Welcome to the Place to Be Nation’s MLB Power Rankings! In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop once in a while, you…
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.
PTBPR : MLB Power Rankings August 2014
Welcome to the Place to Be Nation’s MLB Power Rankings! My apologies for going over a month between these, but real-life got a little hectic for a while there. I’ve…
A Look at the 2014 MLB Hall of Fame Class
This weekend, Major League Baseball, and fans from all over the world, will converge on the tiny village of Cooperstown, New York, to celebrate the history of our National Pastime…
PTBPR: MLB Power Rankings — First Half 2014
We’re at the All-Star Break, the “unofficially-official” halfway point of the baseball season, so it’s time for another installment of the Place to Be Nation MLB Power Rankings! Here’s the…
Celebrating Timmy
No-hitters are weird. They can be thrown by one person. Or several. They can be thrown against dynamic, record-setting offenses. Or against schmucks that more closely resemble a Triple-A squad.…
In Memoriam: Tony Gwynn 1960-2014
In 1997, two of the greatest artists of all time got together for a conversation about their passion and their profession when Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn sat down to…
PTBPR: MLB Power Rankings – May 2014
Welcome to the second installment of the PTBPR, or the Place to Be Nation’s MLB Power Rankings for the month of May. Just like last time, we’ll be ranking the…
MLB Player Profile: Masahiro Tanaka
Full Name: Masahiro Tanaka Nickname(s): No really good ones that I could find.* I suppose if Chris Berman (ugh) were a wrestling fan, he’d go with Masahiro “Chono/Saito/Pat” Tanaka. Take…
Jose Fernandez, Tommy John Surgery, and You
The announcement earlier this week that Miami Marlins ace starting pitcher Jose Fernandez will miss the remainder of the 2014 season due to an damaged ulnar collateral ligament and the…
MLB Player Profile: Albert Pujols
Name: Jose Alberto Pujols Alcåntara Nicknames: El Hombre, Phat Albert, The Machine Current Team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Uniform No.: 5 Current Primary Position: First base Former Positions: Third…
