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A baseball era ends in Minnesota
Jim Caple, ESPN.comBaseball inside the Metrodome came to an end when the Yankees finished off a series sweep of the Twins on Sunday.
Story | Conversation | October 11, 2009Enjoy Ken Griffey Jr. while you still can
Jim Caple, Page 2Ken Griffey Jr. might be playing his final games as a major leaguer. Enjoy it while you can.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009For Twins fans, he's Mr. Minnesota
Jim Caple, ESPN.comJoe Mauer has become the American League's best player, and Twins fans can't picture their home-state hero in any other uniform.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009"Bull Durham 2: Manny Being Crash"
Jim Caple, Page 2Two decades after "Bull Durham," Crash is managing Nuke Jr. Here comes the mentor … Manny Ramirez.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009Burning questions with Randy Johnson
Jim Caple, Page 2Randy Johnson dishes about grunge music, his longevity, knife throwing and, yes, exploding birds.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009Brief history of the ceremonial first pitch
Jim Caple, Page 2Page 2 examines the storied and sometimes dubious history of the ceremonial first pitch.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009MLB is onto something -- suspended Series games
Jim Caple, ESPN.comBased on how Game 5 turned out, maybe MLB should consider playing each World Series game one half-game at a time.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008Pitching Japan, where baseball and blossoms beckon
Jim Caple, ESPN.comNippon Professional Baseball parallels the MLB season, providing fans ample opportunities to blow horns, bang Thunderstix and sing in each team's organized rooting sections.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008
E-ticket: Dice-K 2.0
Jim Caple, Video produced by Nik Kleinberg/ESPN.comYour team might spend $75 million just to talk to him. Is 21-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish worth it?
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008Good showing in '08 Olympics will spur interest
Jim Caple, ESPN.comMajor League Baseball faces a tough assignment in trying to spread the words "play ball" in China -- but the payoff could be huge.
Story | Conversation | February 15, 2007The next great Japanese import
Jim Caple, ESPN.comJim Caple says don't be surprised to see Daisuke Matsuzaka (the MVP of the WBC) pitching in the major leagues in 2007.
Story | Conversation | March 20, 2006U.S. needs a little more incentive
Jim Caple, ESPN.comWith the WBC and NCAA tournament in San Diego at the same time, there's only one sensible thing to do: go to both.
Story | Conversation | March 19, 2006As a player, Puckett made everyone happy
Jim Caple, ESPN.comFrom players to coaches to the media, Kirby Puckett's upbeat personality had a positive impact on everyone.
Story | Conversation | March 06, 2006Fans' passion unmatched
Jim Caple, ESPN.comPudge Rodriguez's one-and-done year with the Marlins shows fans are more loyal to their teams than players.
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2004Next 100 years offer no hope for Cubs
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe next 100 years will see global games, more Cubs misery, Red Sox domination -- and Ted Williams.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2003EDITOR'S PICKS
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