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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Page 2 Power Rankings: Bolt edition

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 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

"Bull Durham 2: Manny Being Crash"

Jim Caple, Page 2

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

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Spring cleaning, Page 2-style

Page 2 staff

Page 2 rolls up its sleeves to purge the sports world of all its worn-out traditions.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

If everyone was as honest as Julian Tavarez …

Jim Caple, Page 2

Hear Julian Tavarez compared the Nationals to a 600-pound woman? Imagine if other major leaguers were as candid.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

How to create more interest in the WBC

Jim Caple, Page 2

We're excited about the World Baseball Classic, but here are 10 ways to make it even better.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009

The best of spring training's news and notes

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple shares his favorite part of spring training: The quick-hitting news and notes that come out of camp.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2009

2008 MLB Awards: NL Most Valuable Player

ESPN.com

Check out the top candidates for the NL Most Valuable Player and whom ESPN experts would have picked.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Cubs doomed not by curses, but themselves

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

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

Manny being the man: Ramirez carries Dodgers

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

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

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

When Ortiz went down, his teammates stepped up

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

The Red Sox may make a trade before the deadline, but their biggest July move likely will be activating David Ortiz from the disabled list.

Story | Conversation | July 24, 2008

ESPN's picks to start the All-Star Game

ESPN.com

Who should start this year's All-Star Game? ESPN.com asked 32 of ESPN's brightest baseball minds.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008

Red Sox survive shaky outing from Dice-K to win opener

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled mightily while pitching in his homeland of Japan, but the Red Sox recovered to defeat the A's in the regular-season opener.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2008

Andruw Jones for MVP and other bad predictions

David Schoenfield, Page 2

We take a look back at the bad baseball predictions for 2007 -- like Andruw Jones for MVP.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2007

After a day off, Boston turns to Beckett

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

The Red Sox have two things going for them: an off day and their ace in Game 5.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2007