“What happened to me should teach everybody that you should never give up on anybody.” — David Ortiz They call him “Big Papi,” and when you mention that name, people…
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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.…
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…
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,…
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…
PTBN’s Sports Evolution #21: NBA Playoffs, the Green Machine and Month 1 of the baseball season
Join us for our newest episode of the Sports Evolution, with lots of topics and voices. First the Cowboys talk the NBA Playoffs and the offseason plans for the Boston…
