Former Seattle Sports Host
Jim Moore
Jim helped launch Seattle Sports in 2009. He was previously a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for 26 years. Follow Jim: @cougsgo
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JIM MOORE | Aug 19, 2019Moore: Is Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny a bust? There’s a way to find out
Rashaad Penny, the Seahawks' 2018 first-round draft pick, has struggled this preseason. Jim Moore wants Seattle to give him a chance behind the first-string offensive line to see if he is truly destined to be a disappointment.
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JIM MOORE | Aug 16, 2019Moore: A message for Seahawks fans who think Jadeveon Clowney trade would be too risky
710 ESPN Seattle's Jim Moore wasn't surprised to see that nearly half of voters in one poll said the Seahawks should trade for Texans pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney -- but he was shocked to see that 40 percent of voters weren't interested at all.
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JIM MOORE | Aug 12, 2019
Moore: Tough decisions for Seahawks indicates good depth
After last Thursday's preseason game against the Broncos, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times posted his latest projection on the 53-man roster, and it featured some surprises.
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JIM MOORE | Aug 9, 2019Moore: Most encouraging sign from Seahawks’ preseason opener was willingness to blitz
There were many promising signs with the Seahawks in their preseason opener, including the play of Paxton Lynch and Jazz Ferguson, but the most encouraging thing to 710 ESPN Seattle's Jim Moore was Seattle's willingness to blitz.
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JIM MOORE | Aug 7, 2019Moore: We know Tyler Lockett will be Seahawks No. 1 WR, but who will be No. 2?
The battle for the expected six wide receiver spots with the Seahawks is a good competition featuring hold-overs, rookies and free agents. It makes for great debates. You know that Tyler Lockett and second-round draft choice D.K. Metcalf are locks to make the team, but what about the other four spots?
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JIM MOORE | Aug 5, 2019Moore: Rebuild or not, Mariners’ play isn’t instilling confidence in Dipoto
After a miserable weekend in Houston for the Mariners, it's hard to buy into the idea that GM Jerry Dipoto has Seattle on the right track, explains Jim Moore.
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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Jul 31, 2019Moore: Do Seahawks have their first below-average defense under Carroll?
Under Pete Carroll, the Seahawks have never had a below-average defense. But with the offseason departure of Frank Clark, six-game suspension of Jarran Reed and Tuesday's injury to L.J. Collier, you have to wonder if that could change this year.
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JIM MOORE | Jul 19, 2019Moore: Who the Mariners should trade — and keep — at MLB deadline
Hardly any Mariners are off limits at the trade deadline. While Jim Moore says that should be the case, there are a few players he wants to stick around.
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WYMAN AND BOB | Jul 18, 2019Mariners met with Jeopardy champ James Holzhauer — is a job next?
James Holzhauer, who won nearly $2.4 million on Jeopardy, wants an MLB job. In fact he's talked to the Mariners, something both he and M's GM Jerry Dipoto discussed on Danny, Dave and Moore.
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JIM MOORE | Jul 17, 2019Moore: Still waiting for Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager to heat up?
Kyle Seager is still scuffling 42 games into his return to the Mariners from injury, and Jim Moore thinks hopes of him returning to his 2016 form are gone.
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JIM MOORE | Jul 15, 2019Moore: Looking at NFL’s 18-game proposal from a Seahawks perspective
The NFL has proposed an 18-game schedule that would eliminate two preseason games and in which players would still only eligible to play 16 games. Jim Moore is intrigued by how it could work for the Seahawks.
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JIM MOORE | Jul 9, 2019Moore: Are Mariners showing reasons to believe they can contend in 2020s?
Have we seen things from the Mariners' younger players and prospects that make you feel like they can compete for a World Series title in the 2020s? Jim Moore breaks down the roster at the All-Star break.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 26, 2019Jim Moore: Russell Wilson’s brand-building efforts on social media are hard to watch
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has been doing more and more on social media, and while Dave Wyman says just to leave him alone, Jim Moore writes that it's hard to when you see his brand-building efforts.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 21, 2019Moore: When it comes to recruiting, UW’s Chris Petersen is no different
Local receiver Gee Scott. Jr. was offered a scholarship by Washington, despite the fact that he'd already verbally committed to Ohio State. Coaches do this all the time, but it's more amusing coming from Husky head coach Chris Petersen, who has previously talked of other programs being "vultures."
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JIM MOORE | Jun 21, 2019Moore: Mariners’ ‘opener’ strategy classic example of too much tinkering
In seven games in which the Mariners have used an opener, they've allowed 13 runs, 11 hits and 11 walks in six innings of work. That's not a definition of something "working" for me.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 20, 2019Moore: It’s fair to speculate if Félix has thrown last pitch for Mariners
With Félix Hernández apparently back at square 1 in his recovery from a Grade 1 lat strain, Jim Moore wonders whether the legendary Mariners pitcher will ever be back on the mound for Seattle.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 17, 2019Moore: Why I can’t get on board with the Mariners’ use of an ‘opener’
Jim Moore will usually defer to coaches and front office members when it comes to strategies, but he can't bring himself to advocate for the Mariners to continue to use a reliever in the first inning.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 10, 2019Moore: Vote for Vogey — Daniel Vogelbach should be Mariners’ All-Star
Edwin Encarnación and Omar Narváez are the front-runners to be the Mariners' representative at the All-Star Game, but Jim Moore makes a compelling case for Daniel Vogelbach to go instead.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 5, 2019Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup returns to White Horse Golf Club in Kingston this weekend
White Horse Golf Club in Kingston hosts the second-annual Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup, a 36-hole LPGA Legends Tour tournament, beginning Friday.
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JIM MOORE | Jun 3, 2019Moore: 2019 has potential to be worst Mariners season ever
For someone to say he's seen every Mariners season and think that this one has the potential to be the worst, well, that's a new definition for hitting bottom. 710 ESPN Seattle's Jim Moore takes a look at 2019's possible outcomes.
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JIM MOORE | May 20, 2019Moore: I can take the ‘step-back’ season but not the Mariners’ defense
The Mariners aren't anywhere close to a passable level with their defense, writes Jim Moore in his latest 710Sports.com column.
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JIM MOORE | May 6, 2019Moore: Why this will be a critical week for the 2019 Seahawks
The Seahawks still have multiple areas on their roster that need help, and there's reason to believe they will add to those spots early this week. Jim Moore looks at what the Seahawks could do.
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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Apr 29, 2019Moore: Ranking the 11 Seahawks draft picks by their potential in the NFL
Jim Moore will stop short of grading how the Seahawks did in the 2019 NFL Draft, but he will rank the 11 players by how quickly he thinks they'll make an impact and what kind of careers they could have.
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JIM MOORE | Apr 22, 2019Moore: Seahawks should stay put at No. 21 in this year’s NFL draft
The Seahawks are heading into the 2019 NFL Draft with a league-low four picks. They're widely expected to trade back into the second round. But should they?