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The Big Unit and the mullet that roared

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple takes a look back at Randy Johnson's career, from exploding birds to trendsetting hairstyles.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

The Ken Griffey Jr. card speaks

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple hands off his column to the epitome of the collecting boom and bust: the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009

'Fever Pitch 2: The Unnatural'

Jim Caple, Page 2

How will the news about David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez affect the screenplay for "Fever Pitch 2"?

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

The baseball bucket list

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple presents the ultimate to-do list for a baseball fan to accomplish before they die.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Rays ride 'attitude' adjustment to top of AL East

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

After 10 years of futility, the Rays closed out a remarkable regular season by finishing in first place in the AL East and reaching the postseason for the first time.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008

Pitching Japan, where baseball and blossoms beckon

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Nippon 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

Japan is the next stop for MLB expansion

Jim Caple, Page 2

Expansion to Japan is the next logical step for MLB, and as long as there is money to be made, the owners will find a way to overcome the hurdles.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2008

E-ticket: Dice-K 2.0

Jim Caple, Video produced by Nik Kleinberg/ESPN.com

Your team might spend $75 million just to talk to him. Is 21-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish worth it?

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008

Hope springs eternal in March

Jim Caple, Page 2

When it's still spring training all the bad signings, bad prospects and bad everything else don't seem to matter ... yet.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2008

Long live the spring training notes

Jim Caple, Page 2

When it comes to spring training, it doesn't get any better than the daily notes columns.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2008

Welcome to the Hall of hardly worthy

Jim Caple, Page 2

There's no time like the present to forecast the future of upcoming Hall of Fame classes.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2007

A-Rod and the art of opting out

Jim Caple, Page 2

While we all talk about Alex Rodriguez's last contract, Jim Caple has a few predictions on A-Rod's next contract.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2007

Selig's "Herculean effort" gets an asterisk

Jim Caple, Page 2

Bud Selig called his own efforts to follow Barry Bonds around "Herculean." But apparently the Mitchell commission thinks otherwise.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2007

The crystal ball foretells Clemens' season

Jim Caple, Page 2

What's in store for Roger Clemens, once he finally takes the mound for the Yankees? Jim Caple takes a look in his crystal ball.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2007

Enough with the heavy metal closers!

Jim Caple, Page 2

Why do so many closers enter the game to heavy metal? Maybe it's time for a few to switch things up, writes Jim Caple.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2007