42 Results for manny ramirez

'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

Catching up with the Baseball Boogie

Jim Caple, Page 2

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

Enough with the Red Sox and Yankees, it's time for a West Coast bias

Jim Caple, Page 2

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

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

Red Sox fall short in bid to repeat as champions

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Winning Game 7 of the ALCS had seemed like a foregone conclusion for the Red Sox, but the Rays are the team heading to the World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2008

Red Sox faced with some legitimate concerns

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Suffering a rout at the hands of the Rays in Game 3, the Red Sox could very well be facing a team that is simply better than they are.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 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

E-ticket: Dice-K 2.0

Jim Caple, Video produced by Nik Kleinberg/ESPN.com

Your team might spend $75 million just to talk to him. Is 21-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish worth it?

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008

A's show their fighting spirit, leave Japan with series split

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

For his part in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over the Red Sox, A's outfielder Emil Brown won a million yen and … a printer.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 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