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…

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.…

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?…

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…

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…

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 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 National League Central Preview

The National League Central is the Jessica Rabbit of divisions: top-heavy. The Cubs, Cardinals, and Pirates all look like sure contenders for the division title and both wild card spots.…

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.…