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…
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Ichiro! Celebrating the Greatness of 3,000 Hits
This past Sunday in Colorado, a future Hall of Fame outfielder connected on a 2-0 pitch and rapped it off the wall in right-center field, narrowly missing a home run.…
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,…
PTBN’s NBA-Team Podcast- Thunderstruck
It might be the off season for the NBA, but free agency is off and running as Adam Murray and Andrew Riche dive into the presiding whirlwind of wheeling and…
Nebraska Dreamin’ (Or Cornfield Rhapsody): How the Chanticleers Shocked the World
Wow! What more can you say about the 2016 NCAA College World Series? What a way to wrap up what has been an incredible season and an incredible NCAA Tournament.…
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…
PTBN’s NBA-Team Podcast – You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
On this offseason preview edition of Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team Podcast, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche still cannot stop talking about the thrilling Game 7 finish to the 2016…
