welcome to the Place to Be Nation Mid-Season MLB Power Rankings! We’ve had quite the first half to the 2015 MLB season, with a ton of great performances (Bryce Harper*,…
The All-Star Game: Arglebargle or Foofaraw?
If you get the title reference, give yourself 10 nerd points. If you don’t, click here This weekend in an interview* with The Oakland Press, Detroit Tigers’ first baseman Miguel…
