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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Back where I belong

Gordon Edes

...talk baseball with the best of them, including Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Jayson Stark, Jerry Crasnick, Jim Caple, the Baseball Tonight crew and another New Englander of some renown, Howard Bryant, who writes big...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Meet digital Lincecum, 2.0

Jim Caple, Page 2

With another Cy Young (and a drug arrest) under his belt, Jim Caple wonders what the future holds for Tim Lincecum's digital self.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Can we replace Gold Gloves?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashi...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Foreign intrigue: Dubai plans MMA, but at what cost?

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

...But, oh, how they love their sports. As detailed in this grand piece by ESPN's Jim Caple, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has infused Dubai with multimillion-dollar horse tracks and golf...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Old men on a mission in WS Game 6

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

The eyes of the baseball world will be focused on two of the game's grand old men -- Pedro Martinez and Andy Pettitte -- in Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

A-Rod finally wins that elusive title

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Alex Rodriguez turned numerous negatives to begin this season into the ultimate positive to end the year: a World Series title.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Extreme Makeover: World Series edition

Jim Caple, Page 2

With the World Series on pace to end at its latest date ever, Jim Caple (and Scott Boras) see room for improvement.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Spartak owner's death is big loss for game

Mechelle Voepel

...league, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are paid and pampered like Shaq and Dwyane Wade. Revisit Jim Caple's E-Ticket from May 2007, Rolling In Rubles. Kalmanovic, who was shot to death in...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Umpiring is better ... but not better enough

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Because there's one big roadblock: Commissioner-for-Life Bud Selig. From a recent piece by Jim Caple: "The more baseball people I talk to, there is a lot of trepidation about it and...

Blog | November 02, 2009

Enough already with all the delays

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

From conferences at the mound to conferences at home plate, the Yankees have a knack for delaying games.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Manuel definitely made the right call

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Charlie Manuel's decision not to start Cliff Lee on three days' rest in will draw plenty of scrutiny, but the choice was the right one.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Selig not a fan of expanding replay

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

MLB commissioner Bud Selig said has been soliciting outside opinion from managers and general managers over the past few weeks and said no one offered a good explanation why the umpiring was so bad in the first rounds of the postseason.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Wojciechowski thinks it's time for more video review, at least in the postseason. So do Jim Caple and Phil Rogers. So it's just a matter of time, though "matter of time" might...

Blog | October 28, 2009

Sabathia lacks usual sharpness

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

In Game 1, CC Sabathia wasn't as effective as he has been all postseason, but the Yankees might need him to come back in Game 4.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Kate Hudson, A-Rod are World Serious

Jim Caple, Page 2

Kate Hudson prepares the Yankees' WAGs for the World Series and the corresponding media crush.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009