Checking that Defective Crystal Ball, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Review My MLB Predictions

Happy Holidays, Place to Be Nation! As our parting gift of the 2016 Major League Baseball season, now that all of the games have been played and the seemingly endless…

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,…

PTBPR: MLB Power Rankings

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,…

2016 National League West Preview

It’s an even-numbered year, so the Giants must be looking at another trip to the World Series. All kidding aside, during the off-season the Giants made strides to address some…

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…