Jim Caple

Jim Caple

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Jim 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.

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Caple: "Bull Durham 2: Manny Being Crash"

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Two decades after "Bull Durham," Crash is managing Nuke Jr. Here comes the mentor … Manny Ramirez.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Bull Durham 2: Manny Being Manny

Jim Caple explains his idea for a sequel to Bull Durham staring Manny Ramirez

Video | June 24, 2009

Caple: "Baseball Boogie" breakdown

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Jim Caple talks to Orel Hershiser about one of the lingering problems in sports -- team-made videos from the '80s.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Caple: West Coast bias

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From Seattle to the Bay Area to L.A., Jim Caple says it's time for a West Coast bias in baseball.

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Caple: Talent versus chemistry

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Some say winning cures all clubhouse problems. Some say all is forgotten once you step between the lines. Is chemistry even important in baseball?

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Spring Training Blog: March 29

SCHMIDT UPS WORKLOAD (9:57 p.m. ET) Jason Schmidt knows he won't be ready when the Los Angeles Dodgers open the season. Schmidt threw 51 pitches, h...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2009

2008 MLB Awards: NL Manager of the Year

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Check out the top candidates for the NL Manager of the Year, and who ESPN experts would have picked.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Caple: Cubs doomed not by curses, but themselves

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The Cubs cannot blame goats or black cats or a fan sitting down the left-field line, but instead can blame their 2-0 deficit in the NLDS against the Dodgers on their own extremely poor play, writes Jim Caple.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2008

Caple: Manny's the man for red-hot Dodgers

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Manny being Manny just means he dominates at the plate, and that's what the Dodgers needed.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

Caple: Torre, Dodgers start on positive note

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The Dodgers gave Joe Torre a win in his first game as the team's new manager, and beat up on the rival Giants.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2008

Caple: Rocket launch

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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

Caple: Metal mania

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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

Caple: Generation M

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Have you lived through 25 seasons without your team winning a championship? Then you're a member of a very special group.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2007

Crasnick: Rise of the American League

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

There are a few factors that might help explain the American League's recent dominance over the National League.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2006

Caple: The MLB Misery Index

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Which baseball fans suffer the most misery? Welcome to the Page 2 Misery Ratings, where all franchises are graded from No. 1 to No. 30.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2005