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Jim Moore
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Suggestions for Chambers Bay: Fix greens, access if U.S. Open returns
Jim Moore | June 23, 2015 11:23 amAfter attending the U.S. Open, Jim Moore offers this for Chambers Bay’s suggestion box: Make the greens less tricky and improve the sightlines for spectators if the tournament ever returns.
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Even at Chambers Bay, U.S. Open still takes back seat to Seahawks
Jim Moore | June 17, 2015 4:25 pmThe U.S. Open at Chambers Bay is the biggest sporting event to ever be held in our area, yet more people are more interested in the Seahawks even though they’re 2 1/2 months from starting their regular season.
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Ryan Moore, Michael Putnam are hometown favorites at U.S. Open
Jim Moore | June 17, 2015 1:11 pmRyan Moore of Puyallup and Michael Putnam of University Place are two most notable golfers who will be taking aim at the U.S. Open title at Chambers Bay.
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Picking the U.S. Open champ: Justin Rose is a good bet at Chambers Bay
Jim Moore | June 16, 2015 10:12 amJim Moore is picking England’s Justin Rose to win this year’s U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. He’s betting on it, even, making an interesting wager with his editor.
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Still hard to believe in Mariners despite their recent hot stretch
Jim Moore | May 28, 2015 11:04 amThe Mariners went 6-3 on their last homestand then 6-3 on their last road trip to make it back to .500. So why is it still hard to buy into them as contenders? They have too many holes in their lineup, writes Jim Moore.
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What’s gone wrong with the Mariners? Quite a bit
Jim Moore | May 22, 2015 9:42 amIn an effort to explain why the Mariners have underperformed their way to an 18-22 record over the first 40 games of the season, Jim Moore takes a look at the biggest culprits.
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Connor Halliday’s decision to quit football doesn’t add up
Jim Moore | May 20, 2015 9:47 amFormer Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday said it was always his dream to play in the NFL, and then he walked away from football before rookie minicamp with the Redskins. It doesn’t make sense, writes Jim Moore.
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Time for Mariners to move on from Dustin Ackley
Jim Moore | May 15, 2015 9:43 amAfter Dustin Ackley went 0 for 4 Thursday night to drop his season average .191, Jim Moore is ready for the Mariners to cut bait with the former No. 2 overall pick.
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Mariners should be getting more production from Robinson Cano
Jim Moore | May 8, 2015 9:35 amRobinson Cano had an excuse for only hitting 14 home runs and driving in 82 runs last season. But with Nelson Cruz now hitting behind him, Cano’s slow start is less excusable.
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Mariners should continue shakeup by calling up Gutierrez, Montero
Jim Moore | May 6, 2015 9:47 amThe Mariners are 11-16 exactly one-sixth of the way through the season, and after shaking up their roster earlier in the week, Jim Moore believes they should take it a step further and call up Jesus Montero and Franklin Gutierrez.