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Jim CapleChats | E-mail | Page 2Jim Caple is a senior writer at ESPN.com, with his weekly baseball column "Off Base" for Page 2 among his contributions. Before coming to ESPN, Jim worked in Minneapolis and Seattle. His first book, "The Devil Wears Pinstripes," can also be ordered through his Web site, jimcaple.net. |
Athletes' struggles part of the dream
Jim Caple, ESPN.comSome Olympians can land triple toe-double axel combinations or slide down mountains at 80 miles per hour and live to tell about it. But often the real Olympic skill is just paying the bills.
Story | Conversation | February 4, 2010
DJ's Sportscard Shop
Jim Caple visits Tim Lincecum's local baseball card shop in Renton, Washington
Video | February 3, 2010Baseball cards still provide a thrill
Jim Caple, Page 2It's still thrilling to open up a new pack of baseball cards.
Story | Conversation | February 3, 2010Turn the Academy Awards into a tournament?
Jim CapleThe humble Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences folks announced their Oscar nominations Tuesday morning, and what was most interesting was not ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 2, 2010Johnny Weir acquiesces, agrees to wear faux fur
Jim CapleThis was only a matter of time. Johnny Weir has been forced to switch from real to fake fur. Weir wore a costume for his free program at the U.S. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 1, 2010Apparently, even Weir can take only so much
Jim CapleThis was only a matter of time. Johnny Weir has been forced to switch from real to fake fur. Weir wore a costume for his free program at the U.S. Fig...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 1, 2010WAR: What is it good for?
Matt Klaassen and Dave Cameron, FanGraphs.comFanGraphs.com explains why Wins Above Replacement is the best statistic for comparing players. Who topped the list in 2009? It may surprise you.
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2010
Runs remain the most important stat
Jim Caple, ESPN.comOPS, WHIP, VORP and PECOTA are a few of baseball's more sophisticated stats. But when you cut to the chase, no stat holds more importance than the run.
Story | Conversation | January 22, 2010
The passion of figure skating fans
Jim Caple, Page 2Figure skating fans are passionate, but kind and gentle too.
Story | Conversation | January 21, 2010Why music matters on the ice
Jim CapleI probably shouldn't admit this, but I judge a figure skating performance by the music. Skate to music I like -- such as "The Portuguese Love Theme" f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2010MLB players should love arbitration
Jim Caple, Page 2In salary arbitration, MLB players win every time.
Story | Conversation | January 20, 2010John Lucas, Cavaliers fill up our tank
Thomas Neumann, Page 2John Lucas said the '03 Cavs tanked, so we compile history's worst tanks.
Story | Conversation | January 18, 2010Emmanuel Savary makes his nationals debut
Jim CapleSkating in his first national competition, 12-year-old Emmanuel Savary stands out for a couple reasons. One, he skated his short program in the novice...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 18, 2010Eclectic trio will be an Olympic threat
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe three men who make up the U.S. Olympic team couldn't be more different in personalities and lifestyles. But together, they'll be one of the biggest threats on the ice in Vancouver.
Story | Conversation | January 17, 2010Skaters 'of the moment' head to Games
Jim Caple, ESPN.comHow would you pick an Olympic team? Would you pick athletes who performed best over the past couple of years or on a particular weekend? That was the dilemma that faced the U.S. figure skating committee this weekend.
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