11 Results for joe nathan

The Coen brothers' take on Joe Mauer

Jim Caple, Page 2

Can the Twins re-sign Joe Mauer? Will the Yankees or Red Sox swoop in? The drama's worthy of a Coen brothers movie.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

A baseball era ends in Minnesota

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Baseball inside the Metrodome came to an end when the Yankees finished off a series sweep of the Twins on Sunday.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2009

President gets ball to plate on the fly

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

President Barack Obama's ceremonial first pitch wasn't as impressive as President Bush's in 2001, but at least he didn't bounce it.

Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009

Swing, miss, repeat when facing Lawrie

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple steps into the box against University of Washington softball phenom Danielle Lawrie.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

The most overrated position in sports

Jim Caple, Page 2

From K-Rod to Mariano to Joe Nathan, many closers are having dominating seasons. Jim Caple isn't impressed.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 2008

Enough with the heavy metal closers!

Jim Caple, Page 2

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

Bad contracts and bad Anna

Jim Caple, Page 2

The baseball offseason can be summed up like this, writes Jim Caple: Crazy contracts for closers and crazy Anna Benson.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2005

What else is new? Yanks win again

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

After cruising to a victory in Game 3, the Yankees are seemingly set to win another playoff series, writes Jim Caple.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2004

Here's to putting Jeff Cirillo in your spokes

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Some worthy projects in honor of the national pastime, like memorizing the names of Melvin Mora's quintuplets.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2003

America's 100 most important sports venues

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple ranks America's 100 most important sports venues.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2008

Did you pay attention this year?

Jim Caple, Page 2 columnist

Did you pay attention this year? Jim Caple's multiple-choice quiz tests your sports knowledge.

Story | Conversation | December 30, 2003