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![]() | On 30 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tyler Thornburg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that baseball pitcher Tyler Thornburg has drawn comparisons to Cy Young Award-winner Tim Lincecum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tyler Thornburg. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from the DYK team. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I have reviewed Ross Youngs and placed it on hold for up to seven days with some concerns. You can see my review here: Talk:Ross Youngs/GA1. Canadian Paul 21:20, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 30 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cotton Tierney, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Cotton Tierney's great-great-nephew named a website after him that has received over 4 million page views? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cotton Tierney. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thank-you from the DYK helpers and Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 16:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Feel free to come by Talk:Philip Humber's perfect game/GA1. Please comment about any concerns that you may address so that I can understand what is going on.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 04:53, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 1 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Oxley, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Henry Oxley is one of only three people from Prince Edward Island to have played in Major League Baseball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Oxley. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 2 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carlos Correa (baseball), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Carlos Correa is the first Puerto Rican to be selected with the first overall selection of a Major League Baseball Draft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Correa (baseball). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thank you from the DYK team at English Wikipedia. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:13, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hi there again, Muboshgu! I was just wondering whether you could help review the 20–20–20 club list I nominated. I understand that you're extremely busy, so there's no need to commit to any reviewing and take as long as you need (as I have just nominated the list). I know that you placed a notability tag on this list almost a year ago, but I think it has come a long way since last year, as I have completely revamped the article and structured it similarly to the existing "stat club" lists that are FLs. Just a quick scan through would be great. Cheers! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 03:36, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello Muboshgu, I have stepped up to review Illinois's 1st congressional district election, 2000, an article which you nominated for GA. Specific details regarding my review can be seen here: Talk:Illinois's 1st congressional district election, 2000/GA2. Regards, -- 12george1 ( talk) 23:43, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
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So you know, I'm reviewing Phil Nevin for GA.-- Batard0 ( talk) 13:05, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 9 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ed Carfrey, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Ed Carfrey, who played in Major League Baseball in 1890, was mistakenly omitted from baseball records until 2005? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ed Carfrey. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 9 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Refsnyder, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 2012 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Robert Refsnyder was born in South Korea and adopted by a California couple when he was three months old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Refsnyder. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Yngvadottir ( talk) 08:02, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
I see you have been having trouble with this user as well. He has just undone some more of your revisions, thought you might like to know. AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 20:53, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
I believe he has now reverted one of your edits to Kevin Youkilis. I'm not too versed in how to deal with images that have copyright issues, so I'll let you handle it. AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 20:05, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
The article
Edwar Ramírez you nominated as a
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Jona
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Selena 4 ever 15:27, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
It is a weak oppose, most definitely. I'll try to look at the rest of the article in the next day or two and may do some copy-editing. I'll certainly be done by the end of the week, by which time I will probably strike the oppose at the very least. Sarastro1 ( talk) 23:12, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 11 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tyler Clippard, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tyler Clippard (pictured) won the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game despite not retiring a batter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tyler Clippard. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
It's coming along nicely. Just a heads up that I will be on vacation for 1-2 weeks around the middle of next week. No need to rush on your part.— Bagumba ( talk) 17:31, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
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I've reviewed your DYK nom of Andrew Heaney and found a couple of small issues that need your attention. Thanks - Basement12 (T. C) 15:05, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Can you revisit Template:Did you know nominations/Architecture of Póvoa de Varzim? Thanks. :) -- LauraHale ( talk) 03:11, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 17 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lorinda de Roulet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lorinda de Roulet is the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of a Major League Baseball franchise? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lorinda de Roulet. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Greetings M.
1) Until I hear otherwise, I'm assuming my restoration in footnote form of most of the material lost in your later revert (i.e. the HOF waiting period correction & additions) woks 4U
2) Regarding your initial 'undo' (i.e. re the 1971 post-season), I appreciate your feedback and the encouragement to 'try again.' OTOH, B4 doing so, since your entire critique consisted of quoting my opening sentence (& since this particular contribution of mine was/is obviously a relatively large & labor-intensive one), I wanted 2B absolutely clear on what you're saying before I proceed. Should I assume that your objections are NOT to the substance or length of my contribution but simply relating to matters of inappropriate/inconsistent language/style (e.g. excessively informal, conversational wording etc.). If it is indeed only the latter, that's not hard to fix; in any case, please let me know, one way or the other. Thanks again for your attention to this matter -- DavidESpeed ( talk) 14:35, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi. As an active participant in DYK discussion, if you have a minute, can you drop by Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Number of Olympic hooks per day? and offer an opinion on how to address this? I'd rather get it dealt with sooner rather than later as I feel like the sheer volume will require a discussion as all people involved in building prep areas will need to be aware of whatever decision is reached. Thanks. -- LauraHale ( talk) 21:29, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 18 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vincent de Roulet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Vincent de Roulet, when serving as United States Ambassador to Jamaica, was declared persona non grata by the Prime Minister of Jamaica? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vincent de Roulet. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 16:03, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu, I've reviewed the article linked above and there is an issue with the reference formatting. Please respond at the nomination. Thanks. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 03:47, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi. At the talkpage, we had an interchange about the relationship with Rodriguez. I suggested a rewrite of the material I'd deleted, to reflect the valid points made during teh talkpage discussion. As far as I know, though, that hasn't been attempted. I'm still prepared to engage with this FAC, and it looks like the delegates are letting it stay in the game because work is still happening. What's your thinking? hamiltonstone ( talk) 13:28, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I was proposing delaying his classification of position by grouping it into outfielder (although somewhere in the live press conference he said he would end up at DH eventually, or so I recall). What is your opinion on it? - Penwhale | dance in the air and follow his steps 23:46, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Andrew Heaney, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Andrew Heaney led all college baseball pitchers in strikeouts during the 2012 season? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andrew Heaney. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 25 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ed Barrow, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Baseball Hall of Fame executive Ed Barrow discovered Honus Wagner, converted Babe Ruth into an outfielder, and pioneered the first uniform numbers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ed Barrow. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu. I added additional information to the Wilmer Flores page you created. I hope you enjoy it. MusiCitizen ( talk) 20:55, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 26 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rob Ellis (baseball), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that baseball player Rob Ellis took out a newspaper advertisement apologizing to the fans for his performance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rob Ellis (baseball). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:04, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu! I've finished addressing all the points you made on the 50 home run club FLC. Thanks for the feedback and for the example lists you cited. When you have time, could you please return to the nomination page to either add more comments or cap the resolved commentary and place your stance on the FLC. Cheers! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 09:52, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 26 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dock Ellis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dock Ellis. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 16:03, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Muboshgu. You've done a lot of good work on the Dock Ellis article. I have a question about the following sentence: Because the no-hitter was the first game of a doubleheader, Ellis was forced to keep track of the pitch count for the night game. My question is: What the heck does it mean? There are no satisfactory answers on the Talk page, and I don't have access to Bill Christine's article. I'd appreciate your thoughts. -- Kenatipo speak! 23:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I could assist with an FA nomination on August 2.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 04:07, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
I gotten very inactive lately and I don't think I would get to finish the Don Larsen article that I wanted to us to complete together, at least not until November/December if lucky. Also keep up the good work with these Yankee articles like Huggins, Rupert and Barrow. I have all of them in my watchlist and I saw amazing improvements that I stopped finding the time to do. Monday is my day off and I have all the book sources needed to further help you to make these deserving subjects GA/FA. I have six books that describes Barrow in great detail for example including the Levitt biography and his own autobiography as I was planning to make that my next FA back in April. I also got the Pinstripe Empire book. Let me know if you need them and I would try to help time permitting. Thanks Secret account 09:02, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu. Would you like to team up on this article so that we can both get a DYK credit? — Bloom6132 ( talk) 05:14, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 30 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Johnny Evers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Johnny Evers alerted an umpire to Merkle's Boner? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johnny Evers. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 16:04, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello Muboshgu! How are things? I wanted to let you know I currently have Rex Ryan at FAC and if you have some spare time, I would appreciate your input. Thanks. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 17:21, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 31 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Max Kepler-Rozycki, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Max Kepler-Rozycki received the largest signing bonus given to a European player by a Major League Baseball team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Max Kepler-Rozycki. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 16:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
We're approaching the beginning of 2012's final round. Pool A sees
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Bivalvia, and Pool B sees
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Ruby2010 (
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Pride & Prejudice. Ruby2010, like Grapple X, also claimed a number of good topic points; despite this, not a single point has been claimed for featured topics in the contest so far. The same is true for featured portals.
Currently, the eighth-place competitor (and so the lowest scorer who would reach the final round right now) has scored 332, more than double the 150 needed to reach the final round last year. In 2010, however, 430 was the lowest qualifying score. In this competition, we have generally seen scores closer to those in 2010 than those in 2011. Let's see what kind of benchmark we can set for future competitions! As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email) and The ed17 ( talk • email) 22:28, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 2 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Finger (gesture), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Connecticut Supreme Court found that giving the finger (pictured) was offensive, but not obscene? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Finger (gesture). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
I will start responding tonight.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 15:56, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Great to hear from you again Muboshgu. No matter which side you come down on, I'd like to thank you in advance for even considering joining the discussion. There hasn't been a lot of discussion these past few days, so your feedback will be much appreciated. Right now, the support/oppose votes are tied 3–3, so you'll basically be holding the "deciding vote" in the FLC discussion. As for the 30–30 club list, I was actually planning to place the 50 home run club as my next FLC, as I feel it is more developed. Ironically, that was the other article you nominated for AfD a little over a year ago. Finally, I'd like to wish you all the best in making Derek Jeter an FA. Cheers! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 15:23, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Just nominated the 30–30 club list for FLC, so feel free to comment on it. Cheers! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 14:09, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
For the shot article, I'm not sure whether or not to keep it. It made sense before tie-breaker articles were created, but now a merge might make sense, since we would just need an extra section in the 1951 article. Might be something to bring up at the baseball project. I'm fine keeping the shot article, but at the same time after I scrap the fluff there may not be much there. As for the series article, I'll get back to that this weekend and try to wrap it up; the hard part's mostly done, now it's just making gamelogs sound nice. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 15:48, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for updating the Dan Straily article and hook!
FWIW, I had some qualms about running that hook as a current statistic, when the statistic in the article had a specific date on it. Orlady ( talk) 18:11, 3 August 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks for your great research on Clippard's pitching style. One thing I wanted to ask, though — is it really accurate to say that Clippard "relies on his control"? I see he was noted for his control in the minor leagues, but his walk rate in the big leagues is 4.0/9 innings. -- Jprg1966 (talk) 19:26, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
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A little surprised that it was promoted already, but had no doubt you would eventually get it there. What did you want to do with the remaining items regarding his defense and Arod relationship?— Bagumba ( talk) 19:56, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
Just as an update, Jeter is now within the top 10 for most games played for the same team. [1] — Bloom6132 ( talk) 18:12, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello Muboshgu. We both frequently edit baseball related articles, and, according to edit history, we've both had trouble with an editor User:EdelweissD over on the List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins page. Recently, I attempted to split the 3 long tables into 4 to increase readability, which was met with an unexplained revert by EdelweissD. When I reverted to the 4 table version and explained my reasoning in both edit summary and on his/her talk page, it was again undone. When checking the user's contribution list, all but 4 edits have been on the page in question.
This user clearly demonstrates the belief that they own the page, which of course is not the case. I am not as well versed on Wikipedia policy as I imagine someone with your experience is, so would it be possible for you to help me with this situation? I do not want an edit war so I have not changed the page since the latest revert. I've looked at posting a request for comment but I don’t know if it’s gotten to that point yet. Trut-h-urts man ( talk) 18:18, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 5 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dan Straily, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as of August 2, Dan Straily led all American professional baseball pitchers in strikeouts for 2012? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 08:03, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
I left a a final warning on NPA on his page. In addition to his penchant for warring, this is another area for zero-tolerance at this point.— Bagumba ( talk) 22:42, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 7 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eddy Rodríguez (catcher), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when Eddy Rodríguez defected from Cuba, his boat nearly capsized and he had to eat ground coffee beans to survive? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eddy Rodríguez (catcher). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Yngvadottir ( talk) 00:03, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello Muboshgu,
Brooklyn boss John H. McCooey was born in Manhattan, not Brooklyn. I am his g-g-grandson, and we have his baptism certificate from St. Brigid's church located at 119 Avenue B, New York City. His parents moved to Brooklyn when John was 4 months old. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is accessible online, and an article from August 5, 1894, page 5, column 6 gives a brief account of John's early life. When John was 8, his family moved to Chester, PA, because the ship builder John Roach asked John's father, Patrick, to take charge of the copper shop at his ship yard there. In October 1877, when John was 13, Patrick had a tragic fall while inspecting some work on the new steamship City of Washington, and he died a few days later. After the death of his father, John became the head of the family and was employed by John Roach. The family eventually moved back to the same section of Brooklyn (Williamsburg) where they had lived previously.
While researching John H. McCooey, you may come across his page on the "policalgraveyard" web site. That page contains a small error, because it states that John was the "son of John H. McCooey". John's father was in fact Patrick H. McCooey, not John H. McCooey. I sent this correction to the person who maintains that web site, but I have not received any response.
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Daowulf ( talk) 00:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu. You previously stated how you would wait until FLC to comment on this list. Now that I have nominated it, could you please give some feedback and comments? Thanks! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 19:41, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
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Statυs ( talk) 10:10, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I noticed on the AfD pages for knuckle changeup and knuckle slider that you voted "keep" because of sources that you found. The problem I have with these sources is that they seem to verify certain names for pitches, but not necessarily a standard pitch. We all know what a cut fastball is because it is thrown with the same grip, at the same relative speed to a four-seam fastball, and in similar situations. Pitches like "knuckle changeup" could mean virtually anything given how infrequently they are used — and virtually never by professional ballplayers. The articles as they exist are essentially original research. The fact that certain reliable sources have quotes containing the phrase "knuckle changeup" or "knuckle slider" is not evidence for me that they support the retention of a Wikipedia article. There needs to be more widespread use and standardization to make them recognizable pitches. -- Jprg1966 (talk) 04:44, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
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Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi: This article is now in prep with the ALT1 hook. Both versions of the hook state that he holds the Division III home run record, but all that I can find attested in the article is that he broke the previous record in 1995. Can you find a source stating that his record still stands and add it with a statement to the article? Otherwise I'm afraid this needs to have a different hook. Yngvadottir ( talk) 15:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey! This nomination template has been looked over and since the reviewer suggested a hook, ONLY THE HOOK needs to be looked over by another new reviewer. The rest of the article has been surely taken care of. If you have the time to just check it out, please do so. Thanks. Khyati Gupta ( talk) 19:38, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu,
I edited the Harlan Crow page and provided the explanation in the edit summary section.
Thank you, Misch3819 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Misch3819 ( talk • contribs) 21:44, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Yes, I copied the linescore format from the Matt Cain page, but I changed the information to match with Hernandez's performance, is there anything wrong with that? Automatic Strikeout 22:20, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
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Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
I did not make a mistake. The references were not retrieved August 12. If you look at the history they were there before that. Someone just added 'retrieved August 12'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.216.3 ( talk) 00:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
I recently noticed you reverted one of my edits where I changed 69 RBI to 69 RBIs. I am aware RBI = "runs batted in." But the change was done because consensus had been reached at on the baseball project page. If there's a different occurrence of consensus or something I'm not aware of, please feel free to inform me. Zepppep ( talk) 04:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing. Aaron • You Da One 12:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Can you reconsider taking a definitive position on Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/20–20–20 club/archive1 based on comments since your last edit. It seems your earlier concern was based on the non-consensus at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of New York Yankees captains/archive1 that you nominated. However, consensus can change, and one does not necessarily need to be tied to reasoning from the past that may seem unclear.— Bagumba ( talk) 20:01, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
Could you reconsider your weak oppose position now that I have added two extra sources (from the NYT and USA Today) addressing the 20–20–20 club only? — Bloom6132 ( talk) 17:31, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Muboshgu, I see you recently visited List of Major League Baseball players with 2,000 hits and made a revert. The same user is continuing to update the article in-game, which seems to defeat the purpose of the article. Stats should not be updated until the stat date reflects games for all players, not just a handful or whomever the editor feels like updating stats for. I posed this issue on the baseball project talk page a few days ago. Not sure if you feel differently or can point me in the direction. I have reverted the edits, left edit summaries, and also posted how-to's and reasons against doing such on the user's talk page. Zepppep ( talk) 01:33, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
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Yngvadottir ( talk) 00:03, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
I appreciate your work on the Mirkarimi article. I think editor GreenIn has a political agenda. We should keep this article on point. Thanks for your help. Chisme ( talk) 21:52, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, Muboshgu. I'm relatively new to Wikipedia protocol, so forgive me for trying to understand why you erased my recent additions to Freddie Lindstrom wikipedia to balance out PM800's June comments when I tried to make them as neutral as possible. Since Freddie is my father, I feel I have a stake in correcting mistakes about his Baseball Hall of Fame credentials. I simply said that Frankie Frisch was dead for three years when Freddie was inducted. That's a fact, not an opinion. Wouldn't you agree that makes it pretty obvious he had no part in Freddie's entry? The same for Bill Terry, who got rid of him as a Giant as quickly as he could. So much for croneyism. Also, you allow people from a particular point of view to trash his reputation by citing Bill James. But James has more than his share of critics too. Isn't that legitimate comment to show both sides of a controversial issue? If you want to erase my rebuttal, that's fine. But wouldn't it serve fairness far better to erase PM800's comments, too? By the way, I also wrote the main article and this is the first time anybody tried to make substantial charges against him appended to what I think is otherwise unbiased biography.Also, try checking PM800's footnotes, and I think you'll find they too are highly biased and open to debate. Thanks for your help. Andrew lindstrom ( talk) 13:38, 20 August 2012 (UTC)Andrew Lindstrom
Hi Muboshgu!
I took some photos when I went to a game in Boston, but I'm not really a big baseball fan, and don't know much about the players - would you be interested in helping me label these players with tags on commons? Let me know! Victor Grigas ( talk) 20:22, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
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Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Re: Freddie Lindstrom. I tried with no success to contact Secret, who erased my Aug 20 additions to Freddie Lindstrom. Apparently he no longer edits for Wikipedia or his account is blocked. I also contacted the authors of footnotes 31 and 32. One said Freddie Lindstrom was not mentioned in his article; the other said he was repeating what he had heard from others. The problem I continue to have from charges that I violated "neutral point of view," and "bias" in the additions is that I simply wanted to point out Frankie Frisch died 3 years before Lindstrom's entry into the Hall. Surely, I hope you will agree, that is not a bias but a basic fact that counters a common misconception in some counter — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.44.4.86 ( talk) 20:08, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Well here is the YES Network roster updated this morning (8/22). Aardsma has 64 and Feliciano with 60. MLB.com has not been updated, so since you've been updating the templates, I've changed the numbers in. Any thoughts? Mitch32( There is a destiny that makes us... family.) 20:09, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Re: your comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable (3rd nomination), I dont think POINTY applies unless there's some behavior with the editor that I'm not aware of. See WP:NOTPOINTY.— Bagumba ( talk) 00:55, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
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I think you are participating in the WP:CUP. Feel free to withdraw Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Philip Humber/archive1, if it helps you to nominate something else sooner (if you feel Humber will fail).-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 02:00, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
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Could you please have a look at this FLC and give some feedback? Cheers! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 17:50, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Seriously dude, what is with you and the unnecessary re-directs? What have Cody Asche and Zach Walters (baseball) done that makes them deserve bios on the minor league pages?-- Yankees10 18:11, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the Alvarez and Suarez AFD's. It would have been nice of Alexsautographs to have given a reason for the removing the PROD's...-- Yankees10 21:43, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
At the risk of WP:BEANS, the name change is inviting other "List of Major League Baseball pitchers with XXX career wins" article instead of one generic "List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins".— Bagumba ( talk) 19:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
Is the picture OK now?— Bagumba ( talk) 20:26, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
The IP User:71.109.67.139 whom you reverted an edit on 27 Aug has added the 21st b-day home run mention again to the article. Zepppep ( talk) 02:04, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Did you just add your own "Citation needed" tag to your own addition? Say it so! :) Zepppep ( talk) 20:55, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
For the beer and for taking the initiative on the Jeter defense discussion.— Bagumba ( talk) 17:56, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
I did not mean to start an editting war with you. My name is Mike. I am Dan Otero's best friend, manager, and the best man at his upcoming wedding. I am trying to improve upon his wiki page. Please allow his nickname, "Primo," to be listed on his page as per his request. I dont know how you want me to verify this for you, but any way you ask for it will be immediately provided as this is 100% truthful. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigmikecassel ( talk • contribs) 18:17, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
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It's been 7 days since discussion regarding renaming of the David Wright article. I don't see the other arguments as valid and those who've posted such haven't replied. What's the next step, as I wouldn't not be able to close the discussion since I have voted? I have already posted supporting evidence as outlined here. Zepppep ( talk) 05:48, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
I added refs for the three citation needed tags you added. I also added a sentence at the end of the lead that may or may not stick, but thought I'd add anyway. We are probably pretty close to submitting, yes? -- Jprg1966 (talk) 18:46, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
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