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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. |
MLB must change postseason schedule
Jim Caple, Page 2Sick of all these off days during the baseball postseason? It's only going to get worse.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009It's time to adopt a team, everyone
Jim Caple, Page 2Is your favorite baseball team not in the playoffs? Here's a handy guide on who you should root for in the postseason.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 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, 2009Catching up with the Baseball Boogie
Jim Caple, Page 2Jim Caple talks to Orel Hershiser about one of the lingering problems in sports -- team-made videos from the '80s.
Story | Conversation | May 20, 2009Enough with the Red Sox and Yankees, it's time for a West Coast bias
Jim Caple, Page 2From 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, 2009In baseball, it's all about talent ... or is it about chemistry?
Jim Caple, Page 2Some 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, 2009Cubs doomed not by curses, but themselves
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe 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, 2008Manny being the man: Ramirez carries Dodgers
Jim Caple, ESPN.comManny being Manny just means he dominates at the plate, and that's what the Dodgers needed.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008Dodgers make Torre's debut a triumphant one
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe 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, 2008The crystal ball foretells Clemens' season
Jim Caple, Page 2What'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, 2007Enough with the heavy metal closers!
Jim Caple, Page 2Why 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, 2007Welcome to Generation M
Jim Caple, Page 2Have 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, 2007The MLB Misery Index
Jim Caple, Page 2Which 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, 2005Freewheeling Giants excel without Bonds
Jim Caple, ESPN.comBarry Bonds was out of the lineup, but the Giants showed they're no pushovers, writes Jim Caple.
Story | Conversation | April 05, 2005Ailing Dodgers get dry Weave
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe Dodgers say the Cardinals are doing the "little things" to win. That spells big trouble for L.A., writes Jim Caple.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2004EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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